Nature shares DNA research on the remains of four children in what is now Cameroon, revealing clues about how they lived and where they came from thousands of years ago:
… Read the rest “Ancient African genome offers migration clues for the first humans.”he findings underscore
Nature reports on another geneticist – a Russian, this time – who has announced that he, too, will be gene-modifying human babies for HIV-positive mothers:
… Read the rest “Preparing for another set of CRISPR-modified babies.”Molecular biologist
Science News shares the genetic solution to a puzzle that’s had marine biologists (and Greenland whale hunters) puzzled since the 1980s. Namely, what the heck was that weird whale… Read the rest “Yep, that whale was plenty weird. Half narwhal, half beluga.”
Ars Technica tries to discover what it is about bats that could help us humans live longer, healthier lives:
… Read the rest “Why do bats live so long? And how can we live longer too?”For the most part, as the size of the mammal goes up, its metabolism slows down and
Science News has the results of a new study that shows healthy “normal” humans have a “large patches” of mutated cells in lots of different kinds of healthy tissues… Read the rest “We’re all mutants. Or largely mutant.”
Why? Well, as Nature explains, we’ve just found out that the same gene combination that gives HIV resistance to those kids He Jianku worked on also makes them 21% likelier to die before… Read the rest “The CRISPR-edited babies might have shortened lifespans.”
PhysOrg has a report on a genetically modified fungus that is capable, if released into the wild, of using spider venom to eliminate the mosquitoes that carry one of the nastiest diseases… Read the rest “A genetically weaponized fungus is getting used against malaria.”
Discover takes us into the geneticists’ kitchen, where they’ve isolated the gene that makes fresh tomatoes taste good – that’s missing from 93% of store-bought… Read the rest “Geneticists discover what makes grocery-store tomatoes inferior (so now they can fix it).”
Nature reports on a new agricultural practice that has some weird ramifications for humans – a genetics process for making one male create sperm cells carrying another male’s… Read the rest “Someone else’s DNA got in there: Engineering a bull to create another bull’s semen.”
Nature has some, uh, heady science in the form of brewer’s yeast genetically modified to produce chemicals usually found in marijuana – the healthy ones *and* the fun ones… Read the rest ““Hacked” yeast used to brew THC and other cannabis compounds.”
Science Daily reveals an environmentally friendly GMO – a new variety of pothos ivy that University of Washington researchers designed to remove chloroform and benzene from the… Read the rest “Genetically-altered houseplants clear indoor air.”
Science News unearths the 5,000-year-old remains of a Scandinavian woman who seems to have been the oldest known victim of the Black Death:
… Read the rest “She might’ve been Plague Victim Zero.”DNA extracted from the woman’s teeth comes from
PhysOrg explains that they were really Elasmotheriums – 3.5-ton primordial rhinos known as “Siberian unicorns” – but they really did survive into the era of… Read the rest “We really did walk with unicorns.”
Discover traces the ancestry of a persistent sexually transmitted disease, and finds that the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer probably came from modern humans… Read the rest “HPV came from Neanderthal nookie.”
As somebody who only recently started wearing glasses only sometimes, I shouldn’t really celebrate this, but – The Guardian has Scottish research that shows a genetic link… Read the rest “DNA research shows smart people really do wear glasses.”
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