Neanderthal ancestry identifies oldest modern human genome
The fossil skull of a woman in Czechia has provided the oldest modern human genome yet reconstructed, representing a population ...
Tag: Genetics
Manual workers face twice the risk of developing ALS
Scientists discover that the majority of ALS patients had a blue-collar jobCredit: Source: Mark Zammit Cordina, Times of Malta ALS ...
Reversing a genetic cause of poor stress responses in mice
Credit: Minghui Wang/Van Aelst Lab, CSHL/2021 Everyone faces stress occasionally, whether in school, at work, or during a global pandemic. ...
Wild barley from Jordan holds key to stem rust resistance
Credit: Eva Henningsen Stem rust is a devastating disease of cereal crops, including barley, one of the first domesticated crops ...
The incredible bacterial ‘homing missiles’ that scientists want to harness
A Berkeley Lab-led team is digging into the bizarre bacteria-produced nanomachines that could fast-track microbiome scienceCredit: Antara Mutalik Imagine there ...
Gained in translation: Subgenome fractionation determines hybrid vigor in maize
Researchers trace the root of increased hybrid vigor in maize to differential translational fractionation of its subgenomesCredit: The Crop Journal ...
New perspective to understand and treat a rare calcification disease
Researchers developed a new animal model to study a rare genetic disease that can lead to blindness at the age ...
Being top baboon costs males their longevity
Struggle for dominance leaves a mark on genes and speeds up agingCredit: Elizabeth Archie DURHAM, N.C. -- Some guys have ...
Competing for high status speeds up aging in male baboons
Study suggests that high social status contributes to accelerated aging in baboons, despite its other advantagesCredit: Beth Archie (CC BY ...
An international study reveals how the ‘guardian’ of the genome works
The study is published in 'Nature Structural & Molecular Biology'Credit: CNIO Scientists from the Genomic Integrity and Structural Biology Group ...
Discovery is key to creating heat-tolerant crops
Researchers identify gene that helps plants sense heatCredit: Meng Chen/UCR By 2050 global warming could reduce crop yields by one-third. ...
Researchers develop a technique to produce transplantable livers in the laboratory
An extracellular matrix obtained by controlled decellularization is used to reconstruct the liver with human-like characteristicsCredit: HUG-CELL/USP Researchers at the ...
Understanding how cancer can relapse
University of Missouri researchers discover a novel cell-to-cell communication network that helps tumors regrow following treatment.Credit: University of Missouri In ...
New method expands the world of small RNAs
PANDORA sequencing method developed by UC Riverside-led team can detect once-undetectable small RNAsCredit: Qi Chen lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
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