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·April 26, 2016·4 min read

Controlling RNA in Living Cells

Researchers have developed a new set of proteins that can be customized to bind to RNA sequences.

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·April 21, 2016·5 min read

Link Between Cognitive Decline Genes and Healthy Aging

Researchers report on a possible link between long term cognitive health and protection from some chronic diseases.

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·April 18, 2016·6 min read

Actin May Be Key for Long Term Memory

A new study reports actin could be the key to the molecular machinery that helps form and store memories.

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·April 4, 2016·4 min read

New Syndrome That Causes Intellectual Disability Identified

Researchers have identified a new syndrome that appears to cause intellectual disabilities.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 4, 2016·6 min read

Researchers Discover Brain Cells With More Than 100 Unique Mutations

Researchers have successfully sequenced the complete genomes of individual neurons and have discovered each neuron contains, on average, more than 100 mutations.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·February 28, 2016·3 min read

The Couple That Sings Together Stays Together

Researchers find red backed fairy wrens who have strong duet responses with their partners have lower rates of cuckoldry.

Featured Genetics

·February 28, 2016·5 min read

Worm Study May Resolve Discrepancies in Research About Aging

Researchers discover a drug used to help prevent reproduction in aging worms helps the creatures rebound from stress and, in some cases, this lengthens their lifespans.

Chart shows the interbreeding possibilities.

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·February 19, 2016·6 min read

First Genetic Evidence of Modern Human DNA in a Neanderthal Individual

A new study reports researchers have discovered evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans around 100,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought.