Findings from NIH-funded study could inform treatment strategies. Identical twins with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience large differences in symptom severity even though they…
Identifying the complex molecular interactions that regulate root growth could lead to more productive crops. When most people think of a plant, they picture stems,…
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousands-of-years old “chewing gum”. According to the researchers, it…
First Map of Circular DNA in Childhood Cancer Cancer development is associated with the gradual accumulation of DNA defects over time. Thus, cancer is considered…
The lack of signals of population decline found on its genome points to a human-mediated, abrupt extinction. Researchers from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE,…
New fossils of an ancient legged snake, called Najash, shed light on the origin of the slithering reptiles, including how snakes got their bite and…
Insights from their study may provide a novel therapeutic approach for diseases such as Huntington’s and Parkinson’s. Associate Professor Roger Pocock, from the Monash Biomedicine…
Unlike wine, which generally improves with time, beer does not age well. Usually within a year of bottling, the beverage starts to develop an unpleasant…
New method unmasks all DNA changes caused by CRISPR in two days vs. two months; Most errant edits may be harmless, but insights essential to…
First study to indicate a direct relationship between inbreeding and facial morphology. The “Habsburg jaw,” a facial condition of the Habsburg dynasty of Spanish and…
Over the course of several months, researchers in Israel created Escherichia coli strains that consume CO2 for energy instead of organic compounds. This achievement in…
The beloved anemone fish popularized by the movies “Finding Nemo” and “Finding Dory” don’t have the genetic capacity to adapt to rapid changes in their…
First direct analysis of pathogenic sequence repeats in the human genome. Expansions of DNA repeats are very hard to analyze. A method developed by researchers…
New research challenges traditional idea about relationship between alcohol use and brain size. For years, researchers have observed that alcohol consumption is associated with reduced…
New research on ancient rhino tooth could unlock evolution mysteries. Scientists from the University of York were involved in a project to extract original proteins…
When scientists discovered a worm deep in an aquifer nearly one mile underground, they hailed it as the discovery of the deepest-living animal ever found….
The endangered Hawaiian duck, or koloa, the only endemic duck remaining on the main Hawaiian Islands, is threatened with genetic extinction due to interbreeding with…
An international team of scientists working with Heliconius butterflies at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama was faced with a mystery: How do…