A study that identified several genes linked to extremely long life has been retracted due to technical errors in the sequencing chips used.
A study that identified several genes linked to extremely long life has been retracted due to technical errors in the sequencing chips used.
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in genomics, genetics, and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
Non-African people carry remnants of the Neanderthal X chromosome, suggesting interbreeding with early human ancestors.
A method for rapidly replacing stop codons throughout the genetic code of E. coli paves the way for biomanufacturing designer proteins.
The number of human embryonic stem cells approved for federal funding continues to grow.
A method for precise gene editing is able to change disease-causing point mutations in human stem cell DNA.
For brain cancer patients suffering from cognitive dysfunction due to radiation treatment, stem cells may offer relief.
Eleanor Simpson, a neuroscientist at Columbia University Medical Center, discusses a recent Nature paper that probes dopamine's role in helping animals make positive associations to stimuli that herald pleasurable outcomes (such as the handing out of food).
A fully-functional tooth grown from stem cells is successfully implanted into a mouse.