Unlocking nature's code: Researchers draw parallels between AI models and genetic encoding
In a new paper published in the journal Trends in Genetics researchers from the University of Vermont and Trinity College ...
Flowerpot snake's DNA repair ability provides insights into human genetic conditions like Down syndrome
The flowerpot snake, one of the world's smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind ...
How our social structures shape our DNA — and vice versa
Genetics does not get much of a look-in when it comes to the social sciences. That is a legacy from the dark days of eugenics, when researchers like Francis Galton thought that genius was hereditary ...
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Mobile DNA Element-Driven Evolution of Bacterial Pathogens
Mobile DNA elements, such as Insertion Sequence (IS) elements, transposons, integrative elements (e.g. integrative islands), ...
A genetic tree as a movie: Moving beyond the still portrait of ancestry
While the sociological realities of race are undeniable, racial categories do not make good predictions about genetic ...
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Researchers seek to demystify the biology of aging
The foundation of Vaughan's research came from a small Amish community in Indiana, where he found that a genetic variation in about 10% of the population allows them to live, on average ...
Genetic testing company 23andMe declares bankruptcy
On Sunday, the genetic testing and heritage company 23andMe announced that it had entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was ...
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New chromosome barcode system unveils genetic secrets of alfalfa
In a recent study, scientists have developed a revolutionary chromosome identification system for alfalfa, one of the world's most economically vital forage crops.