Circadian Rhythm Research Could Turn Early Birds Into Night Owls – Or Vice Versa
Understanding the complex network of genes controlling sleep cycles in people, animals, plants can lead to advances in human health, crop production. How body clocks…
Understanding the complex network of genes controlling sleep cycles in people, animals, plants can lead to advances in human health, crop production. How body clocks…
This study marks the first time researchers have sequenced the genomes of plants from ancient germinated seeds. Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Center for Genomics…
We usually assume that inbreeding is bad and should be avoided under all circumstances. But new research performed by researchers at Stockholm University, published in Nature…
When President Bill Clinton took to a White House lectern 20 years ago to announce that the human genome sequence had been completed, he hailed…
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in extracting and analyzing Neandertal chromosomal DNA preserved in cave sediments. The field of ancient DNA has revealed…
A research group at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) has discovered molecular events that determine whether cancer cells live or die. With…
A bold project to read the complete genetic sequences of every known vertebrate species reaches its first milestone by publishing new methods and the first…
Independent of cholesterol, gene variants raise risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure. High cholesterol is the most commonly understood cause of atherosclerosis, a…
New ancient DNA-based study on Madagascar crocodile suggests that modern crocodiles likely originated in Africa. A study led by scientists at the American Museum of…
Startling new evidence shows mammal salivary glands and snake venom glands share a common genetic foundation. Venoms are a mixture of proteins that animals have…
A study led by researchers at the Centre for Palaeogenetics in Stockholm shows that the last remaining populations of the Sumatran rhinoceros display surprisingly low…
Rewilding—a hands-off approach to restoring and protecting biodiversity—is increasingly employed across the globe to combat the environmental footprint of rapid urbanization and intensive farming. The…
The ability to culture coral cells could usher in a new era in coral biology research. Researchers have successfully grown cells from the stony coral,…
Over the last 60 years, scientists have been able to observe how and when genetic information was replicated, determining the existence of a “replication timing…
This full assembly may contain clues to ape and human divergence; certain immune, brain and heart disorders; and other biomedical questions. The full assembly of…
KSQ Therapeutics uses technology created at MIT to study the role of every human gene in disease biology. CRISPR’s potential to prevent or treat disease…
People with type 2 diabetes tend to have poorer muscle function than others. Now a research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered that…
Digestive genes and anatomy are adapted to tough leaves, fruit, and even pine needles. Fruits and veggies are good for you and if you are…