An illustration of the simple synthetic cell JCVI-syn3A. Credit: © Emily Pelletier New findings shed light on mechanisms controlling the most basic processes of life.…
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A Scolopendra morsitans centipede. Credit: © Eivind Undheim Venom expert Dr. Ronald Jenner from the Natural History Museum together with his colleague Dr. Eivind Undheim,…
Post-mortem changes may shed light on important brain studies. In the hours after we die, certain cells in the human brain are still active. Some…
Over 50 millennia, at least five major immigration waves have successively populated the Philippines, the most comprehensive survey of genetic variations in the country to…
There are 35 species of pepper in the Capsicum family, including five domesticated species. Credit: World Vegetable Center Scientists investigating the genetics of chili pepper…
In a study of E. coli, MIT researchers discovered that mutations to genes involved in metabolism can also help bacteria to evade the toxic effects…
The treatment uses a type of CRISPR to target viral RNA and appears to stop replication of both viruses in the lungs. With a relatively…
Elephant hunting illustrations. Credit: Dana Ackerfeld A new paper by Dr. Miki Ben-Dor and Prof. Ran Barkai from the Jacob M. Alkow Department of Archaeology…
Chimpanzee dung samples were collected across Africa to determine if populations were recently connected despite historical barriers to gene flow. Credit: © PanAf A new…
Small changes in form can lead to innovative breakthroughs in function, a new study reveals. Researchers have revealed how an ant’s trap-jaw — a powerful,…
Structure of Genome. Credit: NIH 64 Human Genomes Sequenced Will Serve as New Reference for Genetic Variation and Predisposition to Human Diseases Researchers at the…
Electron microscopy image of DNA origami rotor arms, which are the faint orange “L’s” attached to the purple tracking particles. Credit: Image courtesy of Julene…
Koala in the Wild. Credit: A. Gillett The koala retrovirus (KoRV) is a virus that, like other retroviruses such as HIV, inserts itself into the…
HSE University researchers have become the first in the world to discover genetic predisposition to severe COVID-19. The results of the study were published in…
Researchers used DNA sequences from high-resolution experiments to train a neural network called BPNet, whose “black box” innerworkings were then uncovered to reveal sequence patterns…
New research has found that a group of genes that reduces the risk of developing severe COVID-19 by around 20% is inherited from Neanderthals. Credit:…
Neanderthal-ized brain organoids (left) look very different than modern human brain organoids (right) — they have a distinctly different shape, and differ in the way…