genetics
Gene discovery may explain why more women get Alzheimer’s disease
Life & Style
July 2, 2022
Gene discovery may explain why more women get Alzheimer’s disease
(CNN) – Scientists have identified a gene that appears to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s in women, providing a potential…
Nobel Prize for chemistry awarded for ‘genome scissors’
Science
October 7, 2020
Nobel Prize for chemistry awarded for ‘genome scissors’
STOCKHOLM (AP) — French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for…
Japan approves growing human organs in animals for first time
Science
July 1, 2019
Japan approves growing human organs in animals for first time
Scientists in Japan will begin trying to grow human organs in animals after receiving government permission for the first study…
First gene-edited babies claimed in China
Science
November 26, 2018
First gene-edited babies claimed in China
HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies — twin girls…
Who’s your mummy? Genetic secrets of ancient Egypt unwrapped
Science
May 31, 2017
Who’s your mummy? Genetic secrets of ancient Egypt unwrapped
DNA from mummies found at a site once known for its cult to the Egyptian god of the afterlife is…
Possible miscarriage gene found: study
Health & Fitness
October 19, 2016
Possible miscarriage gene found: study
Scientists said on Wednesday they had linked mutations in a specific gene with an increased risk of recurrent miscarriages, offering…
World’s first child born to three parents
Egypt
October 4, 2016
World’s first child born to three parents
The first child with DNA from three parents was born in New York last spring. The birth was the result…
Breast cancer’s spread may be influenced by circadian gene
Health & Fitness
September 23, 2016
Breast cancer’s spread may be influenced by circadian gene
Variations in a gene involved in so-called circadian rhythms that control everything from cell division to sleep may also promote…
Another genetic link to depression found: study
Health & Fitness
August 2, 2016
Another genetic link to depression found: study
Scientists on Monday reported fresh evidence for an inherited risk for depression, uncovering 17 genetic variations which they linked to…
Genes help determine education level: study
Science
May 12, 2016
Genes help determine education level: study
Scientists said Wednesday they had identified 74 genes that partially determine how far someone gets in school, depending on which…