Sperm discovery reveals clue to genetic ‘immortality’ New insights into an elusive process that protects developing sperm cells from damage in growing embryos, sheds light on how genetic information passes down, uninterrupted, through generations. The […]
Viruses can steal our genetic code to create new human-virus genes Like a scene out of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” a virus infects a host and converts it into a factory for making more […]
Whole genome sequencing reveals genetic structural secrets of schizophrenia Most research about the genetics of schizophrenia has sought to understand the role that genes play in the development and heritability of schizophrenia. Many discoveries have […]
Worldwide scientific collaboration unveils genetic architecture of gray matter The cerebral cortex is the relatively thin, folded, outer “gray matter” layer of the brain crucial for thinking, information processing, memory, and attention. Not much has […]
First experimental genetic evidence of the human self-domestication hypothesis A new University of Barcelona study reveals the first empirical genetic evidence of human self-domestication, a hypothesis that humans have evolved to be friendlier and more […]
To survive in the human gut, bacteria need genetic ‘passcode’ Humans’ guts are a dangerous place. Bacteria living in people’s intestines pump out toxins to deter microbial intruders. But each person’s gut comes with its […]