Inverse
Why evolution does not weed out all genetic diseases
To anyone with a basic understanding of evolution, it should seem puzzling that deadly genetic diseases, passed on from one generation to ...
Lava tube cities could be key to colonization of Moon and Mars
[R]esearchers at the European Planetary Science Congress, an annual meeting of that serves as a “dissemination platform” for new space studies, ...
Redheads easily sunburned because of the mutation that gives them red hair
[M]ost everyone — regardless of hair color — burns. Even people who never burn build up mutations in their skin ...
Junk food cravings? That burning desire for chocolate may be genetic
[A]ccording to some new research on how your genes affect the foods you seek out, it’s not your fault [if ...
Will you lose your hair? Baldness algorithm of 287 gene regions can predict your chances
[A] recent study...has become the first to detail exactly which genes are involved [in male pattern baldness]. ... [A] team ...
‘Alphabet of life’ expanded by 2 synthetic letters, may help make organisms ‘Earth has never seen’
Until very recently, life on Earth was dictated by strings of just four letters: G, A, T, and C...Deciphering nature’s ...
Should we include robotic limbs and A.I. when talking about evolution?
Scientists have a hard time deciding what Homo Futurus might look like. Will our evolutionary descendants resemble us? Will they be ...
GMO critics say Golden Rice not a ‘silver bullet’ in fight against vitamin A deficiency
...16 years and a lot of money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation later, and some progress has been ...
Despite what you may have read, there’s no ‘gay gene’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists presenting at the ...
Gene edited allergy-free peanuts on horizon but GMO fears may block arrival
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While you won’t find ...