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2,441 results for: mutations

  1. Genetics

    To study Galápagos cormorants, a geneticist gets creative

    To collect DNA from four cormorant species, this scientist called in bird scientists far and wide.

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  2. Life

    Having worms can be good for the gut

    Parasitic worms shift gut microbes and protect against bowel disease.

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  3. Genetics

    ‘Three-parent babies’ explained

    Several in vitro techniques can produce babies with three biological parents.

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  4. Life

    Refined ‘three-parent-baby’ procedure improves chances for healthy infant

    Improved technique could reduce risk of passing on faulty mitochondria.

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  5. Genetics

    Muscle-gene edit creates buff beagles

    Gene editing works at low efficiency in dogs.

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  6. Genetics

    Brain cells’ DNA differs

    Every nerve cell may hold different DNA, a new study suggests.

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  7. Life

    Scientists watch as bacteria evolve antibiotic resistance

    A giant petri dish exposes the evolutionary dynamics behind antibiotic resistance.

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  8. Genetics

    New catalog of human genetic variation could improve diagnosis

    Study of human protein-coding variation reveals which genes are more likely to be involved in genetic diseases.

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  9. Genetics

    Roosters run afoul of genetic rules

    Moms aren’t always the only ones that pass mitochondrial DNA to offspring, a study of chickens finds.

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  10. Genetics

    Neandertal DNA may raise risk for some modern human diseases

    Neandertal DNA may once have helped humans, but now may contribute to disease.

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  11. Genetics

    Big biological datasets map life’s networks

    Expanding from genomics to multi-omics means stretching data capacity, but it may lead to a future of early diagnosis, personalized medicine and hardy crops.

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  12. Animals

    Devils Hole pupfish may not have been so isolated for so long

    New genetic study questions Devils Hole pupfish’s supposed history of long isolation.

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