Genetics
Where there’s smoke — and a mutation — there may be an evolutionary edge for humans
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A genetic mutation may have helped modern humans adapt to smoke exposure from fires and perhaps...
Discovery of male-harming DNA mutation reinforces ‘mother’s curse’ hypothesis
There is new evidence that the “mother’s curse” – the possibility that moms may transmit genes to their children that...
Yale researchers shed light on evolutionary mystery: Origins of the female orgasm
Female orgasm seems to be a happy afterthought of our evolutionary past when it helped stimulate ovulation, a new study...
Four newly-identified genes could improve rice
A Japanese research team have applied a method used in human genetic analysis to rice and rapidly discovered four new...
Wild parents’ genomes reveal complex genetic past for garden variety petunias
Credit: Tomas Hasing ITHACA, NY– When gardeners look at a petunia, they see the vibrant and versatile blooms of the...
Reading between the genes
For a long time dismissed as “junk DNA”, we now know that also the regions between the genes fulfil vital...
Increased marrying, and mating, by education level not affecting genetic make-up
While the latter half of the 20th century showed a widening gap between the more and less educated with respect...
Appeal of ‘genetic puzzles’ leads to National Medal of Science for UW’s Mary-Claire King
In a White House ceremony May 19, President Barack Obama presented the National Medal of Science to Mary-Claire King, University...
Scientists to crack the genetic code of the Y chromosome in malaria mosquitoes
Human malaria, uniquely transmitted by a handful of anopheline mosquitoes, continues to attack nearly 200 million people and claims the...
Protein SIRT5 linked to healthy heart function
ITHACA, N.Y. – The human heart is a remarkable muscle, beating more than 2 billion times over the average life...
Ensuring the integrity of our genetic material during reproduction
This news release is available in German. Our genetic material – our DNA – must be stable; so that it...
Neanderthal Y chromosome offers clues to what kept us separate species
Researchers reporting in the American Journal of Human Genetics, published by Cell Press, have completed the first in-depth genetic analysis...
Function of mysterious RNAs may often lie in their genes
PHILADELPHIA–A new genetic clue discovered by a team co-led by a researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine at the...
Rare disease gene has a key role in chronic hepatitis C infection
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) hijacks the host's fat metabolism for its own survival, growth, and transport in the human body....