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FDA Approves Genetic Test for Disease Risk [VIDEO]
By Gerard Black | Apr 10, 2017 08:16 AM EDTThe FDA has approved the sale and marketing of a genetic test for disease risk called the Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk from the company 23andME.
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Cute Fang Blenny Surprises Researchers With Opioid-Laced Fish Venom [VIDEO]
By Gerard Black | Apr 04, 2017 07:09 AM EDTA fang blenny can painlessly deliver a potent opioid-laced fish venom that can disorient predators that make the mistake of eating them.
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Genome Sequencing Will Help Conserve The Endangered Kakapo Species
By R. Siva Kumar | Feb 08, 2016 11:32 AM ESTResearchers are putting in a lot of effort to conserve the critically threatened parrot species.
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Genes Born By Accident Led To Evolutionary Innovation, Study
By R. Siva Kumar | Jan 07, 2016 11:11 AM ESTScientists have discovered a set of new genes that were 'born by accident', says a new study.
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Massive Human Migration Into Ireland Revealed By Ancient Genomes
By R. Siva Kumar | Dec 30, 2015 09:55 AM ESTThe first Irish genomes indicate a wealth of information about human migrations and cultures in Ireland.
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Ancient DNA Unravels Mysteries Of Irish Ancestry
By Peter R | Dec 29, 2015 02:33 PM ESTGenome sequencing of four ancient Irish skeletons indicates a migration between 5,200 years and 4,000 years ago.
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Scientists Use Flatworms To Grow Heads, Brains Of Other Species
By R. Siva Kumar | Nov 25, 2015 08:51 AM ESTIn a major breakthrough, scientists have grow the brains and heads of alternate species from a flatworm.
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Genome Of Animal That Can Live On In Space Is Made Up Of One-Sixth Foreign DNA
By R. Siva Kumar | Nov 24, 2015 10:31 AM ESTThe study suggests that there is a link between foreign DNA and the capacity to live through extreme conditions.
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Researchers Map Centipede Genome For The First Time, Show How Life Evolved on Earth
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 28, 2014 12:19 PM ESTResearchers have completed the first ever genome sequence of a blind myriapod, Strigamia maritima - one of a group of venomous centipedes that are unusual in the way in which they care for their eggs.
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Real-time Genome Sequencing Helpful In Controlling Hospital Outbreak
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 20, 2014 01:08 PM ESTGenome sequencing in real time may help control a hospital outbreak, suggests a new study.
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Biomarker can Predict the Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer at Diagnosis
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 03, 2014 11:25 AM EDTA team of researchers identified a biomarker on a gene that can be used to predict the aggressiveness of GS7 prostate cancer.
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Study Finds Staggering Similarity Among Human, Fly And Worm Genome
By Kamal Nayan | Aug 29, 2014 09:59 AM EDTIn an analysis, researchers have found that human, fly and worm genomes are more similar than we would think, according to a new study.
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A New Technology Can Redirect Proteins Towards Specific Areas of Genome
By Kamal Nayan | Jul 11, 2014 08:25 AM EDTResearchers have reprogrammed the binding of a protein called BuD to DNA in order to redirect it towards specific DNA regions, according to a new study.
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Researchers Show How DNA is 'Edited' To Correct Genetic Diseases
By Kamal Nayan | May 27, 2014 10:11 AM EDTResearchers have reportedly discovered the process by which a class of enzymes called CRISPR bind and alter the structure of DNA. The finding is a major step forward in our understanding of how enzymes 'edit' genes.
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Study finds Married Couples Share Similar DNA
By Cheri Cheng | May 20, 2014 03:04 PM EDTA new study found that married couples shared very similar DNA with one another.
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