Genetics
Cataloging nature’s hidden arsenal: Viruses that infect bacteria
A new genetic approach can accelerate the study of phage-microbe interactions with implications for health, agriculture, and climate Credit: Wikimedia...
Within a hair’s breadth–forensic identification of single dyed hair strand now possible
Scientists develop modern analytical techniques as a tool for advancing forensic investigations Credit: Shinsuke Kunimura from Tokyo University of Science...
£1m step closer to understanding genetic diseases
Credit: Matt Guille People with genetic diseases might be closer to learning what has caused their disease and to improved...
Natural reward theory could provide new foundation for biology
Credit: LE Gilbert A link between evolution over short time frames (microevolution) and long time frames (macroevolution) that could open...
Faulty RASGRP1 gene causes newly discovered human immunodeficiency
Credit: K. Boztug and E. Salzer; CeMM/Wolfgang Däuble A multi-institutional, international team of scientists has discovered the genetic cause and...
Formaldehyde damages proteins, not just DNA
The capacity of formaldehyde, a chemical frequently used in manufactured goods such as automotive parts and wood products, to damage...
How to be a male without the Y chromosome
Hokkaido University researchers have revealed that key sex-determining genes continue to operate in a mammalian species that lacks the Y...
Genes underlying dogs’ social ability revealed
The social ability of dogs is affected by genes that also seems to influence human behaviour, according to a new...
How baby’s genes influence birth weight and later life disease
New research finds genetic differences that help to explain why some babies are born bigger or smaller than others. It...
Smoking fathers increase asthma-risk in future offspring
A Norwegian study shows that asthma is three times more common in those who had a father who smoked in...
Rapid adaptation of Aspergillus fungus presents doctors with a dilemma
The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is capable of rapid genetic adaptation in both natural environments and in humans according to a...
Essential mouse genes could guide human precision medicine
Credit: Doug Rowland, UC Davis. About one-third of 1751 genes studied in the first comprehensive survey of the mouse genome...
Human ‘junk’ gene sequences can promote translation
Piero Carninci of CLST, who led the team Credit: RikenScientists have found a group of human sequences — unrelated to...
A low-cost sensor for cystic fibrosis diagnosis
Naturally fluorescing polymer nanoparticles can be used to detect a key marker of cystic fibrosis. Credit: Yang Lab/Penn StateA new,...