Collaborating researchers have made a breakthrough discovery regarding the intricate defense systems of bacteriophages (phages)—viruses that can specifically target harmful bacteria without harming ...
Cells contain a blueprint in the form of DNA that dictates what they can make. This blueprint is converted into a message ...
The Internet has Google. Now biology has MetaGraph. Detailed today in Nature, the search engine can quickly sift through the staggering volumes of biological data housed in public repositories. “It’s ...
The Internet has Google. Now biology has MetaGraph. Detailed today in Nature 1, the search engine can quickly sift through the staggering volumes of biological data housed in public repositories.
Our experiences leave traces in the brain, stored in small groups of cells called engrams. Engrams are thought to hold the ...
Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...
Experts say lactose intolerance affects between 30 and 50 million Americans. Whether it comes with bloating, stomach cramps or the general assumption of lactose intolerance, many people are unable to ...
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More than 12 years since a skull was discovered in Shasta County, advanced DNA testing has revealed that the remains belonged to a Napa woman, officials said. In March 2013, brush cutting workers ...
For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded capture. DNA from a smoothie straw, prosecutors say, could now be the key ...
Julia Wandelt - who a court has heard believes she is Madeleine McCann - denies stalking the missing girl's parents A DNA test taken from a woman who believes she is Madeleine McCann "conclusively ...