Browsing: Genetics
The genus Hypanus consists of ten known species distributed along coastal habitats worldwide. Until recently, only two species —known as…
One of the more unheralded scientific advancements of the past couple decades has been our seeming mastery of genetics. Today,…
A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the blood concentrations of testosterone in males, and this…
Hannah Richardson, 24, undergoes a brain scan as part of the Primary Prevention Trial for Alzheimer’s disease led by Washington…
Nearly half of survey respondents (48%) incorrectly said that the benefits of taking low-dose aspirin daily to lower one’s odds…
Lynparza (olaparib), a product of Fortune 500 pharmaceutical firm Merck and Fortune 500 Europe company AstraZeneca, showed meaningful improvements in…
Chemotherapy has been used for decades to treat patients with cancer. One common type of chemotherapy – called fluorouracil (5-FU)…
Whether in search of relatives, a family’s country of origin, or to understand personal disease risk, 15 million people have…
Telomeres, the protective caps at the ends of our chromosomes, act much like the plastic tips of shoelaces, preventing our…
Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and…