New study furthers our understanding of how genetics influence heavy drinking
Understanding how genetics influences problem drinking can help us help those at risk.
Tag: genetics
Researchers reprogram cells to build artificial structures
So far, the method is just a “tool for exploration”.
Famous Harvard scientist creates dating app that matches for genetic compatibility
Swipe right on eugenics.
Researchers sequence DNA of coral and their associated organisms
They may be small, but they're far from inconsequential.
Scientists extract the oldest DNA data from 1.7-million-year-old rhino tooth
The findings could ultimately help scientists
There’s no single “gay gene” that determines sexual behavior, research shows
This misconception about homosexuality needs to go away.
Fish harvesting causes rapid evolution, according to genetic data
Overfishing is causing fish stocks to evolve rapidly.
Pufferfish spines and the hair on your head are governed by the same set of genes
"It just blows me away that regardless of how evolutionarily-different skin structures in animals are, they still use the same ...
We thought depression arises from just 18 genes — we were wrong, new study finds
"We are not saying that depression is not heritable at all. It is. What we are saying is that depression ...
Scientists reactivate 28,000 year-old mammoth cells
Researchers say that the study marks a "significant step toward bringing mammoths back from the dead."
Grasses steal neighbors’ genes to one-up other species
"They're OUR genes, tovarish plant" -- grasses.
A new study explains how snakes lost their legs
They didn't lose the genes for limbs -- they're just blocked.
Coffee or tea? The answer might lie in your genes
So, which one is your favorite?
New project aims to map the DNA of every animal, plant and fungus
One of the most ambitious projects ever attempted in science.
You won’t believe these three unexpected discoveries – and neither did the scientists who made them
Researchers at one of the UK’s leading genetics centres tell us about their serendipitous findings.
Scientists analyzed the composition of dinosaur DNA — and it’s really similar to birds’
Life, uhm, finds a way.
Roman fish salting workshops reveal two whale species lost from the Mediterranean
The discovery stands to change our understanding of the Roman fishing industry and the history of two endangered whale species.
Scientists found nearly 1,000 new genes linked to intelligence
Intelligent people tend to live longer but are more vulnerable to autism and depression.
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