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Farmers growing fewer types of crops, increasing climate change and pest challenges
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. U.S. farmers are growing ...
Adult insomnia is genetic, and affects women more than men
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new study of ...
High IQ, long lifespan share common genetic underpinnings
By analysing data from twins, researchers found that 95 percent of the link between intelligence and lifespan is genetic. They ...
Is editing RNA the key to prolonging life?
If someone was going to attempt to stop aging, what would be the first step? Researchers at the Center for ...
Pest developing resistance to phased out variety of GMO Bt corn, cotton
A new study from North Carolina State University and Clemson University finds the toxin in a widely used genetically modified ...
Evolving big heads made childbirth hard on humans
In hominids, upright walking evolved 4-5 million years ago. The human pelvis was affected by these changes and evolved accordingly ...
Forensic geneticists can now parse DNA of identical twins for use in courtrooms
Identical twins present exactly the same DNA profile as each other, and this has created legal conundrums when it was ...
Even for those at top of the ladder, your sex may ‘determine’ your competitiveness
Sex differences in some behaviors are well established, but it's unclear whether differences still occur within highly selective sub-populations, such ...
Drug-resistant malaria poses serious threat in Africa
Early indicators of the malaria parasite in Africa developing resistance to the most effective drug available have been confirmed, according ...
Genetic analysis reveals no common link in autism
The search for genes that contribute to the risk for autism has made tremendous strides over the past 3 years ...
Can a placebo pill actually serve as drug therapy?
Placebos have helped to ease symptoms of illness for centuries and have been a fundamental component of clinical research to ...
Who’s your daddy? You may be descended from Genghis Khan
Geneticists from the University of Leicester have discovered that millions of modern Asian men are descended from 11 powerful dynastic ...
New RNA gene technology fights potato beetles, reduces pesticides
Colorado potato beetles are a dreaded pest of potatoes all over the world. Since they do not have natural enemies ...
Good night’s sleep keeps blood cells young and healthy
Under normal conditions, many of the different types of tissue-specific adult stem cells, including hematopoietic stem cells, exist in a ...
Consumers open to GMO foods, nanotechnology if there are health benefits
Research from North Carolina State University and the University of Minnesota shows that the majority of consumers will accept the ...
Common childhood kidney cancer sequenced, offering treatment target
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Medical Center, Dallas, ...
Phenol exposure during pregnancy may affect boy’s fetal growth
A research consortium has just published an epidemiological study indicating that exposure to certain phenols during pregnancy, especially parabens and ...
Epigenetic changes may be responsible for Crohn’s disease
A new study finds a wide range of epigenetic changes -- alterations in DNA across the genome that may be ...
Antibacterial soaps may cause epigenetic changes to fetus
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mulls over whether to rein in the use of common antibacterial compounds that ...
Stem cell research sheds light on weakening of aging immune system
There's a good reason people over 60 are not donor candidates for bone marrow transplantation. The immune system ages and ...
Why can some disadvantageous genes remain in a population?
Some 15 percent of adults suffer from fertility problems, many of these due to genetic factors. This is something of a ...
E. coli radiation resistance genes may aid cancer research
A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin has identified 46 genes in Escherichia coli that are necessary for its survival ...
Employing supercomputers in studying neurological conditions
Recent published research in the Journal of Clinical Investigationdemonstrates how changes in dopamine signaling and dopamine transporter function are linked to ...
Two mutatons linked to common liver cancer, may help target treatments
Two genetic mutations in liver cells may drive tumor formation in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), the second most common form of ...
Musical accomplishment depends on genes and environment
Mom or dad may have driven you to cello rehearsal all those years, but you can also thank your genes ...
Genes, not lifestyle responsible for most common cancers
A study of individuals who have been adopted has identified genetics as the dominant risk factor in 'familial' breast, prostate ...
UV light absorbtion drove benefit of light skin mutations in human evolution
The popular idea that Northern Europeans developed light skin to absorb more UV light so they could make more vitamin ...
Master gene controls stem cell development in brain’s movement centers
Athletes and artists perform their extraordinary feats relying on the cerebellum. As well, the cerebellum is critical for the everyday ...