Why do we love carbs? The origins predate agriculture and maybe our split from Neanderthals
On Oct. 17, 2024, a study led by the University at Buffalo and the Jackson Laboratory (JAX) revealed…
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Human skin map gives ‘recipe’ to build skin and could help prevent scarring
On Oct. 16, 2024, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Newcastle University and their collaborators announced they had…
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design”; Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction”
On Oct. 9, 2024, the Nobel Foundation awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: one half to David Baker,…
Special ‘skinny genes’ linked to weight loss
On Oct. 8, 2024, a team of University of Essex researchers found that the secret to losing weight…
Researchers have developed Turbo rice and super tomatoes
On Oct. 8, 2024, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding announced they have developed a…
CSIRO scientists Sequenced first full genome of critically endangered ‘Walking’ Australian Spotted handfish
On Oct. 8, 2024, scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency,…
FDA Approved Arctic apple for commercialization
On Oct. 8, 2024, Okanagan Specialty Fruits® (OSF), the developer and grower behind the innovative Arctic® apple varieties, announced that its…
Scientists develop a new method to study gene function in cells and tissue
On Oct. 7, 2024, Columbia University researchers announced they had developed a new optical pooled screening approach called…
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
On Oct. 7, 2024, The Nobel Foundation announced that Victor Ambros from Harvard University and Gary Ruvkun from…
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Strengthening the U.S. Biomedical Research Enterprise Entails National Strategic Coordination, Focus on Health Equity
On Oct. 1, 2024, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced a study showing that although the U.S….
Recessive Genes linked to most Developmental Disorders
On Sept. 23, 2024, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at GeneDx, announced results of…
Food fussiness a largely genetic trait from toddlerhood to adolescence
On Sept. 20, 2024, a study led by researchers from University College London (UCL), King’s College London and…
Human genome stored on ‘everlasting’ memory crystal
On Sept. 19, 2024, scientists from the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre announced they had stored the…
Breast and ovarian cancer linked to thousands of gene variants
On Sept. 18, 2024, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators reported that they had identified…
Wellcome Sanger Institute completed DNA sequencing of wood-munching marauder Genome
On Sept. 13, 2024, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute announced they had sequenced the genome of the…
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Human ‘Molecular Map’ Contributes to the Understanding of Disease Mechanisms
On Sep. 10, 2024, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar announced they had created a free-to-access online…
Researchers bend DNA strands with light, revealing a new way to study the genome
On Sep. 9, 2024, a Princeton University team announced they had developed a way to probe chromosomes and…
Natural probiotic discovered in newborns microbiomes
On Sep. 6, 2024, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University College London (UCL), and the University of…
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University of Copenhagen researchers discovered longevity gene
On Sep. 4, 2024, researchers at the University of Copenhagen announced the discovery of a gene that has…
study found genetic variant for hair graying, susceptibility to skin melanoma in horses
On Sep. 4, 2024, an international consortium led by scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden reported that the…
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Researchers mapped 50,000 of DNA’s mysterious ‘knots’ in the human genome
On Aug. 29, 2024, researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research announced they had mapped 50,000 of…
scientist-run Pathoplexus virus database vows to be transparently run and simple to use
On Aug. 29, 2024, a small team of scientists has launched an open-source database for some of the…
Parents want help preventing their children from developing hereditary health conditions
On Aug. 26, 2024, the University of Michigan (UM) announced that one in five parents say their child…
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Human Defenses Against Viruses First Evolved Billions of Years Ago, Study Suggests
On Aug. 21, 2024, a research team at the University of Texas at Austin reported that the first…
lungfish has 30 times as much DNA as humans—a new record for animals
On Aug. 14, 2024, scientists from Uruguay University announced that a species of lungfish found in South America…
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Biden announced $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
On Aug. 13, 2024, President Joe Biden announced $150 million in awards from the Advanced Research Projects Agency…
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Largest Protein Yet Discovered Builds Algal Toxins
On Aug. 8, 2024, scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography announced they had discovered the…
Study Analyzed Potato-Pathogen ‘Arms Race’ After Irish Famine
On Aug. 5, 2024, North Carolina State University researchers revealed that an examination of the genetic material found…
When it comes to DNA replication, humans and baker’s yeast are more alike than different
On Aug. 1, 2024, the Van Andel Institute reported that humans and baker’s yeast have more in common…
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Maryland Department of Health issued consumer advisory for Boar’s Head liverwurst and other deli meat products due to possible Listeria contamination
On Jul. 26, 2024, the Maryland Department of Health advised consumers not to eat certain deli meats produced…