Engineered Bacteria Store Memories of Chemical Exposure
New research from MIT reveals that engineered E. coli can store long-term memories of chemical exposure and other events in their DNA. MIT engineers have…
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Human Body Weight Influenced by Microbes in the Gut
New research from King’s College London and Cornell University reveals that genetic makeup influences whether people are fat or thin by shaping which types of…
Scientists Come Together to Reveal Cancer’s Strategies
In a new study, a group of scientists detail how they fused the power of statistical physics and artificial intelligence into a mathematical toolkit that…
Researchers Show Embryos Receive Parent-Specific Layers of Information
New research from San Francisco State University sheds light on the multilayered process of how a sperm and egg pass along information needed for successful…
GIANT Research Shows Large Number of Genes Linked to Human Height
A newly published study from the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium gives scientists a better look at the biology of height and…
Study Shows Coffee Drinking Habits Shaped by DNA Variations
A study by the international Coffee and Caffeine Genetics Consortium looked at DNA samples and data sets from the coffee-drinking habits of 120,000 people of…
Salk Institute Discovers an On/Off Switch for Aging Cells
Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered an on-and-off “switch” in cells that may hold the key to healthy aging. In our…
New PhenIX Diagnostic Procedure Identifies Genetic Diseases
A team of scientists has developed a test procedure that significantly increases the prospect of identifying genetic diseases quickly and reliably based on analyses of…
Researchers Reveal That a Doppler Effect Influences Segmentation
New research from the Max Planck Institute shows that the rhythm of segmentation is influenced by a Doppler effect that arises from gene expression waves…
Scientists Engineer First Living Organism with an Expanded Genetic Alphabet
A newly published study details how researchers at The Scripps Research Institute were able to create the first living organism with an expanded genetic alphabet….
MIT Researchers Reverse a Rare Liver Disorder in Mice
In a newly published study, MIT researchers show that a new gene-editing technique, known as CRISPR, can reverse a rare liver disorder caused by a…
How Genetic Research Can Help People Colonize Other Planets
A recently held symposium by the HMS Department of Genetics asked experts to consider how genetic research can help people colonize other planets. If you…
Deleting a Single Gene Reduces Fat Mass and Extends Lifespan of Mice by 20%
Researchers discover that mice without the FAT10 gene have an elevated metabolic rate, burn fat as fuel, exhibit reduced glucose and insulin levels, and age…
Yale Researchers Identify a Key Link between Tumors and Healthy Tissue
Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine have discovered a key link between tumors and healthy tissue, revealing a potential mechanism used by cancer cells…
Naturally Occurring Molecule Enhances Defense Mechanisms Against Neurodegenerative Diseases
Scientists have discovered that a substance called N-acetylglucosamine has the ability to enhance defense mechanisms against neurodegenerative diseases, clear toxic protein aggregates and extend life…
New Study Shows that IRX3 Is Likely the “Fat Gene”
A new study shows that the IRX3 gene controls body mass and regulates body composition, and appears to be the functional obesity gene. Mutations within…
Yale Researchers Find Hope for Safe and Novel Painkillers from Tarantula Venom
Yale researchers find new hope for safe and novel painkillers from the venom of the Peruvian green velvet tarantula. Screening more than 100 spider toxins,…
Gene Linking Brain Structure to Intelligence Identified
An international team of scientists has identified a gene linking brain structure to intelligence, finding that teenagers carrying a particular gene variant had a thinner…