Intergeneration Trauma: Pregnant Tutsi Women During Rwanda Genocide Experienced Chemical Modifications Linked To Mental Disorder, Inherited By Children

Medicine & Technology Jan 20, 2022

University of South Florida genomics program provided scientific tools to assess mental disorders that stemmed from the Rwanda genocide in 1994 among the Tutsi ethnic group.

Genomes of Roadside Weed Arabidopsis Thaliana Helps Scientist Understand Genetic Mutation

Jan 13, 2022

A new study observed a non-random mutation pattern in genes of a roadside weed known as the thale cress. The findings gave insights to how mutations work in the evolution of organisms, including humans.

World's Tiniest Antenna Created to Monitor Motions of Proteins Using DNA

Jan 12, 2022

The DNA antenna might be thousands of times thinner than the strand of human hair, it can still transmit radio waves to monitor the movement of proteins.

DNA Through Air: Scientists Propose New Way of Tracking Endangered Animals in the Wild

Jan 07, 2022

Two teams of scientists have found that animal DNA can be detected in other animals, giving way to novel techniques in tracking endangered species to help save their population.

Cement Head Lice Use to Attach Their Eggs Can Preserve Human DNA

Jan 03, 2022

Researchers have found a new source of ancient human DNA from the nit cement head lice used to attach their eggs to human hair. This revealed

Real-Life Jurassic Park Possible? Experts Say Dinosaurs Can Be Recreated From Their DNA

Dec 22, 2021

In early 2021, one paleontologist was asked if it would be possible for the dinosaurs' DNA to be used to recreate them. The first major problem would be getting the DNA, s it is inclined to deteriorate and eventually disintegrate, after approximately seven million years.

Herpes Virus Invades the Nervous System, Study Reveals Its Complicated Hijacking Sequence

Nov 19, 2021

A research team has just revealed an important piece of the puzzle that could possibly lead the way to new approaches to treating the herpes virus, and why and how it is invading the nervous system.

DNA Reveals Brain Differences Between Humans and Chimpanzees; Researchers Grow the 2 Cell Types to Compare

Nov 14, 2021

Sweden-based Lund University stem cell researchers recently found that DNA is following brain differences between humans and nonhuman primates.

Human Activities Speed Up Extinction of Ancient Woolly Mammoths, Study Says

Nov 13, 2021

A new study contradicts previous research claiming that climate change triggers the extinction of woolly mammoths. Instead, the recent findings showed that human activities were the significant drivers of the Mammuthus primigenius' disappearance.

Prostate Cancer Cure: Newly Discovered RNA Molecule Can Suppress Malignant Tumors

Nov 08, 2021

Breakthrough research shows a vital non coding RNA molecule that can suppress prostate tumor growth that can aid drug resistant prostate cancer patients.

Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Linked to Anxiety? Over 50,000 Individuals’ DNA Compared

Nov 08, 2021

Researchers recently said genes may in some way go towards the explanation of the reason a common yet poorly understood gut condition, specifically irritable bowel syndrome or IBS, is frequently associated with anxiety.

Dinosaur Cloning Might Become Possible: First Healthy Prehistoric DNA Was Found in a Perfectly Preserved Fossil in China

Oct 21, 2021

Dinosaur cloning might soon become a reality after scientists found exquisitely preserved cartilage cells in a dinosaur in China that may contain the first dinosaur DNA.

Evolution Explains How the Illusion of Physical Attractiveness is Wired in the Brain

Oct 13, 2021

Scientists say that the illusion of physical attractiveness has been programmed into the brain by the DNA that has been affected by human evolution for many years.

‘Mystery Plant’ Species Unveiled; New Type of the Discovery in Amazon Rainforests Confirmed 50 Years After First-Ever Unearthing

Oct 10, 2021

The original 20-foot specimen of what recent reports have described as a "mystery plant" was discovered in 1973 by Chicago's Field Museum's retired curator Robin Foster.

Lost World: Mysterious Ancient Mangrove Ecosystem Flourishes 124 Miles Away From the Nearest Ocean

Oct 08, 2021

Scientists said that it was like putting together a lost world when they discovered the hidden mangrove ecosystem in the heart of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, which is 124 miles away from the nearest ocean.