Tag: genetics
How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune...
Deborah Fuller, University of Washington
The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and...
Mixed-ancestry genetic research shows a bit of Native American DNA could...
Diane Xue, University of Washington and Hanley Kingston, University of Washington
Since the human genome was first mapped, scientists...
In fish, parents’ stressful experiences influence offspring behavior via epigenetic changes
Jennifer Hellmann, University of Dayton
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
3 medical innovations fueled by COVID-19 that will outlast the pandemic
Deborah Fuller, University of Washington; Albert H. Titus, University at Buffalo, and Nevan Krogan, University of California, San Francisco
COVID-19: examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
Kevin Marsh, University of Oxford and Moses Alobo, African Academy of Sciences
As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic emerged earlier this year, many felt...
We discovered a missing gene fragment that’s shedding new light on...
Peter Koopman, The University of Queensland
It’s one of the most important genes in biology: “Sry”, the gene that makes males male. Development of the...
Brain scientists haven’t been able to find major differences between women’s...
Ari Berkowitz, University of Oklahoma
People have searched for sex differences in human brains since at least the 19th century, when scientist Samuel George Morton...
Labs are experimenting with new – but unproven – methods to...
Jean Peccoud, Colorado State University
The coronavirus has ground social, economic and educational exchanges to a halt around the world. For now, public health officials...
EXPLORING NATURE
Memories of the good parts of using drugs can keep people...
Ana Clara Bobadilla, Colorado State University
Everyday human behavior is guided and shaped by the search for rewards. This...
