Investigating the placenta: Discovery shows why this often-overlooked organ should be given more...
Medical Xpress· 16 hours agoThe study published in Development focuses on a unique property of many cells comprising the placenta that explains how these cells perform essential functional and physical ...
A not-so-selfish 'genetic parasite' helps to preserve fertility
Phys.org· 7 days agoRibosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences are essential parts of many species' genomes. The highly repetitive...
Gene-Edited Salad Has Arrived
Mercola· 1 day agoMustard greens are a nutrient-dense source of vitamins and minerals, but their bitter flavor makes them unpalatable to many. Pairwise scientists used the...
The Primate Genome Project unlocks hidden secrets of primate evolution
Phys.org· 7 days agoResearchers from Zhejiang University, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Northwest University, and Yunnan University, Aarhus University, and BGI-Research have jointly led a series of significant ...
Weekly Dose of Wonder: Why we get more genes from our moms
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 6 days agoWe inherit more genes from our maternal side. That's because it's the egg, not the sperm, that hands down all of the mitochondrial DNA. In addition, the W chromosome has more genes.
Studying the genetics and evolution of dogs' friendliness
CBS News· 4 days agoBrian Hare: I'm really interested in where dogs come from. Brian Hare, an evolutionary biologist and...
Speaking up for the annoying fruit fly
Phys.org· 6 days agoFruit flies can be truly annoying when they are buzzing around your living room or landing in your wine. Flies and mosquitoes both belong to Diptera, the group of insects that have only two ...
Gut bacteria changes could signal onset of rare genetic disease
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoNew research may have uncovered a relationship between changes in bacteria in the gut and a rare neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects people in a remote Indigenous community in the ...
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