Enzyme allows mice to eat more, and gain less weight
Scientists have genetically engineered mice able to express a certain enzyme, which allows for an increased metabolic rate. The lab ...
Tag: genetics
Sonic Hedgehog Gene makes sure all your limbs are in the right place
The sonic hedgehog gene got its name after researchers did some testing on fruit flies embryos, and found that the ...
The flood-tolerant crops of the future
Floods are a major hazard to crops worldwide. This year alone, billions of dollars worth of crops came to waste ...
Sperm donors are manlier than non-donors
Researchers at Linköping University have taken up themselves to study the intricate personality of the sperm donor. What they found ...
‘Longevity gene’ debunked – there’s no such thing
Scientists from the UK and Hungary have run various experiments to verify the claim of US researchers that a certain ...
China clones pig national-hero who survived catastrophic 2008 quake
In 2008 a deadly earthquake hit the Sichuan province of China killing tens of thousands and living millions homeless - ...
New DNA sequencing device could decode your genome for just $1000
News of a low-cost semiconductor-based gene sequencing machine has been reported this Wednesday in the journal Nature, by a team led ...
Scientists predict age using only a saliva sample
In a recently patented research, UCLA geneticists have shown and demonstrated how they've accurately been able to predict a person's ...
‘Depresion gene’ discovery could lead to alternative treatment
In what can be considered a breakthrough in the battle against worldwide depression, scientists from Germany’s Max Planck Institute of ...
Gene therapy for Parkinson disease boasts remarkable results
While gene-therapy is still regarded as a very innovative practice, it seems like the procedure might take traction as of ...
New imaging method reveals stunning methods of brain connections
The typical healthy human brain contains about 200 billion nerve cells, called neurons, all of which are connected through hundreds ...
Altruism gene discovered: generosity explained by science
I recently finished reading The Generous Man by Tor Nørretranders in which the author tries to explain the awkward act ...
Homer Simpson gene limits memory and learning ability ?
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have conducted a study showing that the deletion of a particular gene makes ...
Bacteria can make you happier AND smarter
Mycobacterium vaccae is a type of bacteria that naturally leaves in soil and has been in the attention of researchers ...
3D structure of humans finally decoded
It's quite obvious that genetics is the most important step in our evolution that we have to take and although ...
Mad genius reddux: study suggest link between psychosis and creativity
History is just teeming with examples of brilliant artists that acted in very peculiar ways - to put it lightly. ...
Genetic map of Europe
If you ever visited a neighboring country and found that the people there had little or no connection to your ...
Decision-making could be unconscious
What makes us different is not who we are, not what we think, but the decisions we make. That defines ...
‘Ruthlessness gene’ discovered
Recently, it seems there's a gene for everything, from generosity to ruthlesness. That still doesn't mean that you can blame ...
Generosity is probably somewhat genetic
We have just began to understand our genome yet there are still numerous things we fail to understand; there is ...
