Healthy Life: Ancient viruses in our DNA may hold clues to what makes us human | Healthy Life
Fragments of ancient viral DNA once dismissed as “junk” may play a role in controlling our genes, according…
Researchers develop tool to improve genetic predictions
Staff at Pusan National University CRISPR-based gene editing holds great promise, but off-target effects remain a major concern,…
Two-faced gene variant appears good for men, bad for women | News
Heart experts at Cincinnati Children’s make a sex-dependent genetic discovery that could help some men reduce their risk…
The Unlikely Reasonableness of AI-Augmented HPC
For many HPC practitioners, the game is played as follows. In general, science develops models of the world…
China regrows mouse ear using genetic switch, eyes human organ repair
Researchers have demonstrated that a genetic switch for organ regeneration exists, after restoring damaged outer ears in mice.…
Research, support and early diagnosis crucial for rare chromosome disorders | News
Rare Chromosome Awareness Day, celebrated in June, is an opportunity to increase public knowledge about rare chromosome and…
Ash Trees in Britain Are Evolving a Resistance to Fungal Disease That was Devastating Woodlands
Ash dieback in Marden Park woodland – credit, SWNS To use what will become a timeless adage, one…
The Next Acetaminophen Tablet You Take Could Be Made From PET
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have succeeded in transforming certain plastic waste into acetaminophen using the natural…
Some Fish Have “Supergenes” Allowing Them to Evolve Faster and Better
An international team of researchers has uncovered a “supergene,” a genetic mechanism that helps explain how new species…
SETI Researchers Report Potential Discovery of ‘Communication’ by Non-Human Intelligence in Earth’s Oceans
For the first time, scientists have documented a unique behavior in the animal kingdom that provides new insights…