Genetics

Health & Medicine

Molecules found to counter antibiotic resistance

Molecules made in a lab can foil antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Genetics

Missing genes not always a problem for people

Humans have ways to make up for missing genes, study suggests.

Genetics

‘Selfish’ DNA flouts rules of inheritance

R2d2 is selfish DNA that could skew scientists’ views of adaptation and evolution.

Genetics

Prion disease gets personal

Diagnosis of a brain-wasting disease drove a married couple into science.

Genetics

Dads pass health effects of stress on to sons, mouse study finds

In mice, males exposed to repeated psychological stress developed high blood sugar — and so did their unstressed male offspring.

Health & Medicine

Mini-stomachs brew insulin in mice

Scientists transform stomach cells into insulin factories and grow mini-stomachs for diabetic mice.

Humans

Human DNA found in a Neandertal woman

Interbreeding between humans and Neandertals happened earlier than thought, leaving traces in the Neandertal genome.

Environment

Vaping linked to host of new health risks

Animal studies and analyses of gene activity point to broad range of potential new health risks from vaping affecting everything from sperm to heart and immunity to mental health.

Genetics

Neandertal DNA may raise risk for some modern human diseases

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

Science & Society

‘GMOs’ isn’t a four-letter word, but it is hard to define

The definition of what constitutes a genetically modified organism is a challenge to those tasked with developing standards for labeling foods that contain GMOs.

Science & Society

‘Three-parent babies’ are ethically permissible, U.S. panel says

A panel of experts concludes that clinical experiments that create “three-parent babies” are ethical, with limits.

Genetics

Bedbug genome spills secrets of violence, weird sex

Maps of bedbugs’ genetic material reveal clues to their success.