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The first GMO (Hint: Human’s best friend)

Tabitha M. Powledge | 
Are dogs the earliest examples of GMOs? While the conventional definition of a genetically modified organism is the lab insertion ...
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Drug trial, dubbed ‘Master Protocol,’ uses tumor genomics to customize treatments

Susan Young | 
According to a new article, the future of cancer drug research may lie in drug trials that are based on ...
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Telomeres lengthened by weight-loss surgery

Shirley Wang | 
Researchers have found that gastric bypass surgery, which can assist in weight loss, may also lengthen telomeres and, as a ...
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Are Republicans really anti-science?

Mischa Fisher | 
For years, the Republicans have been labeled the "anti-science" party. But, a new article explores and challenges the basis for ...
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Open-access genome project lands in UK

Ewen Callaway | 
The open-access genome project in the UK, led by Genomics England, has a lot in common with the Personal Genome ...
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A virus hitched a ride in our ancestors genome, and changed human brains forever

Carl Zimmer | 
Long ago, part of one virus's genome merged with the human genome. Now it's in each of us, helping to ...
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Is limb regeneration science fiction? Maybe not

Dina Fine Maron | 
Limb regeneration remains the stuff of science fiction for humans, but an accidental discovery suggests people may yet be able ...
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Depression makes cells age faster

Michelle Roberts | 
Even when adjusted to account for excluded lifestyle differences, a recent study shows that depressed patients have shorter telomeres, a ...
With just a few genetic changes, new species are able to evolve

With just a few genetic changes, new species are able to evolve

By analyzing two closely related species of butterflies, scientists at the University of Chicago have found that it only takes ...
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Twin study suggests politics and genetics go together

Thomas Hoffmann | 
You may have your mom's laugh, and your dad's nose, but do you also inherit your parents' political leanings? A ...
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Do the benefits of synthetic biology outweigh the risks?

Jeremy Summers | 
In 2010, scientists created the world’s first synthetic life form. With this staggering achievement came the inevitable ethical and philosophical ...
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You can’t control your child’s destiny through genetics

Marsha Michie, Megan Allyse | 
With the rise of prenatal genetic testing and the new techniques for editing DNA, you'd think we'd be able to ...
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Farmers hope GM wheat could be next big bio crop

Barb Livingstone | 
Using the tools of biotechnology, GM wheat would increase yields, lower food pieces and increase food security, which could make ...
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Critics urge caution over UK genome project call for volunteers

Ian Sample | 
British researchers are looking for volunteers to have their genome sequenced and made publicly available; critics warn about the loss ...
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Speculation over insect photo shows human bias in interpreting nature

Morgan D. Jackson | 
Does this photo show some sort of insect hybrid that is part ant, part fly, part spider? Recent speculation has ...
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Precision gene editing paves way for monkey models of genetic disease

Helen Shen | 
A new precise technique for editing genes may allow researchers to to create genetically modified monkeys and develop treatments for ...
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Your allergies may save your life

Christie Wilcox | 
According to new research, allergies may have evolved in order to save lives by forcing sufferers to reject and expel ...
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Always catching colds? Blame it on your socioeconomic status

Brian Resnick | 
New research says that low socioeconomic status is correlated with shorter telomere length and, interestingly, a higher propensity for getting ...
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Mutations in the brain

Carl Zimmer | 
Not all genetic mutations are harmful. New research shows that mutations within neurons may be incredibly common, and even sometimes ...
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Genetic clues in mammals could unlock secret to anti-aging

Carolyn Johnson | 
For years, scientists have studied how to combat old age. Now, new research suggests that genetic clues in mammals with ...
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Are we headed for universal genome screening at birth?

Tabitha M. Powledge | 
Nearly all of the 4 million babies born every year in the United States undergo newborn screening for genetic disease ...
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Who deserves the Nobel for sequencing the human genome?

Laura Helmuth | 
There's a political angle to having the 10th anniversary celebration for the human genome in 2013: it implies the NIH ...
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Scientists invent new technique for DNA repair

Researchers from the Berkeley Lab have invented a new technique for detecting and repairing errors in the genetic code, which ...
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Gene-silencing could suppress genetic defect that causes Down syndrome

A team of researchers has demonstrated that the genetic defect that causes Down syndrome could be suppressed using the gene-silencing ...
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Is HIV the hero that’ll help gene therapy rise above the hype?

We're seeing some successes in gene therapy, but cost remains an issue. Could a modified version of HIV save the ...
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Project Einstein: Are there genes for mathematical genius?

Erika Hayden | 
An entrepreneur in gene-sequencing wants to find out what genes are linked to mathematical ability ...
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Genome hacker builds largest-ever family tree

Heidi Ledford | 
To help scientists investigate inheritance, so-called genome hacker Yaniv Erlich has built family tree with over 13 million people, using ...
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