Genetics New gene-editing technology successfully cures genetic disorder in mice – and it’s not CRISPR October 26, 2016
Genetics Europeans picked up a customized immune system by having sex with Neanderthals October 26, 2016
Genetics ‘Java genes’ explain why coffee doesn’t work for some people October 26, 2016 - Updated on February 7, 2019
Genetics Interbreeding with Neanderthals gave us some good genes, but also diseases October 21, 2016 - Updated on October 26, 2016
Genetics Modern humans lost some of their smoke-resistance genes and we don’t know why October 10, 2016 - Updated on October 13, 2016
Animals Five genes could give dogs their unique human interaction — and they share four with us October 6, 2016
Genetics Science explains why some people age faster and die younger regardless of lifestyle September 29, 2016
Biology Three-parent baby’s birth sparks debate among scientists, public, and officials alike September 29, 2016
Biology Gamers outdid scientists and algorithms in a race to figure out a protein’s shape – again September 26, 2016
Genetics Swedish scientists plan to edit the genes of healthy human embryos, treading on thin ice September 26, 2016 - Updated on July 18, 2022
Genetics This is the first meal made with gene-edited CRISPR ingredients September 6, 2016 - Updated on September 7, 2016
Diseases Hidden Roman graveyard helps track the plague’s evolution from a mild stomach upset to a mass murderer September 1, 2016
Genetics Shinya Yamanaka: the godfather of induced pluripotent stem cells August 10, 2016 - Updated on May 11, 2023
Genetics Gene mutation helped early humans cope with smoke infested caves, but not Neanderthals August 4, 2016
Genetics A major difference between DNA and RNA could explain why one is the go-to blueprint for life August 3, 2016 - Updated on June 20, 2019
Genetics Leading scientists will synthesize human genomes from scratch by 2026 June 3, 2016 - Updated on June 5, 2016
Genetics The cost of sequencing the human genome has dropped from $100M in 2001 to under $1,000 in 2016 May 11, 2016
Genetics Scientists make the smallest thermometer from programmable DNA April 27, 2016 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Diseases HIV took one of our best attempts at killing it, survived and became stronger in the process April 11, 2016 - Updated on June 10, 2016
Anthropology A world map of Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestry in modern humans March 29, 2016 - Updated on February 17, 2023
Animals Research team grows “dinosaur legs” on a chicken for the first time March 15, 2016 - Updated on April 23, 2024
Anatomy News Scientists find genes that influence hair color and shape March 2, 2016 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Biology How our ancestor’s promiscuous genes became more discriminating. February 9, 2016 - Updated on February 10, 2016
