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Colorectal cancer rates for certain people have nearly doubled in Michigan, mystifying experts
Detroit News· 10 hours agoWhen Jason Maman of Rochester Hills was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 46, it took months...
Small fern species has a genome 50 times larger than that of humans
New Scientist· 5 days agoTo do the same for a small, seemingly unremarkable fern found on a few Pacific islands would require...
Scientists Discover Teeny Tiny Plant With the Largest Genome Ever Sequenced
Futurism via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFun Sized Small, but mighty! As The New York Times reports, scientists just discovered the largest...
World record broken for living thing with most DNA
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoThe fern was found to have a record-breaking genome size of 160 billion base pairs of DNA, which when unravelled would stretch out to about 100 metres....
This tiny plant found to have world’s largest known genome
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhen the plant’s DNA is unravelled from each cell, it would stand taller than the Elizabeth Tower in...
Constantiam Biosciences Nabs $2.05M Phase II SBIR Grant From NHGRI
GenomeWeb News· 24 hours agoConstantiam Cofounder Norman Ong said in an email that the company will use the two-year grant to support the research and development of the firm's functional...
Scientists Find the Largest Known Genome Inside a Small Plant
New York Times· 5 days agoLast year, Jaume Pellicer led a team of fellow scientists into a forest on Grande Terre, an island...
‘Innocuous-looking’ fern wins world record for largest genome
Courthouse News Service· 5 days agoA small, seemingly unremarkable fern that only grows on a remote Pacific island was on Friday...
Tiny Fern Breaks The World Record For The Largest Genome Of Any Organism
IFLScience· 5 days agoWith more than 100 meters of DNA (328 feet), the tiny unassuming fork fern has the largest amount of...
Is Ancient Viral DNA To Blame For Depression, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder?
Inverse· 3 days agoAround 8% of human DNA is made up of genetic sequences acquired from ancient viruses.