- By Tudor Vieru
- November 12th, 2013
Certain DNA Snippets Control the Development of Human Traits
Experts find areas of the genetic code that makes our species human
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 11th, 2013
Why Breast Cancer Becomes Immune to Hormone Therapies
This tends to happen increasingly often, spoiling outcomes
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 7th, 2013
New Center for Characterizing Biological Structures Funded by NSF
This will be the only installation of its kind in the mid-Atlantic region
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 7th, 2013
New Microbe Found in Two NASA Clean Rooms
The facilities are located both in North and South America
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 1st, 2013
Melanoma Drug Shows Promise in Fighting Lung Cancer, Too
A second clinical trial for the chemical is already underway
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 20th, 2013
The Ginger Gene Has Been Around for 50,000 Years
Researchers say the gene emerged when early humans left Africa
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 8th, 2013
Healthy Baby Boy Is Born Thanks to Revolutionary Gene Screening Technique
Connor Levy's birth brings hope to thousands of women who cannot wait to become mothers
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 28th, 2013
Mouse Is Cloned from a Single Drop of Blood
The cloned rodent was able to reproduce, lived to a respectable age
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 16th, 2013
Cloned Human Embryos Successfully Created by Scientists
The cloned embryos allowed the researchers to harvest patient-specific stem cells
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 9th, 2013
Genetics Are to Blame for Some People's Laziness
Certain genetic traits influence how much and how often a person wants to exercise
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 27th, 2013
Leukemia Cured in Just 8 Days by Gene Therapy
Researchers hope the therapy might help cure other types of cancer
- By Lucian Parfeni
- March 7th, 2013
Russian Scientists Find New Life Form in Subglacial Antarctic Lake Vostok
Raising hopes of finding life on Jupiter's moon Europa
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 21st, 2013
Quadruple Helix DNA in Human Cells Might Lead to New Cancer Treatment
Cambridge researchers say there is more to life than the double helix DNA
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 21st, 2013
Future Mother of Cloned Neanderthal Man Sought After by Harvard Geneticist
Professor G. Church says the closest relative of modern humans might soon walk amongst us
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 26th, 2012
Laboratory-Made Embryos Have 3 Parents: Two Mums, One Dad
Researchers have combined the genes code of three adults, hope to make healthier babies
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 17th, 2012
Cold Virus Could Be Used to Fight Cancer
Scientists are looking at ways of adapting virus weapons to attack only cancer cells
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 16th, 2012
Virus Inception: Virus Found Inside a Virus, Inside a Virus, Inside an Amoeba, on a Woman's Eye
French scientists found the fourth ever virus that infects other viruses