X Chromosome Mystery: Your Mom’s Genes Could Be Accelerating Brain Aging
UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's ...
Can We Control Genetic Inheritance? New RNA Study Suggests It Might Be Possible
UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.
The Manual on MSN2d
Does your genetics make you run faster? What’s the speed gene?
Factors like nutrition and muscle strength and size are all involved when it comes to your running speed, and your genetics ...
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480 million years old: Octopuses have sex chromosomes more ancient than dinosaurs
What stands out the most about this ancient cephalopod sex chromosome is how little the chromosome has changed over time.
The Conversation on MSN11d
Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species. We found 5 ways to help
Genetic diversity is being lost across many species – especially birds and mammals. But you can help stop the decline.
Human genetics provides clues to why DNA regulatory regions get 'loopy'
DNA transcription is the vital first step needed for switching on our genes. For a gene to be switched on, it must be acted ...
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The epigenetic state of the chromosome remains stable after inversion by CRISPR/Cas
The epigenetic state of chromatin, gene activity, and chromosomal positions are interrelated. A research team from the IPK Leibniz Institute (IPK) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...
TechCrunch on MSN6d
Controversial genetics testing startup Nucleus Genomics raises $14M Series A
Last week, Founders Fund partner Delian Asparouhov realized he hadn’t checked on his genetics in a while. He clicked open a ...