Researchers uncover genetic mystery of infertility in fruit flies
Researchers have discovered a novel parasitic gene in fruit flies that is responsible for destroying the eggs in the ovaries of their daughters.
Researchers have discovered a novel parasitic gene in fruit flies that is responsible for destroying the eggs in the ovaries of their daughters.
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2019
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What if the key to perfecting the human species were actually … yogurt?
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2018
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A new report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine stated, while the management of local and regional stressors threatening coral reefs is critical, these efforts on their own will not be ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2018
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The research groups led by Dr. Jörg Mansfeld of the Biotechnology Center of the TU Dresden (BIOTEC) and Dr. Caren Norden of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) have developed a novel ...
Biotechnology
Aug 17, 2018
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In 2016, the World Health Organization named antibiotic resistance as "one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today." The announcement cited a growing list of infections, such as tuberculosis ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2017
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Scientists in Chile have created a chicken embryo that developed dinosaur-like feet after genetic manipulation, highlighting the evolutionary link between theropod dinosaurs and birds.
Archaeology
Mar 16, 2016
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Humans have been breeding crops until they're bigger and more nutritious since the early days of agriculture, but genetic manipulation isn't the only way to give plants a boost. In a review paper published on September 25 ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 25, 2015
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Does genetic manipulation causes unintended changes in food quality and composition? Are genetically modified (GM) foods less nutritious than their non-GM counterparts, or different in unknown ways?
Biotechnology
Apr 3, 2014
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A Singapore-based research team has used fluorescent labeling of embryonic cell populations to pinpoint the origin of scales and fins in modern-day fish. These tissues are evolutionary relics of the first skeletons and were ...
Evolution
Aug 28, 2013
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Thirty years ago, the future lay in programming computers. Today, it's programming cells.
Biotechnology
Mar 27, 2013
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