Anthropology People in the Philippines are the most Denisovan in the world by Mihai Andrei August 12, 2021
Agriculture African scientists used CRISPR to edit bananas and make them more resilient to disease by Mihai Andrei August 10, 2021
Agriculture Sugar just got a bit CRISPR: precise gene edits can improve sugarcane resilience, reduce its environmental impact by Mihai Andrei July 20, 2021
Anthropology Just how “human” are we? At most, 7% of your DNA is uniquely human, study finds by Mihai Andrei July 19, 2021
Genetics We’ve identified the genetic roots of OCD, pointing the way towards new treatments by Alexandru Micu June 29, 2021
Genetics We’ve identified a gene variant that seems to make people immune to the effects of COVID — but not to catching the virus by Alexandru Micu June 7, 2021
Biology Genetically modified grass saves soils destroyed by military target practice by Alexandru Micu May 4, 2021
Genetics Masculinity may be literally toxic: DNA in Y chromosome may shorten lifespan in males by Tibi Puiu April 23, 2021
Animals The trap-jaw is the fastest in the world — and it independently evolved several times in ants by Alexandru Micu March 2, 2021
Future Hyperbaric oxygen chambers could stop genetic aging, clinical study suggests by Mihai Andrei January 26, 2021
Future Scientists make paralyzed mice walk again, in groundbreaking treatment by Mihai Andrei January 25, 2021
Genetics Scientists confirm “Habsburg jaw” is the result of royal inbreeding by Tibi Puiu April 22, 2021
Genetics Forget your biology book — here’s what chromosomes really look like by Mihai Andrei January 5, 2021
Genetics For all the damage they cause, viruses also help push evolution by Mihai Andrei November 23, 2020
Diseases Scientists sequence genome of Fleming’s original penicillin-producing fungus by Fermin Koop September 28, 2020
Genetics Millions of genetically-modified mosquitoes will be deployed to save Floridians from bites by Alexandru Micu August 21, 2020
Genetics There may be over a million genetic molecules — DNA is just one of them by Tibi Puiu August 14, 2020
