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Common Gene Variant May Explain Higher Heart Failure Risk in Black Patients

Scientists have identified a common gene variant that may help explain why heart failure occurs more often in Black ...

'Molecular movie' capturing ribosome assembly shows how cells build life-sustaining protein factories

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs ...

We speak to the artist who has just made an album with dangerous plants

Oram Award-winning electronic artist Helen Anahita Wilson tells us how she generated the music for her new album from ...

Scientists Find Water And Oil Mixing On Saturn's Moon During Simulation, Defying Rules Of Chemistry

Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, has defied one of the most fundamental rules of chemistry, a new study has found. In a ...

Powerful tool can map gene regulation at single-nucleotide resolution

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...
The Print on MSNOpinion

Indian athletes are turning to DNA playbook to find their champion gene, but policymakers must catch up

From injury risk assessment to diet plans, Dr.Omics is one such company using genetic data to build the next generation of ...
News-Medical.Net on MSN

Scientists capture a near-continuous molecular movie of ribosome formation

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs to live. But as far as how ribosomes themselves were formed, tantalizingly ...

World's largest coral discovered in the Pacific – larger than a blue whale and centuries old

Discovered by National Geographic's Manu San Félix, this 500-year-old coral the size of half a football field is changing how ...

Hidden genetic damage is part of CTE, too, study finds

The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced ...

Your DNA could reveal a hidden heart attack risk: Scientists uncover the genetic code behind high cholesterol

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers have created the first comprehensive genetic resource to identify people at ...
POV Magazine

How Hunt for the Oldest DNA Captures the Thrill of Discovery

An interview with Hunt for the Oldest DNA director Niobe Thompson about chronicling Eske Willerslev's breakthrough research ...
Science Daily

Breakthrough blood test finally confirms Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

A team of scientists has developed a highly accurate blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The test reads tiny DNA patterns that reveal the biological signature of the illness. For millions who’ve ...