Redefining cellular reprogramming with advanced genomic technologies
Briggs, R. & King, T. J. Transplantation of living nuclei from blastula cells into enucleated Frogs’ eggs. Proc.…
Genetic Control of Exosome Formation Linked to Obesity
Emerging research reveals a groundbreaking link between genetic regulation of exosome biogenesis and metabolic disorders such as obesity…
Single Gene Swap Transfers Courtship Behavior Between Two Species For The First Time
Researchers have engineered a courtship ritual from one species of fruit fly into another using genetic modification. A…
New Alzheimer’s Mutation Weakens Brain’s Immune Defense
Summary: A new study has identified a mutation in the TREM2 gene that disrupts the brain’s ability to…
An Evolutionary Conundrum: Genome Of Red Devil Spiders Shrank To 1.7 Billion Base Pairs After Colonizing The Canary Islands
When red devil spiders ventured down the Atlantic and arrived on the Canary Islands, their genome dramatically shrank…
The weight of genetic testing in a family
An excerpt from Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love. Scott and I held…
The hidden gene that might reveal why humans outlasted Neanderthals
A tiny genetic difference might explain why humans thrived while Neanderthals vanished. Could a single gene have given…
Scientists Create a Banana That Doesn’t Turn Brown
Image credits: Matt L. Any banana you eat today is probably a clone. You may have noticed it…
Researchers sequence a patient’s genome in record-breaking time
A new Guinness World Record for fastest whole human genome sequencing has been achieved, with researchers breaking down…
Massive Genetic Study Reveals Insights into Reading Difficulty, Dyslexia
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Germany, and other…