The results are only a slight improvement over missing the entire brain structure. The human cells extend processes (in green) […]
Category: Genetics
Researchers get two genetic codes to work at the same time
Messing with the genetic code might have gotten a bit easier to do. The genetic code is what life everywhere […]
Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA
Some group with no modern descendants contributed a lot to our genomes. When the history of our ancestry is written, […]
The first complex cells had genes from a complex mix of species
Our ancestors’ genomes were built through successive waves of gene transfers. We tend to view ourselves and the complex cells […]
Large genome model: Open source AI trained on trillions of bases
System can identify genes, regulatory sequences, splice sites, and more. Late in 2025, we covered the development of an AI […]
Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?
A new book argues that tests might reshape human diversity even if they don’t work. Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam […]
Bringing the “functionally extinct” American chestnut back from the dead
Wiped out in its native range by invasive pathogens, the trees may make a comeback. Very few people alive today […]