• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2015
Scientists Would Have Us Regrow Damaged and Lost Teeth

Scientists Would Have Us Regrow Damaged and Lost Teeth

Fish do it all the time, so why couldn't we?

Laboratory-Made Fungus Is Part Human

Laboratory-Made Fungus Is Part Human

Scientists create yeast cells carrying human DNA

Science Explains Why Men Still Exist and How They Benefit the Species

Science Explains Why Men Still Exist and How They Benefit the Species

Research shows having males compete for the right to reproduce helps the species stay healthy, avoid extinction

Do We or Do We Not Want Designer Babies?

Do We or Do We Not Want Designer Babies?

Recent advances in the field of genetics mean creating designer babies will soon be an actual possibility

  • Apple
  • By Alexandra Arici
  • May 6th, 2015
Apple’s Next Big Focus: Your DNA

Apple’s Next Big Focus: Your DNA

Upcoming iPhone apps might help test your genetic material

An Honest Talk About Cloning: The Good, the Bad, the Science of It All

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?

Watch: How Our Fingerprints Form, as Explained by Science

Watch: How Our Fingerprints Form, as Explained by Science

Our prints are unique, not even twin brothers or sisters have identical patterns of lines on their fingers

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 12th, 2015
Genes Explain Why Some People Are More Likely to Gain Weight

Genes Explain Why Some People Are More Likely to Gain Weight

There is more to fighting obesity than just dieting and exercising, genetics seems to hold the key to losing weight

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 10th, 2014
How Fruit Flies Give Beer Its Distinctive Scent and Aroma

How Fruit Flies Give Beer Its Distinctive Scent and Aroma

As it turns out, it's fruit flies that we should be thanking for that beer scent many find utterly irresistible

Just 8.2% of Human DNA Actually Does Something, the Rest Is “Junk”

Just 8.2% of Human DNA Actually Does Something, the Rest Is “Junk”

Researchers study mutations in the genetic code to pin down functional DNA

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 2nd, 2014
Alleged Bigfoot DNA Actually Comes from Raccoons, Cows and Even Humans

Alleged Bigfoot DNA Actually Comes from Raccoons, Cows and Even Humans

Researchers find there is no bulletproof genetic evidence to indicate Bigfoot is real

Progress Made in Study on the Rise of Domesticated Chickens

Progress Made in Study on the Rise of Domesticated Chickens

This research project has a ₤2M (€2.46M / $3.36M) grant to thank for its existence

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 26th, 2014
Mice with Mohawks Help Researchers Better Understand Autism

Mice with Mohawks Help Researchers Better Understand Autism

The mohawks were the result of the rodent's constantly grooming each other

Genetic Deformities May Have Doomed Mammoths

Genetic Deformities May Have Doomed Mammoths

Inbreeding was probably a significant factor in their decline

All Native Americans Come from the Clovis Culture

All Native Americans Come from the Clovis Culture

Both North and South Americans trace their origins back to this culture

Neanderthal Genes May Be Responsible for Type II Diabetes

Neanderthal Genes May Be Responsible for Type II Diabetes

Their genetic legacy still lives on within modern humans

Everybody Slept with Everybody Else 50,000 Years Ago

Everybody Slept with Everybody Else 50,000 Years Ago

Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens intermingled like there was no tomorrow

 
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