A study that sequenced genomes from six widely divergent living bat species, including Phyllostomus discolor, the pale spear-nosed bat, reveals the genetics behind some bat…
Posts published in “Genetics”
Auto Added by WPeMatico
Researchers analyzed the genomes of virus fragments found on smallpox vaccination kits used during the Civil War. The kits are housed at the Mütter Museum…
The X chromosome is the first human chromosome to be completely sequenced from end to end, with no gaps in the sequence and an unprecedented…
On the right are neurons from a Huntington’s model mouse, showing much more PKR (a marker of immune response to mitochondrial RNA) in green than…
Image depicting the puzzle pieces of DNA sequences coming together. Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III (NHGRI) Researchers Have Generated the First Complete X Chromosome Sequence…
Bats—the only flying mammals—are highly mobile, constantly bringing new pathogens into their communities. According to University of Rochester biologists, that’s one reason they have evolved…
Genomic data from COVID-19 cases in the first 10 weeks of Australia’s outbreak proved vital to understanding the trajectory of the disease and has an…
Supergenes Play a Larger Role in Evolution Than Previously Thought Massive blocks of genes—inherited together ‘plug and play’ style—may play a larger role in evolutionary…
Researchers studied a unique population of gentle Africanized honey bees in Puerto Rico. Credit: Manuel A. Giannoni-Guzman Researchers often study the genomes of individual organisms…
Scientists have shown that a large group of viruses, including the influenza viruses and other serious pathogens, steal genetic signals from their hosts to expand…
By mapping molecular changes in the genome over time, UC San Diego researchers developed a formula to more accurately compare dog age to human age…
Jules-Élie Delaunay, Peste à Rome (1869). Between 165 and 180 AD, the Antonine Plague caused the death of millions of people in the Roman Empire and far…
In the future, taking your blood pressure medication could be as simple as eating a spoonful of rice. This “treatment” could also have fewer side…
When cells don’t divide into proper copies of themselves, living things fail to grow as they should. For the first time, scientists now understand how…
These microscopic critters are hard to avoid, which means nearly everyone has been exposed. Study opens up new path to research to fighting allergic diseases.…
The pistils in mutant strains contain a higher number of stigmas — the part of the pistil that collects pollen — than in wildtype strains.…
This is a Siamese fighting fish. Betta fish opponents undergo similar brain changes that become more synchronized after longer fights. When two betta fish are…
After centuries of breeding, tomatoes now take all sorts of shapes and sizes, from cherry-like to hefty heirloom fruit. Scientists are teasing out at the…
Gene editing Cas9 protein. Applied computational biology discoveries vastly expand the range of CRISPR’s access to DNA sequences. In nature, bacteria use CRISPR as an…