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Why You Hate Eating Bugs: DNA Reveals a 9,000-Year-Old Legacy
11+ hour, 50+ min ago (555+ words) Ancient DNA indicates that humans’ ability and willingness to eat insects may have depended strongly on geography. Eating insects is normal in many parts of the world, but in much of Europe and North America, the idea still triggers disgust....
Scientists Catch a “Jumping Gene” Moving Between Species
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (314+ words) The finding, made by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, shows that genes are not always inherited only from parent to offspring. Some genes can move, and in this case, the researchers directly observed evidence…...
Wafaa M Rashed: A Live PAPERI Webinar on Democratising Genetic Diagnosis Across the Africa - OncoDaily
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (188+ words) Wafaa M Rashed, Chair and founder of Pan-African PGS Education and Research Initiative (PAPERI), shared on LinkedIn: “Now Available on YouTube! Did you miss our live PAPERI Webinar with Hugues Abriel? Or would you like to revisit the discussion? The…...
Graduate biology student wins Fulbright Award; prepares to c...
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (675+ words) Graduate student Emily Hudgins, pursuing a master's degree in biology, was in the lab one day when she received news that she had won an award for a project she had worked on for over a year that would allow…...
30 years since Dolly, where is cloning technology at now?
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (12+ words) Waikato Times...
TAU Study Identifies Rare Inner-Ear Cells Capable of Transforming Into Sensory Hair Cells, Sparking Hope for Hearing Loss Treatments
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (309+ words) TEL AVIV (VINnews) — Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered a rare subgroup of cells in the inner ear that can convert into sensory hair cells, potentially opening the door to regenerative therapies for hearing loss long viewed as irreversible....
The Role Of Minerals In Prebiotic Evolution: Implications For Identifying Worlds With The Potential For Life’s Origin
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (265+ words) Astrobiology Web [Fundamental Research] Understanding the origin of life requires explaining how abiotic molecules transitioned into the first living systems within plausible geological settings. Increasing evidence suggests minerals as active participants in prebiotic evolution. By adsorbing and concentrating reactants, catalyzing…...
Thirty years after Dolly, cloning is not what we expected
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (896+ words) Thirty years after Dolly the sheep, cloning has not delivered armies of identical animals or resurrected mammoths – but it has transformed disease research, conservation and our understanding of cells. When Dolly the sheep – the first cloned mammal – was born 30 years…...
Genetically modified babies are closer to reality after scientists edited specific letters of human embryo DNA with unprecedented precision, although errors and risks still prevent its use in pregnancies.
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (1642+ words) Genetic editing of human embryos has achieved unprecedented precision in two new studies with material donated by in vitro fertilization patients. The technique managed to modify specific letters of DNA with fewer chromosomal damages, but unwanted alterations and unedited cells…...
Why Birth Order Theories Have Such a Surprisingly Long History
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (1308+ words) By Adam Garcia | Published 24 seconds ago People have been sizing up their siblings for as long as siblings have existed. The question of whether being the oldest, the middle, or the youngest child actually shapes who you become has shadowed…...