Strict Parenting May Hardwire Depression Into a Child’s DNA
The researchers found that strict parenting can affect the way the body reads DNA. The way the body reads the children’s DNA might change as…
The researchers found that strict parenting can affect the way the body reads DNA. The way the body reads the children’s DNA might change as…
Scientists are peeling back ancient layers of banana DNA in order to find the “mystery ancestors” before they go extinct. It is believed that humans…
Scientists have identified new cancer treatment targets. In Switzerland, cancer is the second-leading cause of death. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the cancer form…
Using DNA barcodes to track cancer cells through time, scientists show that cells within a cancer have diverse abilities to escape immune system defenses. According…
Tailoring the analysis of whole genome sequencing to individual patients could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases, finds a new study led by researchers…
Birdsong reveals a rare hybrid coupling. Stephen Gosser, a self-described “diehard birder,” was out in the Western Pennsylvania woods in June of 2020 when he…
A new class of drug transporters made of DNA that are 20,000 times smaller than a human hair and that could improve how cancers and…
According to new research, butterfly wing patterns have a basic plan to them, which is manipulated by non-coding regulatory DNA to create the diversity of…
NIH researchers reveal new insights on how genetic architecture determines gene expression, tissue-specific function, and disease phenotype in blinding diseases. National Eye Institute (NEI) scientists…
Changing the epigenetic marks on chromosomes results in altered gene expression in offspring and in grandoffspring, demonstrating ‘transgenerational epigenetic inheritance.’ Without changing the genetic code…
A new study reveals ferns’ history of DNA hoarding and kleptomania. Ferns are infamous for having an enormous number of chromosomes and massive amounts of…
The world’s tiniest plumbing could potentially funnel drugs to individual human cells. Working on microscopic pipes just a millionth the width of a single strand…
Researchers have discovered a new structure of telomeric DNA with the aid of physics and a tiny magnet. Telomeres are seen by many scientists as…
MIT Assistant Professor Ariel Furst and her colleagues are looking to DNA to help guide the process. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a significant product of…
Numerous short RNA sequences that code for microproteins and peptides have been identified, providing new opportunities for the study of diseases and the development of…
Ancient DNA from an American domesticated horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore. An abandoned Caribbean colony discovered centuries later and a case of mistaken identity…
From only 20 liters of water gathered in one of the toughest settings on Earth, researchers find evidence of 187 taxonomic orders. A team of…
The Long and Short of a Supergene for Efficient Pollination Researchers have solved the century-old mystery of a supergene that causes efficient cross-pollination in flowers….