Prehistoric DNA Discovery Show Extraordinary Mix Dark Skin and Blue Eyes
A recent study that has come out in the journal Nature reads that prehistoric DNA material found in a tooth from a skeleton was found in a deep cave system in Spain back in 2006, has revealed that he...
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If you’re a smoker, you can blame the Neanderthal DNA within you for your inability to stop smoking. You can also blame Neanderthal DNA, whether fairly or not, on your type 2 diabetes, among other...
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Today marks the 205th birthday of the late Charles Darwin. Although the great scientist is extinct, the theory of evolution—that all organisms are descended from a single, common ancestor—is more alive...
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The family of pines are part of the oldest group of trees, the gymnosperms, which arose when dinosaurs were still roaming around the Earth 290 million years ago. Pines hold several records because of...
View ArticleScientists Create First Synthetic Chromosome
In a first, scientists have created a synthetic chromosome, advancing synthetic biology even further into the future. Scientists assembled the artificially-manufactured chromosome of a eukaryote, which...
View ArticleNeanderthal Genes are Present in the Homo Sapien Genome?
According to a recent message delivered Wednesday by a team of researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder, modern-day Homo sapiens may resemble their most recent human relative, Homo...
View ArticleGenetics and Predisposition to Sex
Genetics are what make every single human being on the face of this earth unique and special in their own little way – all seven odd billion inhabitants and counting. Some people are short, some...
View ArticleResearch: Scientists Sequence Bread Wheat Genome
A research team led by scientists from the United States, Canada, Germany and the Czech Republic has sequenced the genome of bread wheat. The investigation started in 2011 and took almost three years...
View ArticleGenes Affected by Spatial Distribution of Fibers
A research team drawn from Poland’s Nencki Institute and Spain’s Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante (INA) recently found that gene expression can be affected by the distribution of space between...
View Article‘First Peoples’ PBS Original Series Traces Humanity’s Journey
First Peoples, the PBS original series, traces humanity’s journey through the first homo-sapiens in their quest to populate the world. The series explores how humanity has populated almost the entire...
View ArticlePrehistoric DNA Discovery Show Extraordinary Mix Dark Skin and Blue Eyes
A recent study that has come out in the journal Nature reads that prehistoric DNA material found in a tooth from a skeleton was found in a deep cave system in Spain back in 2006, has revealed that he...
View ArticleNeanderthal DNA New Excuse for Smokers
If you’re a smoker, you can blame the Neanderthal DNA within you for your inability to stop smoking. You can also blame Neanderthal DNA, whether fairly or not, on your type 2 diabetes, among other...
View ArticleCharles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Still Evolving
Today marks the 205th birthday of the late Charles Darwin. Although the great scientist is extinct, the theory of evolution—that all organisms are descended from a single, common ancestor—is more alive...
View ArticlePine Trees Record Holders – Oldest and Now Longest Genome
The family of pines are part of the oldest group of trees, the gymnosperms, which arose when dinosaurs were still roaming around the Earth 290 million years ago. Pines hold several records because of...
View ArticleScientists Create First Synthetic Chromosome
In a first, scientists have created a synthetic chromosome, advancing synthetic biology even further into the future. Scientists assembled the artificially-manufactured chromosome of a eukaryote, which...
View ArticleNeanderthal Genes are Present in the Homo Sapien Genome?
According to a recent message delivered Wednesday by a team of researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder, modern-day Homo sapiens may resemble their most recent human relative, Homo...
View ArticleGenetics and Predisposition to Sex
Genetics are what make every single human being on the face of this earth unique and special in their own little way – all seven odd billion inhabitants and counting. Some people are short, some...
View ArticleResearch: Scientists Sequence Bread Wheat Genome
A research team led by scientists from the United States, Canada, Germany and the Czech Republic has sequenced the genome of bread wheat. The investigation started in 2011 and took almost three years...
View ArticleGenes Affected by Spatial Distribution of Fibers
A research team drawn from Poland’s Nencki Institute and Spain’s Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante (INA) recently found that gene expression can be affected by the distribution of space between...
View Article‘First Peoples’ PBS Original Series Traces Humanity’s Journey
First Peoples, the PBS original series, traces humanity’s journey through the first homo-sapiens in their quest to populate the world. The series explores how humanity has populated almost the entire...
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