Breakthrough protein acts as a multipurpose self-destruct system for bacteria
In a CRISPR first, recently discovered protein has been found to act as a kind of multipurpose self-destruct system for bacteria.
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Joseph Shavit
- Dec 27, 2022
Surprising research identifies why most life-long smokers never develop lung cancer
Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the main cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 22, 2022
Humans continue to evolve with the emergence of 155 new genes
Modern humans evolutionarily split from our chimpanzee ancestors nearly 7 million years ago, yet we are continuing to evolve.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 20, 2022
Scientists have finally identified the genetic cause of lupus
International team of researchers has identified DNA mutations in a gene that senses viral RNA, as a cause of the autoimmune disease lupus.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 11, 2022
Scientists solve the genetic mystery to how all life on Earth began
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 10, 2022
Researchers found a completely natural way to stop your body from aging
What if you were told there was a completely natural way to stop your body from aging? The trick: You’d have to hibernate.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 9, 2022
Medical discovery substantially improves treatment of colorectal cancer
Scientists have discovered a rare gene in the tumors of some colorectal cancer patients which could lead to more personalized treatments.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 8, 2022
Consistent exercise positively affects your body right down to its molecules and genes
Consistent exercise can change not just waistlines but the very molecules in the human body that influence how genes behave.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 30, 2022
Revolutionary new vaccine prevents diseases caused by DNA viruses
Scientists have developed a new approach to stopping viral infections: a so-called live-attenuated, replication-defective DNA virus vaccine.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 29, 2022
Incredible "origin-of-life" molecule found to destroy cancer cells
RNA, the molecule that gave rise to life, has been shown to be essential for repairing human genetic material and preventing mutations.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 20, 2022
Major genetic discovery identifies the cause of lupus
International team of researchers has identified DNA mutations in a gene that senses viral RNA, as a cause of the autoimmune disease lupus.
Joshua Shavit
- Nov 18, 2022
Ancient genomes reveal hidden history of human adaptation
The use of ancient DNA, including samples of human remains around 45,000 years old, has shed light on a previously unknown aspect of humans
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 17, 2022
Researchers have finally identified the cause of the Black Death
The disease disseminated across Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa claiming up to 60 percent of the population in a large outbreak.
Joshua Shavit
- Nov 4, 2022
DNA-based 'nanotransporters' revolutionize cancer treatment
A team of Canadian researchers from Université de Montréal has designed and validated a new class of drug transporters made of DNA.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 29, 2022
Remarkable "origin-of-life" molecule found to destroy cancer cells
In the production of one of the origin-of-life molecules, researchers in Spain and Denmark have found a method for attacking cancer cells
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 27, 2022
New research uncovers why most life-long smokers never develop lung cancer
Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the main cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 20, 2022
Methane-eating ‘borgs’ are assimilating earth’s microbes
Unlike in Star Trek, here on nonfictional planet Earth, Borgs are DNA packages that could help humans fight climate change.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 13, 2022
How genetics influences our body weight beyond the genes
In recent years, researchers have extensively examined which genes and gene variants play a role in excess weight.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 11, 2022
Scientists reveal ‘mystery ancestors' from ancient layers of banana DNA
Bananas are thought to have been first domesticated by people 7,000 years ago on the island of New Guinea. But that history is complicated.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 11, 2022
Researchers finally answer the question of how life on Earth began
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.
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