ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsNew Study Explores Why Some People Have So Much Neanderthal DNAThousands of genomes spanning 40,000 years reveal how Neanderthals have lived on through Homo sapiens.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 18, 2023Comments (31)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsVegetarian Genes? Scientists Say DNA Could Influence Your Chosen DietNew research finds a possible link between certain genes and adopting a strict vegetarian diet.ByEd CaraPublishedOctober 4, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsScientists Win Nobel Prize for mRNA Breakthrough Used to Create Covid-19 VaccineProfessors Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman published a paper in 2005 that showed the mRNA could be modified to…ByNikki MainPublishedOctober 2, 2023Comments (14)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsScientists Recover RNA From an Extinct Species for the First TimeA team of researchers managed to isolate and sequence century-old RNA from the thylacine, also known as the…ByIsaac SchultzUpdatedSeptember 19, 2023Comments (44)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsCloning Trailblazer Ian Wilmut, Known for Dolly the Sheep, Dies at 79The famed biologist's leadership in cloning Dolly the sheep marked a pivotal turning point for advances in…ByNikki MainPublishedSeptember 11, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsHawaiian Officials Request DNA Samples From Relatives of People Missing in Maui WildfiresThousands of people are missing from wildfires that swept through Maui earlier this month, prompting officials to…ByNikki MainPublishedAugust 23, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsGene Therapy Rewired Monkey's Brains to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder, Study FindsGene therapy used to increase dopamine production in macaque monkeys showed promising results for those who struggle…ByNikki MainPublishedAugust 14, 2023Comments (10)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsStudy Pushes Back Interactions Between Copper Age Europeans By a MillenniumThe genetics of 135 ancient people from southeastern Europe suggest farmers and pastoralists got in touch early.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJuly 19, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsNew Human-Like Synthetic Embryos Could Uncover Cause of Miscarriages, Scientists SayResearchers say they created a synthetic, human-ish embryos will help prevent the loss of life.ByNikki MainPublishedJune 15, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsWhy a Genome Can't Bring Back an Extinct AnimalMakeshift mammoths and body-double dodos are on the way—but they won't be the genuine article.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 14, 2023Comments (38)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGenetics‘Tall Nose’ Gene in Humans Was Inherited From NeanderthalsHumans got a gene related to nasal height from mating with Neanderthals, new research finds.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 8, 2023Comments (11)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsA Massive Project Is Helping Scientists Unravel the Genetic Secrets of MammalsThe Zoonomia project is the largest collection of mammalian genomes ever assembled—but, sadly, the raccoon isn't…ByEd CaraPublishedApril 27, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsScientists Sequence Genome of Famous Good Boy Balto the Sled DogThe Siberian husky Balto saved a town from a diphtheria outbreak. Now he's helping reveal the genetics of working…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 27, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsThese Hardcore Species Would Stand a Chance in a Nuclear ApocalypseThe world is full of survivors, like these species known for their radioresistance.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 5, 2023Comments (8)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsBeethoven’s Genome Reveals Clues to His Bad Health and Early DeathThe prodigious composer had serious liver problems and a hepatitis infection sometime before he died in 1827.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 22, 2023Comments (8)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsResearchers Breed Naturally Flame-Resistant CottonBurn tests showed that new strains of cotton were able to self-extinguish after being set on fire.ByKevin HurlerPublishedJanuary 18, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsResearchers Dig Into the Genetic History of VikingsNearly 300 genomes from 2,000 years of Scandinavian history point at several new findings.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJanuary 5, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsScientists Discover First Lifeform Known to Eat VirusesSome water-dwelling microbes actively feed off viruses, new research finds.ByEd CaraPublishedJanuary 3, 2023Comments (9)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGenetics‘Mind-Blowing’ 2-Million-Year-Old DNA Reveals Ancient Ecosystem in GreenlandThe genetic material is a million years older than the previous record-holder.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 7, 2022Comments (5)
ScienceGeneticsScienceGeneticsPaleogeneticist Svante Pääbo Picks Up Nobel Prize for Human Origins ResearchPääbo’s 40-year career has yielded new technologies and a narrative of who we are as a species.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 3, 2022Comments (6)