Scientists Identify 117 Genes That Cause Type 2 Diabetes
A large-scale study of diverse populations increases our understanding of type 2 diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 37.3 million…
Genetics News
Too Tall? Too Short? Height May Be Risk Factor for Multiple Health Conditions
Data shows that in the United States the average height is 5 feet 4 inches (163 centimeters) for women and 5 feet 9 inches (175…
Investigators Discover Key Parkinson’s Disease Protein “Toggle Switch”
Researchers have uncovered a new function for alpha-synuclein, a well-known protein marker of Parkinson’s, with relevance toward treatment for the disease. When many people think…
Stanford Scientists Unlock Mysteries of Plant Growth and Health
The discovery will help develop heat-tolerant crops and improve algal biofuel production Plants, like all other known organisms, utilize DNA to pass on traits. Animal…
New Method To Pinpoint the Origin of Illegally Traded Chimpanzees
Using thousands of chimp fecal samples, researchers have created the first catalog of genomic diversity for endangered chimpanzees in the wild. This catalog allows them…
Blind Cave Creatures Light the Way With DNA to Secrets of Evolution
In watery underground caverns, there are strange creatures that live in an eternal midnight. Over the course of generations, these animals have adapted to their…
“Fuel of Evolution” – Raw Material for Evolution More Abundant Than Thought in Wild Animals
The raw material for evolution is much more abundant in wild animals than was previously thought, according to new research from The Australian National University…
Scientists Create Tomatoes Genetically Engineered To Boost Vitamin D
Tomatoes that have been gene-edited to produce vitamin D, known as the sunshine vitamin, could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address a worldwide…
How Three Mutations Work Together To Spur New COVID-19 Variants
Like storm waves battering a ship, new versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, have buffeted the world one after another. Recently, scientists keeping…
Fly Researchers at Duke University Find Another Layer to the Code of Life
Rare pieces of genetic code may serve as another way to control cellular machinery. A new investigation into the way different tissues read information from…
CRISPR Gene Editing Now Possible in Cockroaches
According to a paper published in the journal Cell Reports Methods by Cell Press on May 16th, 2022, researchers devised a CRISPR-Cas9 technique to enable…
After 30 Years, Genetic Study Confirms Sarin Nerve Gas As Cause of Gulf War Illness
Troops who had genes that help metabolize sarin nerve gas were less likely to develop symptoms. For three decades, scientists have debated the underlying cause…
Gene Editing a “Factory Reset” for the Brain To Cure Anxiety and Excessive Drinking
Gene editing reverses brain genetic reprogramming caused by adolescent binge drinking. Gene editing may be a potential treatment for anxiety and alcohol use disorder in…
Cellular Dynamics: First Panoramic Spatial Atlases of Life
International scientific consortium, the SpatioTemporal Omics Consortium (STOC), produces the first spatiotemporal maps of cellular dynamics in mice, Drosophila, zebrafish, and Arabidopsis, using BGI-Research’s world-leading…
Higher Quality Wheat: Increased Yields and Up to 25% More Protein Content
An international team of scientists has discovered a way to produce higher quality wheat. The researchers from the University of Adelaide and the UK’s John…
Gene That Shapes Mutation Rate Discovered in Mice
The finding supports theory that genetic differences between individuals and species can affect the acquisition of mutations. Every organism is born with a few mutations…
Surprising Discovery: How a Gene Mutation Causes Higher Intelligence in Humans
When genes mutate, it can result in severe diseases of the human nervous system. Neuroscientists at Leipzig University and the University of Würzburg have now…
Genetic Limit on Cell Division Could Explain COVID-19 Deaths Among Elderly
Your immune system’s ability to fight COVID-19, like any infection, largely depends on its ability to replicate the immune cells effective at destroying the SARS-CoV-2…
