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Genes matter: People marry mates with similar DNA but different immune systems

Alex Berezow | 
DNA research suggests that the adage that opposites attract is off base when it comes to marriage. Humans pick spouses ...

Genes may make the musician

Ross Pomeroy | 
A team of researchers has identified multiple genes linked to musical aptitude, providing further evidence that musical ability is heritable ...

30,000 year-old virus revived

Alex Berezow | 
As a general rule-of-thumb, eukaryotic cells (e.g., amoebae or human body cells) are about 1,000 times bigger than bacteria, and ...

Desire changes everything, and it’s genetic

Ross Pomeroy | 
Fairbanks, Alaska native Lance Mackey knew all about performance sled dogs, and nursed a burning desire to breed and race ...

Male or female? Why a cell’s sex matters

Ross Pomeroy | 
It may surprise you to learn that -- like humans -- cells can be male or female. The distinction is ...

How does Human saliva compare to a Chimp’s?

Alex Berezow | 
Humans (genus Homo) and chimpanzees and bonobos (genus Pan) share roughly 99% of their DNA. But that doesn't necessarily mean we share the same ...

Why do microbes kill some people but not others?

Alex Berezow | 
Why do some horrible infectious diseases kill an unlucky few and ignore millions of others? Perhaps the most infamous example ...

A sperm bank for honeybees

Associated Press | 
There's a lot of buzz at Washington State University over work to develop the first sperm bank for honeybees. Entomologist ...
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‘Three-parent’ embryos: US should follow UK’s example and prepare for approval

Alex Berezow | 
The UK recently announced plans to approve "three parent" IVF techniques and both the United States and European Union should ...

Monsanto: More Saint than Sinner

Ross Pomeroy | 
The following is an edited excerpt.  Monsanto is the Devil Incarnate, a ruthless corporation hell bent upon forcing their unnatural ...
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Newton’s Law: If an apple hits you on the head it can rewire your genetic circuitry, creating a savant

Ross Pomeroy | 
Getting smacked in the head is no picnic, as most football players, hockey players, and boxers would attest. Debilitating side ...

GM crops, organic food, & delicious irony

One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...

GM crops, organic food, & delicious irony

One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...

GM crops, organic food, & delicious irony

Alex Berezow | 
One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...

GM crops, organic food, & delicious irony

One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...

GM crops, organic food, & delicious irony

One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...

GM crops, organic food, & delicious irony

One of the hallmarks of the organic food movement is a wholesale rejection of much of the agricultural technology – ...
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