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Israeli-American collaboration aims to crack hidden code of human genome through AI
"AI has the power to unlock the secrets of the human genome and transform health care for billions of people worldwide,” said NVIDIA.
Scientists discover RNA molecules from a mammoth that went extinct 40,000 years ago
Oldest RNA recovered from 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth rewrites decay timeline
Channel 4’s new DNA documentary exposes Hitler’s hidden hormonal disorder
Adolf Hitler may have had micropenis, likely had Kallman syndrome, DNA study finds.
Fabric cut from the sofa on which Hitler killed himself contained DNA, which was analyzed to reveal that Hitler likely had a genetic condition that disrupts normal sexual development.
Nobel laureate James D. Watson, DNA double helix co-discoverer, dies at 97
The American biologist whose name became synonymous with the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, died Thursday.
TAU researchers develop groundbreaking gene therapy to treat hearing, balance disabilities
“These findings highlight the potential of self-complementary AAVs to reduce dose requirements, minimize toxicity, and broaden clinical use of inner-ear therapies," said the head researcher.
6,300-year-old 'gum' yields DNA clues to Neolithic life
A University of Copenhagen team analysed thirty tar lumps from nine Alpine lake settlements, detecting male DNA on tool adhesives and female DNA on pottery repairs.
Ancient teeth reveal salmonella and louse-borne fever helped doom Napoleon’s 500,000-man force
Teeth from 13 Grande Armée soldiers in a Vilnius grave give first genetic proof that infections, with famine and cold, helped cause the loss of 300,000 men during Napoleon’s retreat from Russia.
Death toll from Tennessee munitions blast lowered to 16, sheriff says
Sixteen people were killed in a massive explosion at a Tennessee explosives plant, as investigators work to determine the cause of the deadly blast.
Ancient lentils in the canary islands survived 2,000 years, DNA shows
Genetic analysis reveals indigenous cultivation practices and crop continuity dating back to the 3rd century CE.
Ancient DNA Reveals Mastodons Were Shaped by Ice Age Climate Swings
New genetic evidence uncovers repeated waves of dispersal and surprising diversity among North America’s Ice Age giants.
Sugary drinks alter gut DNA, but Technion study finds effects can be reversed - study
They explained that bacteria in the gastrointestinal system are vital members of the microbial community within our body, which is known to scientists as the microbiome.
DNA confirms Yersinia pestis as cause of the first recorded pandemic 1,500 years ago
Using ancient DNA from eight teeth under Jerash's Roman hippodrome, scientists date the outbreak to mid-6th–early 7th century, finding nearly identical strains from a fast, deadly wave.
World's first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo
Eduardo Ramos, who began breeding in the 70s, said that breeders had also been skeptical at first of other advances in biotech, such as embryo transplants and cloning.
