Humankind's genetic links to long-extinct relatives are being mapped in a rapidly expanding research field called paleoproteomics.
Evolution
Oct 31, 2023
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New York's highest court on Tuesday ruled police can resume a DNA searching method that can identify relatives of potential suspects, a technique that has helped solve crimes but caused privacy concerns.
Political science
Oct 25, 2023
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The human genome, from end to end, has been sequenced, meaning scientists worldwide have identified most of the nearly 20,000 protein-coding genes. However, an international group of scientists notes there's more work to ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 13, 2023
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When Carl Fredrik Fallén, for one—and later Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt—were collecting insects for what would become Lund University's entomological collections, they wondered exactly what was that buzzing coming from ...
Evolution
Oct 12, 2023
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People who carry three gene variants inherited from Neanderthals are more sensitive to some types of pain, according to a new study co-led by UCL researchers.
Evolution
Oct 10, 2023
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Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a new imagining technique that shows key cellular interactions over time and space in a way that was not previously possible. The work could one day help in efforts ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 10, 2023
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Once thought to be the trash can of the cell, a little bubble of cellular stuff called the midbody remnant is actually packing working genetic material with the power to change the fate of other cells—including turning ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 7, 2023
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Researchers from Skoltech, Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops, OilGene—a startup launched in Skoltech—and other organizations have found new markers that will accelerate the breeding of high oleic sunflowers ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 5, 2023
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Around the world, natural history museums hold a treasure trove of knowledge about Earth's animals. But much of the precious information is sealed off to genetic scientists because formalin, the chemical often used to preserve ...
Evolution
Oct 3, 2023
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Sushi has become everyday fare in Norway and elsewhere around the globe, and many people opt for sashimi and other raw fish when they want to treat themselves to something tasty.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 28, 2023
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