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‘Ancient genes’ could point to our last universal common ancestor

Keith Cooper | Phys.org | 
Around 4 billion years ago there lived a microbe called LUCA: the Last Universal Common Ancestor. ... If we trace ...
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Can success in life be predicted by our genes?

Bob Yirka | Phys.org | 
A team of researchers from the U.S., the U.K. and New Zealand has found genetic variants that appear to confer ...
For all types of life, genetic diversity is ‘about the same’

For all types of life, genetic diversity is ‘about the same’

Marlowe Hood | Phys.org | 
Who would have suspected that a handheld genetic test used to unmask sushi bars pawning off tilapia for tuna could ...
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Did life begin in water—or some other liquid?

Lisa Zyga | Phys.org | 
[W]hile water is an indispensable solvent for all known life forms that exist today, water also inhibits the formation of ...
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Cancer drugs could be grown in chicken eggs

Phys.org | 
Japanese researchers have genetically engineered hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases including cancer, in a bid ...
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Can farmers reduce pesticide use but maintain expected yields? Study of French farms says yes

Bob Yirka | Phys.org | 
A team of researchers with members affiliated with several institutions in France has found that lowering the amount of pesticides ...
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Video: Agricultural robot roams fields to monitor crops and their DNA

Sharita Forrest | Phys.org | 
A semiautonomous robot may soon be roaming agricultural fields gathering and transmitting real-time data about the growth and development of ...
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Nanoparticles: Parkinson’s, cancer, heart disease treatments boosted by DNA ‘barcodes’

Phys.org | 
Using tiny snippets of DNA as "barcodes," researchers have developed a new technique for rapidly screening the ability of nanoparticles ...
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Nanoparticle-delivered CRISPR tools could treat hemophilia, cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy

Phys.org | 
More and more scientists are using the powerful new gene-editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas9, a technology isolated from bacteria, that ...
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‘Dark genome’ could yield answers to complex genetic diseases

Dana Smith | Phys.org | 
The mysterious majority – as much as 98 percent – of our DNA do not code for proteins. Much of ...
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Random acts of kindness may be fueled by microbes

Lisa Zyga | Phys.org | 
Why do people commonly go out of their way to do something nice for another person...and how could such altruistic ...
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Insect resistant Bt corn losing effectiveness against earworm, study finds

Graham Binder | Phys.org | 
Editor's Note: This article discusses a research paper called "Field-Evolved Resistance in Corn Earworm to Cry Proteins Expressed by Transgenic ...

Reprogrammable genes may make donor transplants easier for patients

Kaine Korzekwa | Phys.org | 
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a novel strategy to reprogram cells from one type to another in ...
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How pizza and Sudoku helped drastically cut time and cost of studying gene’s function

Phys.org | 
One of the best strategies scientists have to determine what a particular gene does is to remove it from the ...
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Model predicts banning GMOs would spike greenhouse gas emissions and food prices

Natalie van Hoose | Phys.org | 
A global ban on genetically modified crops would raise food prices and add the equivalent of nearly a billion tons ...

High-elevation maize genes may hold keys to help crops adapt to changing climate

Ann Filmer | Phys.org | 
With the onset of climate change and changes in irrigation, adapting food crops to grow in diverse environments could help ...
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New biofortified GMO rice could alleviate iron, zinc deficiencies

Andrew Trounson | Phys.org | 
Rice is the staple food for billions of people throughout the developing world. But beyond easing hunger pains and providing ...
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Regulators find no harm in GM mosquitoes despite public concern

Jennifer Kay | Phys.org | 
A type of genetically modified mosquito made by the British company Oxitec should pose no danger to the environment, US ...
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German institute deploys transgenics to fight harmful insects without toxins

Phys.org | 
South America is fighting a battle against tiger mosquitoes that transmit yellow fever, dengue fever and the Zika virus. In ...

Scientists achieve breakthrough in large-scale stem cell production

Phys.org | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Human pluripotent stem cells ...

DNA origami may lead to more complex biological structures

Phys.org | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Ten years after its ...
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Understanding genetics of woody plants could aid development of biofuels

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Large, fast-growing poplar trees ...

Advancements in genetics usher new age of nanotechnology

Matteo Palma | Phys.org | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. DNA is one of ...
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Evolutionary riddle: Why do women live longer than men?

Jeff Hansen | Phys.org | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Women live longer than ...

What percent coral are you? New research shows genetic overlap with humans

Tina Shelton | Phys.org | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. UH Mānoa scientists at ...

Microbiome research needs international database for data storage

Phys.org | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a paper published ...

Can DIY synthetic biology democratize biotechnology?

Steven Burgess | Phys.org | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In the 1970s a ...
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Cornell researchers find glyphosate herbicide unlikely source of Monarch butterfly decline

Melissa Osgood | Phys.org | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In the face of ...
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