A new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital discovered that patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) had a higher number of somatic…
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Despite enormous disparities in longevity and body mass, new research has revealed that the number of genetic mutations acquired by 16 species is similar across…
Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome…
Overlook of Tombs in high altitudes. Excavated from Jierzankale site in Tashikuergan, Kashi region. Credit: YAN Xuguang, Kashi Daily Xinjiang, in northwest China, lays at…
MIT biology professor Yukiko Yamashita has spent much of her career exploring how asymmetrical cell divisions occur. This type of cell division allows cells to…
Alongside the newly updated human genome, which fills in long-standing gaps to fully spell out the more than 3 billion letters that compose our genetic…
Breakthrough techniques in living cells upend field. Two studies provide a radically new picture of how bacterial cells continually repair damaged sections (lesions) in their…
Revolutionary tool will meet future pandemics with accelerated response. A new tool speeds up development of vaccines and other pharmaceutical products by more than one…
Sequencing the last 8% of the human genome has taken 20 years and the invention of new techniques for reading long sequences of the genetic…
The image depicts how the 911 clamp is loaded onto DNA. Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Huilin Li, Van Andel Institute When something goes wrong during…
Reconstruction of an Avar-period armored horseman based on Grave 1341/1503 of the Derecske-Bikás-dűlő site (Déri Museum, Debrecen). Credit: © Ilona C. Kiss Multidisciplinary research team…
Parts of the human genome now available to study for the first time are important for understanding genetic diseases, human diversity, and evolution. The first…
These maps illustrate shifts in smuggling operations over time to different African ports. Each solid dot represents an ivory seizure in that country. Blue lines…
Humpback whales now swim within sight of New York City. Credit: Julie Larsen Maher Scientists say environmental DNA can detect whales and dolphins in New…
In a paper published on March 11, 2022, in Sciences Advances, researchers in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics & Astronomy at…
Scientists with the Marine Biological Laboratory discovered a new form of genetic modification in a tiny organism called a bdelloid rotifer (Adineta vaga, center, seen…
Early tests at UChicago show promise for treating resistant tumors with unique approach. One of the most promising avenues in treating cancer is to restore…
A graphical representation of the internal structure of Tasmanian tiger joeys. Credit: TIGGR Lab The University of Melbourne is establishing a world-class research lab for…
Researchers devised a neural network model capable of predicting how changes to non-coding DNA sequences in yeast affect gene expression and reproductive fitness. The model…
Dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, mammoths 4,000 years ago, and the Christmas Island Rat 119 years ago. Since becoming a popular concept in…