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Here’s why some pigeons do backflips.
Meet the scientist homing in on the genes involved in making parlor roller pigeons do backward somersaults.
A genetic parasite may explain why humans and other apes lack tails
Ancient viruses helped speedy nerves evolve, more stories in genetics.
Newfound immune cells are responsible for long-lasting allergies
A specialized type of immune cell appears primed to make the type of antibodies that lead to allergies, two research groups report.
Geneticist Krystal Tsosie advocates for Indigenous data sovereignty
A member of the Navajo Nation, she believes Indigenous geneticists have a big role to play in protecting and studying their own data.
How ancient herders rewrote northern Europeans’ genetic story
New DNA analyses show the extent of the Yamnaya people’s genetic reach starting 5,000 years ago and how it made descendants prone to diseases like MS.
Fetuses make a protein that causes morning sickness in pregnancy
A hormone called GDF15 triggers a part of the brain involved in nausea and vomiting, a new study finds. Blocking its action may lead to treatments.
Why Huntington’s disease may take so long to develop
Repeated bits of the disease-causing gene pile up in some brain cells. New treatments could involve stopping the additions.
Here’s how high-speed diving kingfishers may avoid concussions
Understanding the genetic adaptations that protect the birds’ brains when they dive for food might one day offer clues to protecting human brains.
These 8 GMOs tell a brief history of genetic modification
Since the first genetically modified organism 50 years ago, GMOs have brought us disease-resistant crops, new drugs and more.
Most of today’s gene therapies rely on viruses — and that’s a problem
The next big strides in gene therapy for rare diseases may come from CRISPR and new approaches to delivery.
In a first, genetically modified silkworms produced pure spider silk
An effort to engineer silkworms to produce spider silk brings us closer than ever to exploiting the extraordinary properties of this arachnid fiber.
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Genetic technologies1—the ability to manipulate and trans- form the properties of cells, seeds, microbes, insects, plants, animals and even humans—are pushing the frontiers of science and ...
Genomic research has evolved from seeking to understand the fundamentals of the human genetic code to examining the ways in which this code varies among people, and then applying this knowledge to ...
Fetuses make a protein that causes morning sickness in pregnancy. A hormone called GDF15 triggers a part of the brain involved in nausea and vomiting, a new study finds. Blocking its action may ...