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Scientists based at the Universities of Bonn and Toulouse in Germany and France have undertaken gene screening and pinpointed mutations in three genes that...
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A bull called Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief (often abbreviated to just ‘Chief’) was probably the most successful bull of all time. The bull, through...
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The predatory similarities shared by great white sharks (as well as other species in the lamnid group of sharks) and tuna include very high...
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Scientists from the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut found a groundbreaking cell reprogramming technique to replenish dead cells in the...
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The revolution in genomics has revealed much about the structure and function of DNA and genes. There is, however, much still to learn especially...
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A genetic basis to food preferences is a controversial subject. How much of the food we prefer – whether salty or sugary for example...
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This new insight is based on new research and the outcome is troubling in that the causes of congenital heart defects are far more...
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It’s a mathematical reality that the American criminal justice system disproportionately punishes poor people and black people. But at the same time, the population...
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Stemming from the 2016 World Conservation Congress a number of scientists and environmentalists have expressed concerns about the use of so-called ‘gene drives.’ This...
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Nanog is a gene that seems to be able to activate dormant cellular processes, specifically involved with self-renewal of undifferentiated embryonic stem cells. These...