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Scientists want to send our endangered species to the Moon to “save” them

Scientists are considering using the moon's craters for cryopreserving endangered species' cells to…

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What is the Y chromosome and what does its shrinkage mean for humans?

The Y chromosome, critical for male traits, has been shrinking over millions of years, raising ques…

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Electric eels have the ability to mutate other creatures just by shocking them!

Recent research reveals that these eels, resembling catfish, can influence the genetic composition …

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Your mental illnesses may be a result of ancient cross-species fornication, a study has found

The story of human evolution is an intricate tapestry woven with a ton of interbreeding with other …

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Scientists decode how Coronavirus interacts with proteins in human cells

They explained that a detailed understanding of these interactions will help identify the proce…

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Gene Drives: The advanced sci-fi technology to fight malaria mosquito explained

Scientists are using the most advanced form of genetic engineering to wipe out a population of mala…

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At most, just 7% of the human genome is unique to our species. We share most genes with Neanderthals, Denisovans, and other ancestors.

A study suggests just 1.5% to 7% of the human genome is unique to our species. The remaining genes …

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What are GMOs? The truth about genetically-modified organisms and if they're safe to eat

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) include foods like some apples and salmon whose DNA has been …

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Suspicions mount that the coronavirus was spreading in China and Europe as early as October, following a WHO investigation

Findings from a recent WHO investigation to China may confirm the coronavirus was circulating month…

Aylin Woodward   


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Is bipolar disorder genetic? Yes, but that doesn't guarantee you'll develop it

Bipolar disorder is genetic, but research suggests that there is both a genetic component and envir…

Nina Bahadur   


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There's now a cure for the deadly genetic disorder known as 'bubble boy' disease

"This is a first for patients with XSCID," said Dr. Ewelina Mamcarz, of the St. Jude Department of …

Emma Court   


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The US military wants to hunt enemy subs with genetically-engineered sea life

As is, there is already a $45 million tri-service effort among Army, Navy, and Air Force researcher…

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The secrets of the mysterious Yeti have been revealed by genetics

But this new, more complete analysis showed that the samples analyzed so far all belong to known cr…

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More On Google's Plan To Cure Death: It Will Spend Hundreds Of Millions Examining Our Genetic Material

Now that the entire genome had been coded, Maris wondered if it was possible to actually study the …

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How to delete your DNA data from genetics companies like 23andMe and Ancestry

Those two databases were not used by investigators to track down Golden State Killer suspect Joseph…

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The US is struggling to test more people for coronavirus. Now, it's facing a shortage of the raw materials used to run those tests.

Public health officials are struggling to get a sense of just how widespread the coronavirus outbre…

Lydia Ramsey,Aylin Woodward   


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The government just approved the first genetically-modified salmon

"I view the announcement of the FDA to approve the AquaBounty [genetically engineered] salmon for p…

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This is the game-changing technology that was used to genetically modify a human embryo

Experts even think these types of changes could eventually help treat complex conditions with genet…

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Scientists just got closer to understanding the genetic roots of crime - and it's making them nervous

But there's reason to take it seriously. Twin studies suggest that genetics explain about half of t…

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