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A recent study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE shows that large DNA fragments, derived from genetically modified food, are fully capable of going straight i…
Italian scientists at the University of Trieste and the Maternal and Child Health Research Institute have identified a genetic mechanism that promotes taste and food pre…
Not only is the 'window of the soul', eyes and especially eye color can reveal health status and some of your abilities.
A team of scientists at the University of California successfully modified the genome on stem cells to simulate a rare natural mutation that activates the body's defense…
A research study may help explain why in some cases of autism spectrum disorder may be the result of environmental effects rather than gene mutations.
International researchers have identified a map of the
On March 27, 2014, Nature and a number of British newspapers reported for the first time that scientists have successfully synthesized the chromosome of a complex organi…
A recent study has caused a stir when it comes to claiming that Y chromosomes are on the decline, implying that men are at risk of near-extinction.
New technology creates digital embryos by mixing DNA with parents, helping prospective parents know the health and genetic characteristics of a baby before deciding to h…
This new study only reports epigenetic changes with a single stress response gene called FKBP5, linked to depression, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
New research shows that removing copper in the blood can reduce the growth of cancer cells in the body.
Recently, a team of scientists at New York University has announced it was able to successfully synthesize the chromosome set of eukaryotes for the first time and sow it…
All your thoughts and actions can be controlled by someone. In other words, your brain can be hacked and you can be ... hijacked.
Nearly a decade since the human genome was decoded, scientists published the first complete map of how genes work in different cells and tissues.
A breakthrough in genetic research could pave the way for a new way of preventing crime: replicating the face of suspects only with DNA.