Studies on Protein Changes in Aging Kidneys Give Hope for Better Treatments

Medicine & Technology May 05, 2021

Researchers note that studying the change in protein levels in aging kidneys combined with analyzing the transcription of genes will give a better picture of the processes affecting the vital organ.

Longevity Study Shows People Over 105 Years Old Have More Efficient DNA Repair

May 05, 2021

Researchers may have found the key to longevity after study people aged 105 and older. These people tend to have one thing in common in their genes.

National DNA Day 2021: How to Join the Celebration and Some Important Facts About the Double Helix Structure

Apr 25, 2021

National DNA Day 2021 is an important celebration of scientific discovery. It is worthy to celebrate as it commemorates the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953 and the Human Genome's Project's completion in 2003.

Neanderthals Went Extinct Because They Lack This Important Skill That Homo Sapiens Have

Apr 22, 2021

A new study found what caused Neanderthals to go extinct over 40,000 years ago while Homo sapiens thrived. This was done by examining about 900 genes.

Do Facial Features Show If One is Smart? Scientists Say No After Studying 76 Genes

Apr 06, 2021

Researchers from Stanford and KU Leuven identified 76 genes that affect the shape of the brain and face. But these genes do not explain the link between the face and cognitive ability, debunking pseudoscience beliefs between the two.

Genes of Half-Billion-Year-Old Sea Monsters Surprisingly Similar to Humans

Mar 24, 2021

Genes of animals from the Ediacaran era are found to live within humans even after half a billion years since they roamed Earth. These genes are responsible for body symmetry, sensory organs, and the immune system.

Researchers Develop New Technique to Switch Gens ‘On’ and ‘Off’

Feb 26, 2021

Researchers developed a new technique to extend the efficiency of a pair of promising molecular tools, attached biological nanobodies to the DNA editing tool also known as CRISPR.

Tropical Paper Wasps Found to Babysit for Neighbors

Feb 16, 2021

Biologists from the universities of Bristol, Exeter, and UCL recently found that wasps offer crucial support to their extended families by babysitting at neighboring nests.

Is There Any Difference Between Today’s Humans, the Neanderthals and the Denisovans?

Feb 15, 2021

One who analyzes the difference between modern humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans might not find any sort of noticeable difference, at least for the Neanderthals.

High-Altitude Living Changed the Epigenetics of Peruvians

Dec 23, 2020

Scientists found alterations in the epigenetics of the DNA of Peruvian people living in the high altitude Andes mountains.

Romantic Mistletoe? Science Disagrees

Dec 22, 2020

Mistletoe is 'is less romantic' and it is a kind of parasite. Its leaves yield sugars by photosynthesis rather than roots, and its structures pierce the host tree's essential tissues to suck out water and nutrients.

Here’s How Humans Are Still Evolving

Dec 12, 2020

Human evolution is a long process of change by which people, as the Smithsonian Institution explained, "originated from apelike ancestors."

Scientists Uncover Approach That Could Reverse Age-Related Vision Loss

Dec 05, 2020

Scientists recently made some impressive developments in the field of age-related diseases.

Your Happiness Might Very Well Be Inherited, Says Scientists

Nov 08, 2020

The discovery of a so-called 'happiness gene' might suggest that happiness is genetic. The rest determined by factors you can control.

MicroRNA May Be a Major Factor of Obesity in Genetics

Oct 24, 2020

For years, researchers have been looking for specific genes associated with obesity. Instead, they found non-coding RNA called microRNA which is linked to metabolic disease and digestion of milk.