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Genetics
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Neanderthals and humans interbred more recently than scientists thought
Members of a group including the Zlatý kůň woman and the Ranis individuals travel across Europe some 45,000…
Designer Babies Are Teenagers Now—and Some of Them Need Therapy Because of It
In these homes, a high value gets placed on achievement. I think the way these kids are created…
Constraint reveals the mitochondrial genome sites most important for health and disease
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 11 December 2024 Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is the part of the genome found in mitochondria, the…
How CRISPR patent issues block Indian farmers from accessing biotech benefits
Increasingly, agricultural scientists in Asia and Africa are using the gene-editing tool CRISPR to develop disease-resistant, high-yield crop…
Meet the Plant Hacker Creating Flowers Never Seen (or Smelled) Before
The money he earned doing that was enough to put Cocioba through the first couple of years of…
Richard Dawkins’s book of the dead is haunted by ghosts of past works
The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie Richard Dawkins Yale Univ. Press (2024) Richard Dawkins, the…
The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate
Living in the desert is a challenge. But the Mojave desert woodrat has an ace to play: it…
The birth of Bronze Age pastoralism where Europe meets Asia
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 27 November 2024 At the interface between Asia and Europe, the Caucasus region was a melting…
Combining AI and Crispr Will Be Transformational
In 2025, we will see AI and machine learning begin to amplify the impact of Crispr genome editing…
Is it really a sin if it’s hardwired in? The neurological basis for ‘bad’ behaviour
Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human Guy Leschziner William Collins (2024) There is no food in…