In 2008, genetic research suggested that Ötzi’s maternal lineage was extinct. His mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) carried a rare signature never observed in any living person, leading researchers to ...
The Eurasian common shrew reduces its brain and organs by up to 20 percent each winter, then regrows them using genetic switches.
The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine.
Every living organism has its own genetic "blueprint": the source code for how it grows, functions and reproduces. This blueprint is known as a genome. When scientists sequence a genome, they identify ...
Crispr’s ability to cut genetic code like scissors has just started to turn into medicines. Now, gene editing pioneer Jennifer Doudna wants to build an entire ecosystem to bring these treatments ...
Key points Genomics delves into the genetic make-up of organisms, which helps us understand how they work.With new ...
Age-related changes in protein tagging and degradation may help explain how the brain declines over time and why diet can still influence these processes.
Extremely short, or tiny, fragments of RNA - working copies of our genetic code - play a critical role in keeping the immune system in check ...