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Plants Without Plastid Genomes
Ed Yong | Feb 27, 2014 | 3 min read
Two independent teams point to different plants that may have lost their plastid genomes.
Genomenclature?
Tracy Vence | Feb 24, 2014 | 1 min read
Researchers propose a naming system based on genomic information for all Earth’s life.
OCD-Linked Canine Genes
Jef Akst | Feb 19, 2014 | 2 min read
Dogs can suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder just like some humans do, and now researchers have identified a genetic basis for their spastic behavior.
Not Swine Flu
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 17, 2014 | 1 min read
The strain of influenza that caused the 1918 pandemic probably came from birds, a study shows.
Genetic Atlas
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 17, 2014 | 2 min read
Researchers trace the mixing of human populations using DNA.
Week in Review: February 10–14
Tracy Vence | Feb 14, 2014 | 3 min read
First Ancient North American genome; cannabinoids connect hunger with olfaction and eating; biotechs explore crowdfunding; confronting creationism
First Ancient North American Genome Sequenced
Anna Azvolinsky | Feb 12, 2014 | 3 min read
Analysis of 12,600-year-old DNA refutes the idea that Native Americans originated in Western Europe.
Royal Treatment
Tracy Vence | Feb 12, 2014 | 1 min read
Scientists in the U.K. will sequence the genome of King Richard III.
Week in Review: February 3–7
Tracy Vence | Feb 6, 2014 | 3 min read
Federal stem cell regulations vary; Salmonella exploit host immune system; microglia help maintain synaptic connections; prosthesis re-creates feeling of touch
Genome Digest
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 6, 2014 | 5 min read
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
The Flight Size
Tracy Vence | Feb 5, 2014 | 1 min read
The metabolic intensity of powered flight seems to have caused some bird genomes to shrink.
First CRISPR-Tinkered Primates Born
Kerry Grens | Feb 3, 2014 | 2 min read
Twin macaques are the first primates born whose genomes were edited using CRISPR technology.
Speaking of Science
The Scientist | Feb 1, 2014 | 2 min read
February 2014's selection of notable quotes
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | Feb 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Me, Myself, and Why, RedDevil 4, Neanderthal Man, and Science from Sight to Insight
Week in Review: January 27–31
Tracy Vence | Jan 31, 2014 | 3 min read
Stimulus-triggered pluripotency; antioxidants speed lung tumor growth; the importance of seminal vesicles; how a plant pathogen jumps hosts
Inner Neanderthal
Abby Olena, PhD | Jan 30, 2014 | 2 min read
Two studies demonstrate the extent of Neanderthal DNA that persists in modern human genomes.
Rethinking Pre-Agricultural Humans
Tracy Vence | Jan 28, 2014 | 1 min read
Analysis of a 7,000-year-old human genome suggests that Mesolithic people had relatively dark skin and had begun to evolve pathogen resistance characteristic of modern Europeans.
New River Dolphin
Abby Olena, PhD | Jan 27, 2014 | 2 min read
DNA sequencing study reveals a new river dolphin species in South America.
Week in Review: January 20–24
Tracy Vence | Jan 23, 2014 | 3 min read
Mistimed sleep disrupts human transcriptome; canine tumor genome; de novo Drosophila genes; UVA light lowers blood pressure; aquatic microfauna fight frog-killing fungus
Drosophila’s New Genes
Jef Akst | Jan 23, 2014 | 3 min read
An analysis of the transcriptomes of several fruit fly strains reveals dozens of possible de novo genes in each.