Genetics

Genetics

Y chromosome gets a closer examination

The Y chromosome may play a larger role in Turner syndrome and in health and disease differences between males and females than previously thought.

Genetics

Farmers assimilated foragers as they spread agriculture

While some European hunter-gatherers remained separate, others mated with the early farmers that introduced agriculture to the continent.

Genetics

Gene therapy with electrical pulses spurs nerve growth

Deaf guinea pigs' hearing improves with electrical pulses from a hearing implant are combined with gene therapy, a new study shows.

Genetics

Rainbow trout genome shows how genetic material evolved

The finding challenges the idea that whole genome duplications are followed by quick, massive reorganization and deletions of genetic material.

Genetics

New antibiotic resistance genes found in cow manure

Identifying these genes offers clues to how antibiotic resistance could move from agricultural ecosystems to other communities of organisms.

Genetics

Neandertal, modern human DNA deviates even more

An analysis of genetic material of Neandertals and modern humans shows genetic differences in the species' population sizes and even the curves of their spines.

Genetics

Cloning produces stem cells from adult skin

Human embryonic stem cells made using adult cells could enable medical advances such as replacement organs.

Genetics

New tools reveal new truths about fungi, flies, antibiotics

In the newsroom, any story about a new scientific method faces an uphill battle. In this issue are a number of stories that feature how science is done.

Health & Medicine

Gene variant, processed meat linked to boost in cancer risk

In people with a specific variation of a gene on chromosome 10, eating processed meat is associated with an increased risk of developing colon cancer.

Genetics

Gene activity sets humans apart from extinct hominids

Differences in gene activity caused by DNA methylation distinguish modern people from Neandertals and Denisovans.

Genetics

Down’s syndrome goes beyond chromosome 21

A genetic analysis suggests that the DNA changes linked to Down's syndrome happen on all chromosomes, not just the 21st.

Microbes

One giant leap for zit-causing microbes

A bacterium that lives on humans and causes acne also hopped to domesticated grapevines and relies on the plant for crucial DNA repairs.