Metastable mystery! Scientists answer a 20-year-old question in epigenetics
Among genetically identical ‘agouti viable yellow’ (Avy) mice, some are brown and lean while others are yellow and…
Nigeria to Harness Genetic Diversity for Agricultural Advanc
The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology has reiterated its resolve to conserve, characterise, and promote Nigeria’s…
Scientists map genetic resistance to wheat ‘cancer’
XI’AN — Chinese scientists have unveiled the world’s first genetic map tracking wheat resistance to the devastating yellow…
Machine learning in Alzheimer’s disease genetics
School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Matthew Bracher-Smith, Julie Williams, Nicola Denning, Alun Meggy & Valentina Escott-Price Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and…
The Crucial Role Of Genetic Testing And Genetic Counselling In IVF | Health and Fitness News
Last Updated:July 25, 2025, 10:07 IST As IVF becomes increasingly intertwined with genomics, the need for ethical, empathetic,…
Phase I trial illustrates safer stem cell transplant for genetic disease
The innovative protocol could improve stem cell transplants and make them safer, enabling a broader disease population to…
Researchers Reveal How Marine Copepods Resist Climate Stress
In a first-of-its-kind experiment tracing evolution across 25 generations, scientists have discovered that marine copepods – the tiny…
‘A novel is a great way to learn genetics’: A scene-based look at The Sirens, Middlesex and The Covenant of Water
I love when fiction unfurls a compelling tale whose protagonist has an ultrarare genetic disease. My most recent…
Nigeria to Harness Genetic Diversity for Agricultural Advanc
The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology has reiterated its resolve to conserve, characterise, and promote Nigeria’s…
Scientists open new atlas of genetic diversity with advanced sequencing
A landmark study harnesses long-read sequencing to reveal vast, previously undetected structural variations in human DNA, reshaping our…
Driving a protective allele of the mosquito FREP1 gene to combat malaria
World Malaria Report 2024: Addressing Inequity in the Global Malaria Response (World Health Organization, 2024). Zhang, G. et…
A Single Genetic Tweak Stops Mosquitoes from Spreading Malaria
A new type of gene drive can render mosquitoes resistant to malaria infection. Mosquito larvae carry naturally occurring…