Genetics Stories
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The Possibility of a Fountain of Youth: Scientists Make Stem Cells from Adult Blood Cells
Researchers have developed a safe and effective way to convert adult blood cells to the way that they were when a person was a 6-day-old embryo. -
Deadly Disease Outbreak Contained by Genome Sequencing
Genome sequencing helped researchers track a deadly infection that broke out in a research hospital last year. The infection was caused by multiple-drug resistant bacteria, K. pneumoniae. The... -
Who's Your Daddy? DNA Clinic Gives Answers, Sparks Concerns
A mobile DNA testing facility that looks more like a motor home than a medical clinic is raising questions about the ramifications of quick and easy tests to determine paternity and other biological connections. -
Job Seekers, Beware: Stress From Job Interviews Can Mutate Genes
A study published in Translational Psychiatry has found that stress literally changes your genes. -
World's Oldest Siblings Will Be 819 Years Old on Wednesday
The oldest sibling, Consolata, is 104 years old, and will turn 105 on Wednesday. -
California Wants Genetically Modified Foods to Be Labelled
California's Proposition 37 hopes to put labels on foods that have been genetically modified. -
In the Future, Your DNA May be the Only Hard Drive You'll Ever Need
Researchers from Harvard have now encoded an entire book in molecules of DNA- the building blocks of life. -
Taller People More Likely to Have Cancer, Shorter People More Likely to Have Heart Disease: Confirmed
Researchers have found that your height indicates the likelihood of the cause of your death. -
As Prices for Prenatal Genome Sequencing Tests Fall, Researchers Worry About Consequences for Families in a Real-Life 'Gattaca'
Genome sequencing would drastically increase the volume and scope of prenatal data, including the ability to look for a wide range of genetic traits and disease susceptibility. -
Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt Were Made for Elite Sports
Phelps and Bolt are genetic anomalies. -
Master Regulator of Blood Stem Cells Discovered
Scientists have found that the absence of a type of gene can change the fate of blood stem cells, either becoming blood tissue cells or becoming heart muscle cells. This could provide a new source of heart muscle cells that can be used to repair a damaged heart. -
New Findings Support "Mother's Curse" May Explain Why Men Die Before Women
Scientists may have finally revealed one of life's enduring mysteries- why females of many species live longer lives than their male counterparts.