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A tiny fern with a big secret just got into the Guinness Book of World Records
Los Angeles Times· 6 hours agoTmesipteris oblanceolata is an obscure species of fork fern found in New Caledonia, a French...
Pioneering studies show promise in sequencing a baby’s genome at birth
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe caller said she had news about the infant’s genome, the complex genetic code found in virtually...
Scientists identify the genetic 'switches' of bone growth
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoIn mammals, only 3% of the genome consists of coding genes which, when transcribed into proteins, ensure the biological functions of the organism and the in-utero development of future individuals ...
Scientists find new major cause of inflammatory bowel disease
MedicalNewsToday via AOL· 4 days agoScientists have identified a new genetic mechanism that drives the development of inflammatory bowel...
"Jurassic Park" theme preserved in DNA in "amber"
Newsweek· 3 days agoScientists may be one step closer to creating digital data storage out of DNA after developing a glassy, amber-like material to preserve the molecule....
The First Three Months
The Atlantic· 1 day agoFor one thing, we had a hard time finding out what was really going on in China because doctors and scientists there appeared to be afraid to speak...
Wastewater surveillance reveals pathogens in Detroit’s population, helping monitor and predict...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDetecting infectious agents in sewage is only the first step. Researchers are working on developing...
The Mushroom Hunters Can’t Stop Finding Mysterious Fungi
New York Times· 7 days agoStrange things appear in the forests and chaparral of California after a big rain. With each...
From (Fish) Farm to Table: Fish Tech Gets Fancy on the Way to Your Plate
Agricultural Research Magazine· 2 days agoARS researchers are looking at all of those subjects and more as they partner with the commercial...
Antibiotics wreak havoc on the gut. Can we kill the bad bugs and spare the good ones?
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoInside every human is a thriving zoo of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microscopic organisms...