Ancient DNA from Mexico’s mammoths reveals unexpected — and unexplained — genetic mysteries
For the first time in tropical latitudes, scientists have sequenced ancient DNA from the only mammoth endemic to…
Scientists Confirm Animal With Highest Number Of Chromosomes: The Atlas Blue Butterfly
It’s official: the animal with the highest number of chromosomes is the Atlas blue butterfly, boasting a record…
Zebrafish help Israeli researchers hook potential cure for deadly genetic disease
On the surface, humans and zebrafish couldn’t be more different. But they have an unexpected biological overlap that…
Bilby Lukkanu Is Star Of Wild Genetics
A Land Rights News article Lukkanu has settled at Monarto Safari Park in South Australia providing his genetics…
Common genetic variants modify disease risk and clinical presentation in monogenic diabetes
Study populations This study complies with all relevant ethical regulation and was approved by the appropriate ethics committees.…
How Your Genes May Shape Gut Microbes to Shield You from Disease
A groundbreaking study from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre is reshaping our understanding of how genetics…
A genome-wide association analysis reveals new pathogenic pathways in gout
Kuo, C. F. et al. Global epidemiology of gout: prevalence, incidence and risk factors. Nat. Rev. Rheumatol. 11,…
Tiny Genetic Light Switches Revolutionize Disease Control
Imagine a future where diseases inside living cells can be controlled as effortlessly as flipping a light switch.…
Scientists just made CRISPR three times more effective
CRISPR gene-editing machinery could transform medicine but is difficult to get into tissues and disease-relevant cells New delivery…
Study of breast cell changes in motherhood provides clues to breastfeeding difficulties
image:Â University of Cambridge researchers have identified genes associated with the dramatic transformation of the mammary gland in…
Massive Study Shows Where Gout Comes From, And It’s Not What We Thought : ScienceAlert
Gout is often blamed on overindulgence in alcohol or unhealthy eating, but research suggests genetics plays a much…
Rare ABCA7 gene variants linked to Alzheimer’s risk
A new study from MIT neuroscientists reveals how rare variants of a gene called ABCA7 may contribute to…