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Gut bacteria may play vital role in Crohn’s disease
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Good gut bacteria might ...
Scientific consensus: GMOs pose no health risks but full potential not yet realized
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There’s. . . a ...
Can promises of gene drive technologies overcome safety concerns?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gene drive enthusiasts say ...
New technologies track genome’s shapeshifting over time
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers have long realized ...
Should human germline gene editing even be considered for future use?
Rumors about human germline editing experiments prompted scientists to gather in January in Napa, Calif. Discussions there led two groups ...
No, a single hormone cannot turn mice gay
In 2011, a group of scientists “turned mice gay.” The only issue is, of course, they didn’t. Rather, Yi Rao ...
Did dogs team up with humans to drive Neanderthals to extinction?
Ancient humans drove Neanderthals to extinction around 40,000 years ago with the help of dogs soon after canines diverged from ...
Genetic variants altering key brain structures identified
In the animal kingdom, humans are known for our big brains. But not all brains are created equal, and now ...
Twin study suggests environment influences immune system more than genetics
Why did you get the flu this winter, but your co-workers didn’t? The answer, according to a new study of ...
Dog’s genes provide clues to treating muscular dystrophy
A Golden retriever that inherited a genetic defect that causes muscular dystrophy doesn't have the disease, giving scientists clues to ...
Bat brains help tell us how processing works in our own
When you’re driving a car, you pass by people, places, colors and shapes. Suddenly, you see one particular combination of ...
Evolution created obesity epidemic? Theory of calorie-hoarding genes challenged
The obesity crisis has given prehistoric dining a stardom not known since Fred Flintstone introduced the Bronto Burger. Last year, ...
Rethinking addiction and the brain on drugs
Every day sees a new research article on addiction, be it cocaine, heroin, food or porn. Each one takes a specific angle on how addiction ...
Chorus of neurons, singing together transfers messages in the brain
When a cartoon character gets an idea, you know it. A lightbulb goes on over Wile E. Coyote’s head, or ...
Blondness carried in a single allele that enhances known hair color genes
Some Europeans have enhancers that make them blond. In this case, the enhancer isn’t a hair dye, but a genetic ...
Staph may have acquired resistance genes for common antimicbrobial hand sanitizers
Sneezing out antimicrobial snot may sound like a superpower, but it actually could be a handicap. Triclosan, an omnipresent antimicrobial ...
Researchers say Y chromosome traces back to the time of Mitochondrial Eve or before
The largest analyses to date of the human Y chromosome suggest that modern men can trace their family tree further ...
Nail stem cells regrow fingertips
The following is an excerpt. Doctors could one day use nail stem cells to treat malformed nails or even amputated ...
Head for numbers? Brain anatomy best predictor of math aptitude
Children who are good at math may literally have a brain for numbers. New research indicates that the physical structure ...
Genetic fossils betray hepatitis B’s ancient roots
The following is an excerpt. A virus that causes liver diseases in people may have infected birds that shared the ...
New separation process advances stem cell therapies
The following is an excerpt. A new separation process that depends on an easily-distinguished physical difference in adhesive forces among ...
Reports of junk DNA’s ‘demise’ were based on junky logic and dubious definitions
The following is an excerpt. Magnificent organisms capable of composing symphonies, calculating quantum energy levels and dunking basketballs are built ...
Privacy flap forces withdrawal of DNA data on cancer cell line
The following is an excerpt. On 11 March, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) issued a press release proudly announcing ...
Switzerland creates secure test site for GM crops
The following is an edited excerpt. The Swiss government will create a permanently protected area on federal land for experiments ...
Depression gene search disappoints
A massive effort to uncover genes involved in depression has largely failed. By combing through the DNA of 34,549 volunteers, ...
Human genetic diversity exploded in recent millennia
Most of the genetic quirks people carry today popped up within the last 5,000 years or so, researchers report online ...
Rare genetic variants may not as influential in common disease as once thought
Rare tweaks in single letters of DNA are not as powerful a force in health and in common diseases as ...
