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Genes and sexuality: Could epigenetics help us understand the mystery of sexual orientation?

Benjamin Oldroyd | 
Reports of genes that “cause” human homosexuality (and many other human behaviours) have failed to stand up to scrutiny – ...
Training our taste buds: How genes and diet shape our food preferences

Training our taste buds: How genes and diet shape our food preferences

Monica Dus | 
Have you ever wondered why only hummingbirds sip nectar from feeders? Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste ...
The enemy of my enemy is my friend: How plants recruit predators to control pests

The enemy of my enemy is my friend: How plants recruit predators to control pests

Tim Vernimmen | 
Plants may seem defenseless against insects, having neither hands nor tail to brush them away. But many produce potent repellent chemicals, ...
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‘One-and-done’ CRISPR gene therapy treatment could be lifetime cure for high cholesterol — but the FDA remains cautious

Kristin Houser | 
CRISPR sometimes edits genes in places it’s not supposed to, though, and those off-target edits can create new problems ...
2% of the human genome: We are finally coming to understand the mystery of ‘dark matter’ junk DA

98% of the human genome: We are finally beginning to understand the mystery of ‘dark matter’ junk DNA

David Cox | 
Twenty years ago, an enormous scientific effort revealed that the human genome contains 20,000 protein-coding genes ...
Treating epilepsy with a keto diet? Sounds far-fetched, but it can work

Treating epilepsy with a keto diet? Sounds far-fetched, but it can work

Ingrid Spilde | 
The ketogenic diet is an extremely low-carb diet that consists of almost no carbohydrates, a moderate amount of protein and ...
Epigenetics: How the environment impacts the health of you and your child — and possibly their children as well

Epigenetics: How environment impacts health of you, your child — and possibly their children as well

Meredith Salisbury | 
Why you need to know about epigenetics: A lesser-known genetic code influences your health—and that of your kids and grandkids ...
Addressing childhood trauma: Could epigenetic gene editing reduce the likelihood of developing mental illness?

Addressing childhood trauma: Could epigenetic gene editing reduce the likelihood of developing mental illness?

Ida Emilie Steinmark | 
Many researchers now think that childhood trauma biologically embeds itself in our bodies, alters how our genes work and puts ...
Children born of the great depression

Children born during the great depression aged rapidly later in life. Here’s how trauma can affect you before you’re even born

Freda Kreier | 
The worst recession in US history shaped how well people would age — before they were even born. Researchers have ...
‘Obesity is way more complex than we thought’: Risk of being overweight likely influenced by what happened in the womb

‘Obesity is way more complex than we thought’: Risk of being overweight likely influenced by what happened in the womb

Anna Guildford | 
Obesity can seriously compromise a person’s physical and mental health. It is definedTrusted Source as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation ...
‘When we exercise, we’re not just doing it for ourselves’: Why going on a run today could benefit your future grandkids

‘When we exercise, we’re not just doing it for ourselves’: Why going on a run today could benefit your future grandkids

Gretchen Reynolds | 
Exercising now is good for you. But could it also be good for your future children and grandchildren? ...
How different is your real age from what your genes predict?

How different is your real age from what your genes predict?

Morgan Levine, Zoe Corbin | 
It can be said we have two ages: a fixed chronological age based on when we were born and a ...
Alcohol addiction cure? Gene editing did just that in rats, offering hope for treatment in humans

Alcohol addiction cure? Gene editing did just that in rats, offering hope for treatment in humans

Gene editing may be a potential treatment for anxiety and alcohol use disorder in adults who were exposed to binge ...
How nutrients in food impact genes and influence your health

How nutrients in food impact genes and influence your health

Monica Dus | 
People typically think of food as calories, energy and sustenance. However, the latest evidence suggests that food also “talks” to ...
Nature vs nurture? ‘Culture is not a mere moderator of our biology, but a fully fledged cause’

Nature vs nurture? ‘Culture is not a mere moderator of our biology, but a fully fledged cause’

Lisa Feldman Barrett | 
Few scientists today would say that 100% of your attributes are inborn or are learned; the debate tends to be ...
Rwandan genocide permanently altered survivors' DNA, epigenetic study finds

Rwandan genocide permanently altered survivors’ DNA, epigenetic study finds

Scientists with the USF Genomics program and Center for Global Health and Infectious Disease Research have taken a significant step ...
Black Americans are under-represented in genetic studies. Here's why that’s an issue — and what's being done to address it

Black Americans are under-represented in genetic studies. Here’s why that’s an issue — and what’s being done to address it

Erin Garcia de Jesus | 
The overwhelming majority of genetic data is from people of European ancestry. As of early January, nearly 96 percent of ...
How are animals and plants adapting to our increasingly warming and polluted world?

How are animals and plants adapting to our increasingly warming and polluted world?

Amit Katwala | 
Peppered moths living in industrial areas of Britain were getting darker, better for blending in against the soot-blackened buildings and ...
Epigenetics and trauma: How the Rwanda genocide scarred survivors' yet-to-be-born children

Epigenetics and trauma: How the Rwanda genocide scarred survivors’ yet-to-be-born children

Natalie Crowley | 
In 1994, one of the most horrific civil wars took place in the rural country of Rwanda. In a period ...
How epigenetic tweaks can increase corn and soybean yields

How epigenetic tweaks can increase corn and soybean yields

Laurie Bedford | 
Through a field of science called epigenetics, [Sound Agriculture's On-Demand Breeding] platform increases or reduces expression of existing genes in ...
‘They squint, they stammer, they shuffle and shamble, they flounder like seals out of water’: Demonized for being different, left-handers are DNA puzzles

‘They squint, they stammer, they shuffle and shamble, they flounder like seals out of water’: Demonized for being different, left-handers are DNA puzzles

Jonathan Jarry | 
Being left-handed can be devilishly hard. In 1937, an educational psychologist whose work was later discredited wrote of many left-handers ...
How epigenetics is poised to revolutionize food, farming and animal agriculture

How epigenetics is poised to revolutionize food, farming and animal agriculture

Michael Helmstetter | 
Epigenetics studies the chemical compounds and proteins that can attach to DNA and direct the actions to turn a specific ...
How tall will your children be? Here are the nature versus nurture factors

How tall will your children be? Here are the nature versus nurture factors

Eva Hamrud | 
We often consider our height as being unchangeable, determined by our genetic make-up from when we were conceived. After all, ...
‘Genetic pain’: Prince Harry’s comments stir controversial debate over whether we can inherit our parents’ traumas

‘Genetic pain’: Prince Harry’s comments stir controversial debate over whether we can inherit our parents’ traumas

Chris Stokel-Walker | 
The Duke of Sussex said he had left the UK because he wanted to “break that cycle” of “genetic pain” ...
CRISPRoff: Gene editing epigenetic method allows researchers to turn most genes in the human genome on and off without altering DNA sequences

CRISPRoff: Gene editing epigenetic method allows researchers to turn most genes in the human genome on and off without altering DNA sequences

Over the past decade, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized genetic engineering, allowing scientists to make targeted changes to ...
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Endometriosis relief: Breakthrough treatment for severe cases on the horizon using epigenetics

[Scientists from Michigan State University] pharmacologically inhibited P300, a protein implicated in the dysregulation of endometrial epithelial cells, which normally ...
Epigenetics finding completely upends our understanding of drug addiction

Epigenetics finding completely upends our understanding of drug addiction

Douglas Fields | 
I was taught to scoff at Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and his theory that traits acquired through life experience could be passed on to ...
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