Meet the world's first Neandertal family
Ancient genomes of 13 Neandertals provide a rare snapshot of their community and social organization over hundreds of thousands of years.
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Joseph Shavit
- Oct 19, 2022
Newly discovered protein connected to Alzheimer’s disease risk
The protein, called SHMOOSE, is a tiny “microprotein” encoded by a newly discovered gene within the cell’s energy-producing mitochondria.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 14, 2022
Paleontologists finally solve 100 year old T. rex mystery
For over two decades paleontologist Kevin Padian has been frequently asked one question by undergraduates that stuck with him.
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 12, 2022
Age vs. genetics: Which is more important for determining how we age?
People age differently, including former presidents. Ronald Reagan developed Alzheimer’s disease in his late 80s and died from complications
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 12, 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 10, 2022
Researchers discover that genetic mutations in humans aren't always random
A new study by a team of researchers from Israel and Ghana has brought the first evidence of nonrandom mutation in human genes.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 9, 2022
Harvard researchers identify the cause of multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 7, 2022
New cancer treatments discovered in the “dark matter” of the human genome
Researchers of the University of Bern and the Insel Hospital determined new targets for drug development for this cancer type.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 2, 2022
Groundbreaking research close to wiping childhood cancer off the map
Scientists have created a roadmap of the genetic mutations present in the most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 22, 2022
Anti-cancer drug also functions as COVID-19 antiviral therapy
Johns Hopkins Medicine study suggests small molecule inhibitor RK-33 can block multiple variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from replicating.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 21, 2022
Modern humans generate more brain neurons than Neandertals
Researchers from Dresden uncover a greater neuron production in the frontal lobe during brain development in modern humans than Neandertals
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 13, 2022
Cancer Genes in Humans vs. Chimps: Why Are We More Susceptible?
Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, descending from the same species as humans more than 6 million years ago.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 6, 2022
DNA from human remains shines new light on Jewish history
An analysis of DNA from 12th-century human remains has provided new insights into Ashkenazi Jewish population history.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 26, 2022
Genetic discovery could mark the end of disease-carrying mosquitoes
Genetic discovery could turn disease-carrying mosquitoes into insect Peter Pans, preventing them from ever maturing or multiplying.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 22, 2022
First-ever discovery finds genetic mutations in humans aren't always random
Researchers find the first evidence of nonrandom mutation in human genes, challenging a core assumption at the heart of evolutionary theory
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 8, 2022
A healthy lifestyle can lower genetic risk for stroke by 43%, new research finds
People who are genetically at higher risk for stroke can lower that risk by as much as 43% by adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 25, 2022
A healthy lifestyle can lower a high genetic risk for stroke by more than 40%, study finds
People who are genetically at higher risk for stroke can lower that risk by as much as 43% by adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 25, 2022
New physics law could predict genetic mutations
The new study could have big implications for genome research, evolutionary biology, computing, big data, physics and cosmology.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 22, 2022
When did the genetic variations that make us human emerge?
A study has made an estimation of the time when some of the genetic variants that characterise our species emerged.
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