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New Insights Into When Modern Mammals Evolved
A new study has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date.
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Gene Helps Dietary Fat Find its Way in the Body
Researchers have revealed a key molecular mechanism that can send dietary fats on the wrong path, potentially resulting in debilitating diseases.
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Ancient DNA Reveals the World’s Oldest Family Tree
Analysis of ancient DNA from one of the best-preserved Neolithic tombs in Britain has revealed that most of the people buried there were from five continuous generations of a single extended family.
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Researchers Find New Potential Targets for Skin Cancer Treatment
According to a study, targeting pathways altered by MLL4 mutations to induce proper cell turnover and death offers an approach to suppress tumor growth.
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Genes are Switched on in the Human Embryo Straight Away
Scientists have discovered that genes in human embryos rapidly become active after fertilization, opening a new window onto the start of human embryonic life.
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Rare Dinosaur Embryo in Egg Suggests Bird-Like Pre-Hatching Posture
A 72- to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between the behavior of modern birds and dinosaurs, according to a new study.
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Affordable Genome Sequencing to Help Tackle Global Epidemics
A worldwide consortium of scientists has marked a significant milestone in equipping researchers with cheap and accessible methods for sequencing large collections of bacterial pathogens - at a cost of less than $10USD per genome.
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New Approach Developed To Analyze Genetics Underlying Spina Bifida
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers are using machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, to shed light on genetic mutations associated with spina bifida.
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Giant Millipede Fossil Found in Northern England
The largest-ever fossil of a giant millipede – as big as a car – has been found on a beach in the north of England.
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Plant Scientists Find Recipe for Anti-Cancer Compound
Researchers have achieved the first step toward using a newly synthesized compound in pharmaceuticals by mapping its biosynthetic pathway, a sort of molecular recipe of the ingredients and steps needed.
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