• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 4th, 2014
The Mediterranean Diet Prolongs Life, Slows the Aging Process

The Mediterranean Diet Prolongs Life, Slows the Aging Process

Researchers find the Mediterranean diet affects people at a genetic level, helps keep cells healthy and young for longer

Your Genes Dictate How Much You Sleep at Night, Study Finds

Your Genes Dictate How Much You Sleep at Night, Study Finds

New study links two regions of the human DNA to how much time an individual is likely to spend sleeping

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 27th, 2014
DNA Embarks on Daring Adventure to Space and Back, Survives the Experience

DNA Embarks on Daring Adventure to Space and Back, Survives the Experience

Having returned to our planet, the DNA used in this experiment was still able to transfer genetic information

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 26th, 2014
Don't Bother to Win a Nobel Prize Gold Medal, You Can Now Simply Buy One

Don't Bother to Win a Nobel Prize Gold Medal, You Can Now Simply Buy One

The Nobel Prize gold medal awarded to James Watson for his DNA discovery will soon be auctioned off in NYC, US

Will You Consent to Turning Your DNA into Storage for Your Music?

Will You Consent to Turning Your DNA into Storage for Your Music?

You could store virtually anything inside your very cells

OK Go Stores Its New Music Album on DNA

OK Go Stores Its New Music Album on DNA

A UCLA biochemist helped with the binary translation

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 17th, 2014
Cloning a Woolly Mammoth Is an Actual, Ongoing Science Project

Cloning a Woolly Mammoth Is an Actual, Ongoing Science Project

Brainiacs are now trying to make heads or tails of the species' genome with the help of a 40,000-year-old corpse

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 23rd, 2014
Humans and Neanderthals Had Their First Kids Together About 50,000 Years Ago

Humans and Neanderthals Had Their First Kids Together About 50,000 Years Ago

DNA recovered from 45,000-year-old bone found in Siberia sheds new light on the romance between humans and Neanderthals

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 8th, 2014
Jack the Ripper Was Polish Immigrant Aaron Kosminski, Detective Says

Jack the Ripper Was Polish Immigrant Aaron Kosminski, Detective Says

Detective Russell Edwards bases his claim on DNA samples collected from a shawl

DNA Successfully Recovered from Polar Bear Tracks for the First Time Ever

DNA Successfully Recovered from Polar Bear Tracks for the First Time Ever

The polar bear genetic material was accompanied by seal and seagull DNA, researchers say

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

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 10th, 2014
Teeny Tiny Pyramids Made of DNA Deliver Drugs to Bacterial Cells

Teeny Tiny Pyramids Made of DNA Deliver Drugs to Bacterial Cells

Researchers say the drugs are more efficient when delivered using these pyramids

Watch: Couch-Potato Gene Makes Some People Lazier than Others

Watch: Couch-Potato Gene Makes Some People Lazier than Others

Video explains why some people love exercise while others simply loathe it

Bacterium Sporting “Alien” DNA Created in a Lab

Bacterium Sporting “Alien” DNA Created in a Lab

Scientists say the bacterium is able to replicate the unnatural DNA

Scientists Turn Roaches into Computers Through DNA Nanobots

Scientists Turn Roaches into Computers Through DNA Nanobots

It's not quite the same thing as Sci Fi nanites, but it's the closest thing yet

DNA Test for Detecting Lung Cancer in the Works

DNA Test for Detecting Lung Cancer in the Works

The test would work by analyzing a small blood sample

3D Models of Faces Can Be Constructed from DNA Sample

3D Models of Faces Can Be Constructed from DNA Sample

This could be one of the greatest discoveries ever for forensic experts

 
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