DNA

‘Of course it’s not ethical’: shock at gene-edited baby claims 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 28, 2018
Chinese geneticist He Jiankui’s claim to have altered embryos prompts outcry from scientists

By David Aragorn
It looks like an anchovy fillet but this ancient creature helps us understand how DNA works 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 26, 2018
Today a large international consortium of researchers published a complex but important study looking at how DNA works in animals. The research focused on a marine organism, a creature called amphioxus (also known as “the lancelet”), to explore some of the steps that took place as animals evolved from invertebrates (animals without a backbone) to more complex back-boned vertebrates, including us humans.

Ozren Bogdanovic is one of the lead authors of the study.

By David Aragorn
DNA of world’s oldest natural mummy unlocks secrets of Ice Age tribes in the Americas 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- November 13, 2018
A legal battle over a 10,600 year old ancient skeleton — called the ‘Spirit Cave Mummy’ — has ended after advanced DNA sequencing found it was related to a Native American tribe.

By David Aragorn
DNA evidence could soon tell cops your age, whether you smoke, and what you ate for breakfast 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 10, 2018
Epigenetic markers on DNA can reveal far more intricate details about someone than current techniques.

By David Aragorn
Supercharged crime-scene DNA analysis sparks privacy concerns 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 16, 2018
Consumer genetics poised to enable comparison of DNA evidence to genetic profiles of almost any American of European descent.

By David Aragorn
Scientists in China engineer baby mice from same-sex parents 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 13, 2018
“This research shows us what’s possible,” said researcher Wei Li.

By David Aragorn
Gene editing in human embryos takes step closer to reality 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 12, 2018
Successful correction of genetic problems in mice before birth raises hopes of similar treatments for humans

By David Aragorn
Scientists get the drop on the cell’s nucleus 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 11, 2018
A team of physicists has devised a novel strategy that uses naturally occurring motions inside the human cell nucleus to measure the physical properties of the nucleus and its components.

By David Aragorn
Glenn Bogue Interview 0
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- October 3, 2018
Glenn Bogue discusses about the soul and the nature of humanity

By Claude Limberger
Addiction genes inserted into humans’ ‘dark DNA’ by ancient viruses, study finds 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 27, 2018
Human genome ‘littered’ with viral DNA but problem drug users three times more likely to carry genetic fragments in regions which control reward centres and addictive behaviour

By David Aragorn