Millions of people take capsules of probiotics with the goal of improving their digestion, but what if those bacteria were also able to detect diseases in the gut and indicate when something is awry? New research from the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 28, 2019
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Species often experience a genetic bottleneck that diminishes genetic variation after speciation or introduction into a new area. Though bottlenecks in population size always reduce fitness and evolutionary potential, introduced ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2019
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Researchers at Stanford University have reworked CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to manipulate the genome in three-dimensional space, allowing them to ferry genetic snippets to different locations in a cell's nucleus.
Biotechnology
Oct 11, 2018
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Genetics is a crapshoot. During sexual reproduction, genes from both the mother and the father mix and mingle to produce a genetic combination unique to each offspring. In most cases, the chromosomes line up properly and ...
Biotechnology
Apr 20, 2018
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Researchers from Oxford have been using virtual reality software to compile genetic data to create models which explain how genes are controlled within their natural chromosomal environments.
Engineering
Sep 22, 2017
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Scientists have discovered a network of genes and genetic regulatory elements in the lining of the intestines that has stayed remarkably the same from fishes to humans. Many of these genes are linked to human illnesses, such ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 29, 2017
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A UCLA study has found that a common strain of Caenorhabditis elegans—a type of roundworm frequently used in laboratory research on neural development—has a pair of genes that encode both a poison and its antidote. The ...
Biotechnology
May 11, 2017
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Researchers at UC Riverside's Akbari lab have brought a new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps into the world.
Biotechnology
Apr 19, 2017
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It's the stuff of science fiction, though there's nothing fiction about it: Researchers have discovered a multitude of previously unidentified microorganisms possess a genetic element that enables them to self-mutate.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 3, 2017
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Rest easy, folks. Armies of genetically modified super-species are unlikely to conquer Earth anytime soon.
Biotechnology
Mar 1, 2017
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