Study: Genetic Variant Inherited from Neanderthals Reduces Activity of Key Muscle Enzyme
The Neanderthal variant in AMPD1 decreases its enzymatic activity by 25% in lab-produced proteins and by up to…
Scientists Decode Genome of Sweetpotato
Researchers have produced a chromosome-level genome assembly for a sweetpotato cultivar called ‘Tanzania.’ ‘Tanzania’ sweetpotato variety. Image credit:…
Will China’s new chromosome editing tool unlock new wave of genetic advances?
A group of Chinese scientists has overcome a challenge that stumped biologists for decades by developing a new…
Grant to Help Bring DNA Technology to BC Courses | News
A student volunteer of Stacy Alvares’ pilot project extracting crab DNA from crab shells during a summer lab…
Boyfriend charged with murder 30 years after D.C. police officer gave ominous warning: “You’ll know he killed me”
A man charged this week with fatally shooting a police officer in her Maryland home nearly 30 years…
Salk Institute’s ShortStop revolutionizes genetic search
Proteins sustain life as we know it, serving many important structural and functional roles throughout the body. But…
Timber Tectonics: 10 Projects Rethinking Wood Construction in Contemporary China
Redevelopment of MaoGong Barn Art Center / Approach Architecture Studio. Image © Rui Zhu Share Share Facebook Twitter…
Newborn baby dies from rare genetic condition which scans failed to pick up
Moments after Dylan and Rochelle Evrard were pronounced husband and wife, they were showered with pink confetti. Cyndi…
Rep. Cline cosponsors bill to protect genetic privacy
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Virginia 6th District Congressman Ben Cline (R) has cosponsored a bipartisan bill aimed at…
DNA leads to an arrest 4 decades after murder, sexual assault of teens in California
Police have made an arrest in Arizona four decades after the cold-case murder and sexual assault of two…