Researchers discover biomarker indicating premature birth
Premature birth, when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, affects 1 in…
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Stressed worms use epigenetic inheritance to produce more sexually attractive offspring
Sexual reproduction allows organisms to mix their genes and develop new adaptations to survive in…
Five scholars recognized in Order of Australia appointments in 2022
January 26, 2022Five Academy members are among the Australians recognized in the 2022 appointments to…
In Down Syndrome cells, genome-wide disruptions mimic a senescence-like state – points to potential treatment
Neural progenitor cells with the typical number of chromosomes show significant outward migration in culture…
Genome-wide disturbances in Down syndrome cells mimic a senescence-like state | MIT News
In Down syndrome, the third copy of chromosome 21 causes a reorganization of the 3D…
Genome-wide disturbances in Down syndrome cells mimic senescence-like state
In Down syndrome, the third copy of chromosome 21 causes a reorganization of the 3D…
Ice Age mammoth and horse DNA found in soil samples left in freezer
Researchers take a soil sample in the Canadian Yukon.Photo: Tyler murchieFieldwork conducted about a decade…
No more Cambrian woes for evolution
Photo: Upper Ordovician fossil Bryozoa, by Wilson44691, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. If…
Suicide attempt study confirms genetic basis is not due to underlying psychiatric disorder
An international consortium of scientists dissects the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempts, psychiatric disorders…
Researchers dissect the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempts and psychiatric disorders
In the largest genetic study of suicide attempts to date, researchers have identified a region…
Mosquitoes are good for sucking blood and having babies | News from the FIU
The secret to the reproductive success of the world’s deadliest animal could lead to fewer…
New tool offers ways to improve method of editing CRISPR genes – sciencedaily
The possibility of altering the genome by altering the DNA sequence inside a living cell…
These researchers have found a new way to record DNA data
Global data production will exceed 463 exabytes per day by 2025, according to the World…
Soon we could potentially ditch conventional digital storage technology for DNA-based storage.
Storing DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) data is nothing new. The process of recording binary data (the…
Dynamic twists and loops can allow DNA to regulate its function
Double stranded DNA fragment. Credits: Vcpmartin / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0 When they think…
Some animal species can survive successfully without sexual reproduction: study
TORONTO – An international team of researchers has discovered that some animals can survive very…
Having older sisters increases the chances of survival of baby elephants
September 21 (UPI) – Only children can be exposed to stigma, but for humans, growing…
Researchers develop machine-learning screening tool for genetic syndromes in children
With an average accuracy of 88%, deep learning technology offers rapid genetic testing that could…
Using machine learning to accurately identify genetic syndromes in children
© iStock / SDI Productions New machine learning technology has demonstrated impressive efficacy in detecting…
Expression of the anti-predator gene in wild radish
Lions, bears and other clawed creatures tend to top lists of nature’s most protective parents,…
Scientists extract ancient DNA from 32,000-year-old bear skull
A brown bear skull (not the same skull used in the new study) (Image credit:…
Without genetic variation, invasive asexual species must find other ways to adapt
July 30 (UPI) – All-female, invasive weevils transmit epigenetic changes to their offspring, helping them…
Scientists study how selective mating in nematodes can lead to permanent epigenetic changes
If the study of epigenetics has taught us anything, it’s that we can no longer…
Experiments can cause hereditary changes in an animal’s biology
Evidence suggests that what happens over the course of a generation – diet, exposure to…
Scientists find mating can cause epigenetic changes that last for 300 generations
UMD researchers have found that the same gene to express a red fluorescent protein is…
Mating can turn off a single gene for multiple generations, study finds
Evidence suggests that what happens in a generation – diet, exposure to toxins, trauma, fear…
Castration delays DNA aging
Newswise – Most of us know that women live longer than men. But guys, if…
Only two interchangeable ways of folding genomes into nuclei
How precisely genomes ranging from a few million to billions of base pairs, several meters…
Scientists Develop CRISPRoff to Control Gene Expression Using Hereditary Epigenetic Memory
Scientists led by a team at the Whitehead Institute have developed a new gene-editing technology,…
How the sperm are remembered | Writing
It has long been known that the DNA of a parent is the primary determinant…