Tag: genetics
RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome −...
Thomas Begley, University at Albany, State University of New York and Marlene Belfort, University at Albany, State University of New York
Newly discovered link between traumatic brain injury in children and epigenetic...
Lacey W. Heinsberg, University of Pittsburgh and Amery Treble-Barna, University of Pittsburgh
A newly discovered biological signal in the...
James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from...
Andor J. Kiss, Miami University
James Dewey Watson was an American molecular biologist most known for co-winning the 1962...
If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire...
Elay Shech, Auburn University
Biotech company Colossal Biosciences made headlines in April 2025 after claiming it had “successfully restored...
How your genes interact with your environment changes your disease risk...
Arun Durvasula, University of Southern California
Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she told me,...
23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the...
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, University of Michigan
As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23,...
Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − a medical anthropologist...
Julia Brown, University of California, San Francisco
With their primary goal to advance scientific knowledge, most scientists are not...
‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also...
Gavin Naylor, University of Florida
Human fear of sharks has deep roots. Written works and art from the ancient...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
