New generation of CRISPR shows safer path to treating genetic diseases
A new generation of CRISPR technology developed at UNSW Sydney offers a safer path to treating genetic diseases…
Eating over 60g of almonds a day may protect DNA and cut oxidative damage
Scientists say high-dose almond intake could help shield your cells from oxidative harm while enhancing your body’s natural…
The Sound of Your DNA: What Would Your Genes Sound Like?
11 Imagine if you could press “play” and hear what your DNA sounds like. Not a Spotify playlist…
Polyphenols and exercise show promise in fighting gliomas
Scientists reveal how plant-based compounds and targeted workouts could work together to protect the brain, slow tumor progression,…
Study: Genetic Variant Inherited from Neanderthals Reduces Activity of Key Muscle Enzyme
The Neanderthal variant in AMPD1 decreases its enzymatic activity by 25% in lab-produced proteins and by up to…
Scientists Decode Genome of Sweetpotato
Researchers have produced a chromosome-level genome assembly for a sweetpotato cultivar called ‘Tanzania.’ ‘Tanzania’ sweetpotato variety. Image credit:…
Will China’s new chromosome editing tool unlock new wave of genetic advances?
A group of Chinese scientists has overcome a challenge that stumped biologists for decades by developing a new…
Aging brains lose key proteins despite intact genetic blueprints
An international research team involving the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, the…
Study links epigenetic markers to cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely to have heart attacks, strokes, anginas…
Researchers uncover dozens of traits driven by maternal versus paternal genes
By tracing maternal and paternal inheritance without parental DNA, scientists have mapped dozens of parent-specific genetic effects, uncovering…
Scientists map the genes behind diet and dementia risk
Scientists reveal a new genetic resource from the MIND diet trial, opening the door to precision nutrition strategies…
At-home DNA tests — what can they tell you?
Norman Swan: So, Tegan, have you done your DNA to find out where your ancestry came from, or…