The Next Era of Gene Editing Will Be Disease Agnostic
At the WIRED Health summit last week, Harvard biochemist and gene-editing pioneer David Liu says later this year…
How processed red meat might drive neurodegenerative diseases
Scientists warn that while processed red meat may fuel harmful brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS,…
Genetic mutation in some East Asians linked to aldehyde storm and increased liver disease risk
Researchers have identified the mechanism by which a common genetic mutation increases liver disease risk. Their findings suggest…
World’s Oldest Microbial DNA Discovered in Ancient Mammoth Remains
Researchers have recovered over a million-year-old microbial DNA from mammoth remains, including microbes that may have shaped their…
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…
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)…
Google Doodle features DNA chemistry to mark start of school year
 To celebrate the start of the school year in the US, Google featured a Doodle highlighting DNA…
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…
Scientists Rewrite the Origins of the World’s First Pandemic
Researchers have finally identified genetic traces of the plague bacterium at the heart of the Byzantine Empire, providing…
Long-read sequencing uncovers massive DNA elements shaping human oral microbiome
Researchers including those at the University of Tokyo have made a surprising discovery hiding in people’s mouths: Inocles,…
Parkview Health offers no-cost DNA insights to Fort Wayne area | News
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Parkview Health has expanded its DNA Insights program, allowing the public to participate…
‘Rogue’ DNA rings identified as drivers of aggressive brain cancer
An international team of scientists has revealed how rogue rings of DNA that float outside of our chromosomes…