In the winter of 2015, a young male wolf left its home in the radiation-contaminated zone around Chernobyl, a Soviet nuclear plant that catastrophically exploded and melted down in 1986. The wolf traveled over 200 miles from its irradiated home, rang…
View More A wolf left its irradiated Chernobyl home. What happens if it mates?Category: Genetics
In quest to fend off looming extinction, researchers create rhino embryo in a lab
Unless humans intervene, the northern white rhinos will soon vanish.
Fortunately for this dwindling subspecies, a group of scientists performing research at a renowned animal reproduction lab in Italy are attempting to stave off the subspecies’…
Researchers map the koala genome all in the name of saving the species
Koalas, the tree-dwelling marsupials found in eucalyptus forests and woodlands across Eastern Australia, is not just a cute and fluffy fascination for tourists.
It’s also a perfect research subject for a group of dedicated scientists working t…
A free web tool can predict your hair, skin, and eye color from DNA data
A new tool by researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI and Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam in the Netherlands can predict your hair, skin, and eye color from your DNA data. The system, which is essentially a web app that can accept DNA sequences, compares known color phenotypes to known data and […]
View More A free web tool can predict your hair, skin, and eye color from DNA dataThe genomics-focused Illumina Accelerator backs five new companies
Illumina Accelerator, the genomics-focused startup accelerator backed by the publicly traded genetic sequencing pioneer Illumina Corp., has picked five startups for its seventh accelerator class, the company announced. Wth technology addressing skin microbial therapeutics, fertility science, chronic disease alleviation, post traumatic stress disorder treatments, and services for the biopharmaceutical and clinical research industries; the startups […]
View More The genomics-focused Illumina Accelerator backs five new companiesHuman sequencing pioneer George Church wants to give you the power to sell your DNA on the blockchain
The blockchain is the buzziest thing on the internet these days and now MIT professor and godfather of the Human Genome Project George Church wants to put your genes on it.
His new startup Nebula Genomics plans to sequence your genome for under $1,000 (the current going rate of whole genome sequencing) and then add your data to the blockchain through the purchase of a “Nebula… Read More
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Many of us have some idea of our family’s history from stuff our parents or grandparents told us, but wouldn’t it be cool to do a DNA test and have…