- Physics / Chemistry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 18th, 2015
Meteorite Impacts Can Cook Up Building Blocks of Life
Just as long as they land in water, scientists explain
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 5th, 2015
Watch: Science Video Explains the Fantastic Four
The science behind how the superheroes got their powers
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 5th, 2015
Researchers: DNA Influences Political Views, More So in Women
Study finds evidence genes influence political ideology
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 23rd, 2015
Laboratory-Made Fungus Is Part Human
Scientists create yeast cells carrying human DNA
- Apple
- By Alexandra Arici
- May 6th, 2015
Apple’s Next Big Focus: Your DNA
Upcoming iPhone apps might help test your genetic material
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 23rd, 2015
World First: Scientists Genetically Modify Lab-Made Human Embryos
The technique they used to edit the DNA of the human embryos could pave the way for the engineering of designer babies
- Editorials
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 14th, 2015
An Honest Talk About Cloning: The Good, the Bad, the Science of It All
Cloning experiments are becoming increasingly common these days, is this something we should worry about?
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 6th, 2015
Neanderthal DNA Samples Recovered from Millennia-Old Calcified Skeleton
The skeleton, known as the Altamura Man to anthropologists, is believed to be between 128,000 and 187,000 years old
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 25th, 2015
Woolly Mammoth DNA Successfully Inserted in Living Elephant Cells
The end goal of the experiments is to figure out a way to use genetic engineering to bring woolly mammoths back to life
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 17th, 2015
Scientists Get Busy Trying to Clone a Woolly Mammoth, No Joke
This Monday, the researchers working on this project collected bone tissue samples from a mammoth corpse found in 2013
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 20th, 2015
Human DNA Used to Grow Mice with Abnormally Large Brains
Because this is what everybody wants, have Pinky and the Brain come to life and actually try to take over the world
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- February 13th, 2015
Everlasting Synthetic Fossils to Store Data for Posterity
This way, we can leave time capsules for later generations
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 24th, 2015
Watch: Meet the 5 Most Important Molecules in Your Body
Our bodies are essentially a melting pot of chemical compounds, here are the ones we simply could not do without
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 13th, 2015
Ancient Viruses That We Carry in Our Body Likely Make Us Smarter
Study finds millions of years old inherited viruses are probably to thank for our dynamic, multifaceted brain
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 12th, 2014
Chickens and Turkeys Are Closely Related to Dinosaurs, Researchers Say
Scientists look at the genetic makeup of these species, find they are more closely related to dinosaurs than other birds
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 9th, 2014
Original Spark of Life on Earth Recreated in Laboratory Conditions, Possibly
Scientists use laser to ignite a series of chemical reactions, end up creating the molecular building blocks of life
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 5th, 2014
DNA Discoverer's Nobel Prize Gold Medal Sells for Record $4.76M (€3.85M)
The Nobel medal, awarded to molecular biologist James Watson in 1962, was auctioned off this past December 5