DNA
Tiny fern has world’s largest genome, contains 50x more DNA than humans
Science
A tiny fern has secured the Guinness World Record for having the largest genome of any living organism on Earth. When unravelled, ...
Faulty gene likely to be cause of many severe learning difficulties, study finds
Health
Researchers made the discovery while carrying out genetic analysis using whole-genome sequencing data from 77,539 participants enrolled in the 100,000 Genomes Project, ...
I watched both parents die with dementia
Health
ANXIOUSLY opening the results of her DNA test, Shelle Luscombe got the news she had been dreading. It revealed she carries two ...
‘Groundbreaking’ DNA tests could ‘spot men most likely to fall victim to under-the-radar prostate cancer’
Health
SCIENTISTS are developing a DNA test to tell if a man’s prostate cancer will come back. Patients who are at genetic risk ...
Haven’t they seen Jurassic Park! Scientists plotting to bring dead animals currently unknown in the history of the natural world back to life through DNA found in fossils
Science
Researchers hope to revive species such as mammoths and Tasmanian Tigers Scientists are plotting to bring extinct animals currently unknown in the ...
MIT’s Revolutionary CO2 Conversion Technology
Science
MIT chemical engineers have created an efficient method to convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, using a DNA-tethered catalytic process that could ...
DNA tests like 23AndMe and Ancestry are laying bare the frightening extent of incest in the US
Health
By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 17:36 19 Mar 2024, updated 17:59 19 Mar 2024 Previous estimates put children born ...
Syphilis-Like Diseases Were Already Widespread in America Before the Arrival of Columbus
Science
Evidence of syphilis in ancient Brazilian bones disproves the notion that Columbus introduced the disease to Europe, indicating that syphilis-like diseases existed ...
Father and son falcon egg thieves caught out by DNA testing
U.K.
Experts noticed in April 2021 that previously productive nests in the Berwickshire area were failing to produce chicks. Police then discovered the ...
Microlands by J Craig Venter & David Ewing Duncan, review
Science
But Venter’s project has uncovered so much diversity in aquatic microbial worlds, the standard taxonomy of kingdom, phylum and species breaks down ...
