Scientists Discover “Genetic Weak Point” of Critically Endangered Apennine Brown Bears
Only about 50 Apennine brown bears remain in the wild, and new research sheds light on a key challenge to their survival. The ...
The Economist19h
Gene editing has put biological research on a new trajectory
When the monkeys were single-celled embryos, scientists had used CRISPR editing tools to silence, or “knock out”, a gene that ...
The Economist19h
Gene editing can still change the world
Like recombinant DNA before it, gene editing has the potential to transform medicine, agriculture and more. CRISPR is now used by thousands of biologists in labs across the globe. A revolution in food ...
Live Science20h
Invisible DNA lurks everywhere in the environment — and we're on the verge of decoding its secrets
Once scientists have collected an eDNA sample, they analyze it via bar coding, which can either look for a single species or ...
How do cells respond to changes? New study finds it's not all in the genes
Cells are constantly on the move, whether in a developing embryo or metastatic cancer. But how do cells adapt to the new ...
In vitro reconstitution of meiotic DNA double-strand breaks: A long-standing challenge solved
In a study published in Nature, researchers report the successful in vitro reconstitution of meiotic DNA double-strand breaks ...