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Apr 13, 2019 09:18 AM EDT

Warm winds in autumn could strain Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf

The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of Earth's coldest continent, making it particularly vulnerable to a changing global climate

Apr 13, 2019 09:16 AM EDT

Next-generation gene drive arrives

New CRISPR-based gene drives and broader active genetics technologies are revolutionizing the way scientists engineer the transfer of specific traits from one generation to another.

Apr 06, 2019 11:41 AM EDT

New ALS gene expression atlas offers unprecedented detail into disease progression

ALS researchers at the New York Genome Center (NYGC) have utilized new technologies for mapping gene expression in spinal cord

Apr 05, 2019 08:51 AM EDT

Researchers find new genetic information behind urogenital track anomalies

About one in every 100 babies is born with some kind of developmental anomaly in the urogenital tract. In most cases abnormalities are mild, but sometimes life-long and even life-threatening disease develops.

Apr 01, 2019 09:25 PM EDT

Natural gene therapy for intractable skin disease discovered

Pathogenic gene mutations causing a type of intractable skin disease

Mar 28, 2019 09:36 AM EDT

U of T Mississauga study identifies 'master pacemaker' for biological clocks

What makes a biological clock tick? According to a new study from U of T Mississauga, the surprising answer lies with a gene typically associated with stem and cancer cells.

Mar 22, 2019 08:48 AM EDT

Researchers get humans to think like computers

Computers, like those that power self-driving cars, can be tricked into mistaking random scribbles for trains, fences and even school buses. People aren't supposed to be able to see how those images trip up computers but in a new study, Johns Hopkins University researchers show most people actually ...

Mar 16, 2019 09:18 AM EDT

From Stone Age chips to microchips: How tiny tools may have made us human

The technology of miniaturization set hominins apart from other primates

Mar 14, 2019 08:56 AM EDT

Prehistoric Britons rack up food miles for feasts near Stonehenge

Landmark study reveals the monumental distances traveled for national mass gatherings

Mar 09, 2019 09:00 AM EST

Proofs of parallel evolution between cognition, tool development, and social complexity

A study analyzes the selective attention processes that determine how we explore and interact with our environment

Mar 06, 2019 01:05 PM EST

MBL scientists identify gene partnerships that promote spinal cord regeneration

Researchers are one step closer to solving the mystery of why some vertebrates can regenerate their spinal cords while others, including humans, create scar tissue after spinal cord injury, leading to lifelong damage.

Mar 02, 2019 08:29 AM EST

Ducks offer researchers a unique opportunity to study human touch

Researchers at Yale University gain insights into the mechanics of touch by studying the sensitive skin on ducks' bills, which they found is similar in some ways to the skin on human palms