Inducing cells to express telomerase, the enzyme which is supposed to slow down the metabolic…
Browsing: Genetics
Genetics is the branch of biology that studies genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It explores how DNA encodes the instructions for life, influencing traits, evolution, and susceptibility to disease. From understanding the structure of the genome to mapping gene expression and editing with technologies like CRISPR, genetics underpins modern medicine, biotechnology, and evolutionary biology. Research in this field reveals how genetic mutations cause disorders, how genes interact with the environment, and how inherited information drives diversity across species. As sequencing and computational tools advance, genetics continues to transform our understanding of biology, health, and human identity.
Human populations have grown exponentially in the past 5,000 years, and new genetic mutations arise…
Scientists have finally been able to completely sequence the genome of a domestic pig, which…
Bactrian camels have sky-high blood glucose levels, a diet loaded with salt, and tend to…
In Cambridge, UK, there was a superbug outbreak at a special-care neonatal unit that lasted…
Proteins fold spontaneously into precise conformation, time after time, optimized by evolution. Yet given the…
This week, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a new database known as…
Researchers have developed a genetically modified tomato that produces a certain peptide which will lower…
A newly published study identified 71 additional genetic associations for IBD and suggests a strong…
An international team of more than 1,000 scientists participated in a new study showing an…
Nicolas Navin wanted to work out the sequence from individual cancer cells to see how…
The reason why some people tend to respond to treatments that have no active ingredients…
A newly published paper from researchers at Yale University looks at the process of splicing…
A newly published study analyzes genetic and paleoanthropological evidence, showing that today’s human population is…
In the 15th century, the population of the city-state Xaltocan, part of the Otomí, vanished…
New technology that would allow genetic material to shuffle between unfertilized eggs is ready to…
20 years ago, Mary Schweitzer discovered that she spotted the effects of what could only…
Using a novel technique to analyze simultaneously large numbers of microRNAs in living mice, scientists…