2 days ago | New Scientist

Ancestors is the latest attempt to gamify millions of years of evolution but doesn't have the excitement gene, says Jacob Aron
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Antibiotic resistance genes can be passed around by bacteria in dust

4 days ago | New Scientist

Disease-causing bacteria living in dust can pass antibiotic resistance genes to one another, a study of samples of dust in public buildings suggests
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Traumatic experiences boost the effect of depression-linked genes

5 days ago | New Scientist

Experiencing trauma seems to alter the way genes for depression are expressed. The vulnerable genes may also help us identify people who might benefit from cognitive...
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CRISPR-edited chickens made resistant to a common virus

7 days ago | New Scientist

CRISPR gene editing has created chickens that resist a common virus. It may be possible to use the same technique to make poultry resistant to bird flu too
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CE and HPLC applications for rAAV characterisation

11 days ago | Global Engage

Despite recent advances in the gene therapy field, significant challenges lie ahead for the consistent manufacturing and release of these medicines. Analytical methods and...
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Highly efficient therapeutic gene editing of human hematopoietic stem cells

11 days ago | Harvard

Wu Y, Zeng J, Roscoe BP, Liu P, Yao Q, Lazzarotto CR, Clement K, Cole MA, Luk K, Baricordi C, Shen AH, Ren C, Esrick EB, Manis JP, Dorfman DM, Williams DA, Biffi A, Brugnara C...
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Rational targeting of a NuRD subcomplex guided by comprehensive in situ mutagenesis

11 days ago | Harvard

Sher F, Hossain M, Seruggia D, Schoonenberg VAC, Yao Q, Cifani P, Dassama LMK, Cole MA, Ren C, Vinjamur DS, Macias-Trevino C, Luk K, McGuckin C, Schupp PG, Canver MC, Kurita R...
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STAT Plus: Startup Spotlight: With a different method for gene therapy, Generation Bio eyes an IPO

13 days ago | STAT

Seven years ago, one of Generation Bio's scientific founders couldn't convince any top-tier journals to publish his research. Now, the same company earned itself a presenting...
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Your microbiome reveals more about your health than your genes do

13 days ago | New Scientist

The microbes that live inside you say more than your genes do about your likelihood of developing health conditions ranging from asthma to cancer and schizophrenia
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Watch: Consumer genetic testing: What do you get for your money?

14 days ago | STAT

There are about 6.4 billion individual letters in the human genome. More and more, advertisements for consumer genetic tests promise to help regular people parse the...
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Love Island's Nas Majeed flirts with new girl Demi Jones in first look...

It looks like tonight could be Nas Majeed's lucky night in the Love Island villa. ITV have teased their very first look at tonight's show, and judging by some very romantic... Read more ...

The way Kobe Bryant inspired his daughter to compete is a lesson in how...

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, died on Sunday in a helicopter crash. Gianna had dreams of playing professional basketball to carry on her dad's... Read more ...

Taal volcano update: Satellite image reveals 'bright red' crater of...

TAAL VOLCANO's active crater is seen in this breathtaking photo of the erupting Philippines volcano, snapped by the European Space Agency . Read more ...

Meet Love Island 2020 contestant Nas Majeed who says he's “different” to...

Love Island 2020 is back with new hopefuls trying to find the love of their lives in the South African villa . One of the cast members is Nas Majeed - here's everything you... Read more ...

Analysis indicates Enceladus' sub-surface ocean may be habitable

A cut-away view of Saturn's moon Enceladus showing a global ocean beneath an icy crust and geothermal vents on the seabed. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech A Southwest Research... Read more ...

Asteroid alert: NASA tracks a colossal rock on approach this weekend - Will...

AN ASTEROID twice as tall as Big Ben's clocktower is headed towards Earth this weekend, NASA's tracking systems have determined - but will the asteroid hit our planet? Read more ...

New ‘The Thing' film to be adapted from lost pages of original novel

The Thing , John Carpenter's classic '80s horror film, is to get a modern remake using content from lost pages of the novel upon which it is based. The Kurt Russell-starring... Read more ...

Yellowstone volcano: USGS reveals how crater forming eruptions go off every...

YELLOWSTONE volcano's scorching plumbing systems produce large, crater-forming eruptions once every 700 years, the US Geological Survey has revealed. Read more ...

Fukushima Disaster Area Tour || 福島被災地訪問ツアー

Witness with Your Own Eyes: 9 Years after the Fukushima Daiichi Accident 自分の目で目撃：福島第一原発事故から9年 The world... Read more ...

Asteroid shock: NASA expert admits agency 'can't do anything' about...

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Video game Ancestors lets you meddle with the epic story of evolution