Activating Genes With a Smartwatch to Control Insulin Production
Many modern fitness trackers and smartwatches feature integrated LEDs. The green light emitted, whether continuous or pulsed, penetrates the skin and can be used to…
Many modern fitness trackers and smartwatches feature integrated LEDs. The green light emitted, whether continuous or pulsed, penetrates the skin and can be used to…
Scientists explain the genetics of what makes the smell of lavender special. Even the mention of lavender evokes the distinct fragrance of the flower. This…
For the first time, researchers have successfully sequenced the entire genome from the skull of Peştera Muierii 1, a woman who lived in today’s Romania…
Researchers have re-animated specimens of a fungus that causes coffee wilt to discover how the disease evolved and how its spread can be prevented. Coffee…
The first evidence of a genetic link explaining why some people who catch COVID-19 don’t become sick has been discovered. A scientific and medical team…
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay shed light on the origins of Mimivirus and other giant viruses, helping us better understand a group…
Getting the conclusive lead with investigative genetic genealogy — A successful case study of a 16 year old double murder in Sweden. The technology using…
Researchers create novel CRISPR-based fly species as a new method of controlling gene drive spread. CRISPR-based technologies offer enormous potential to benefit human health and…
Genetic changes in threespine stickleback fish driven by seasonal shifts could help scientists predict how certain species will adapt to new environments. Climate change is…
Results are just ‘tip of the iceberg’, according to researchers. Rare disease experts detail the first results of an unprecedented collaboration to diagnose people living…
NUI Galway study confirms that the Noble False Widow spider does have public health implications. The research team established a DNA database to allow clinicians…
About 12,000 bacteria and viruses collected in a sampling from public transit systems and hospitals around the world from 2015 to 2017 had never before…
Lundquist investigators in global study expanding genomic research of different ancestries. Today The Lundquist Institute announced that its investigators contributed data from several studies, including…
NIH- and USU- led study links ALS to a fat manufacturing gene and maps out a genetic therapy. In a study of 11 medical-mystery patients,…
Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person’s risk of major depression by 23%, suggests a sweeping new genetic study published on May…
A study of gene activity in the brain’s hippocampus, led by UT Southwestern researchers, has identified marked differences between the region’s anterior and posterior portions….
Human bodies have roughly 30,000 genes dictating not only how we look, but also critical biological processes. Now, a Florida State University and Australia National…
One hundred fifty years ago, Dmitri Mendeleev created the periodic table, a system for classifying atoms based on the properties of their nuclei. This week,…