Atlas Blue Butterfly Has 229 Pairs of Chromosomes, Scientists Find
Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Institut de Biologia Evolutiva in Spain have sequenced the genome…
DNA could explain how dancing spiders’ develop into new species
It’s not just the dazzling colours and slick moves of Australia’s dancing spiders that make them special.There are…
Adrian Wooldridge: Breeding better children: the new tech-driven eugenics
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Daniela Koplin’s DNA Matchmaking | Tufts Now
Daniela Koplin, A26, a double-major in community health and psychology who interns in a genetics lab, believes the…
Breastfeeding Challenges May Have Genetic Roots
Genetic signatures could explain why levels of breast milk production vary among people. Image credit:©iStock, maybefalse The delivery room…
Genetic deletion may drive obesity in PWS adults: Study
Adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) caused by a genetic deletion have higher obesity rates and more severe obesity…
Synthetic lethality in cancer drug discovery: challenges and opportunities
Hartwell, L. H., Szankasi, P., Roberts, C. J., Murray, A. W. & Friend, S. H. Integrating genetic approaches…
These dancing spiders have ‘dark DNA’ – and it could change the way we understand evolution
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Rare Gene Variant Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease, MIT Study Reveals
In a groundbreaking new study led by neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, rare genetic variants of…
New genetic test redefines diagnosis and management of hereditary pancreatitis
A new genetic test developed at Mayo Clinic is redefining how clinicians diagnose and manage hereditary pancreatitis. Pancreatitis, inflammation…
New method reveals how mitochondrial DNA mutations influence cancer growth
Mitochondria act as energy factories in cells and have their own, separate DNA. Mutations to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)…
NIST Releases Trove of Genetic Data to Spur Cancer Research
This image shows chromosomes in the pancreatic cancer cell line, where mixed colors indicate chromosomal rearrangements. For example,…