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…
Redefining cellular reprogramming with advanced genomic technologies
Briggs, R. & King, T. J. Transplantation of living nuclei from blastula cells into enucleated Frogs’ eggs. Proc.…
Group of unique gene variants governing Estonians’ appetite | News
Researchers at the University of Tartu have uncovered new genetic links that help explain why some people gain…
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…
In a surprising discovery, scientists find tiny loops in the genomes of dividing cells
image: MIT experiments have revealed the existence of “microcompartments,” shown in yellow, within the 3D structure of the…
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…
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…
Sex-Specific FT Genes Impact Cannabis and Hops Blooming
In a groundbreaking study published in BMC Genomics, researchers have unveiled new insights into the complex genetic underpinnings…