| 单词 | geneticist |
| 例句 | By studying twins, and comparing and contrasting similarities and differences, a geneticist could determine the precise contributions of nature versus nurture to important traits. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But he fully understood the consequences of his landmark experiment: “The problem bristles with implications....This is something that has long been the dream of geneticists.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z From today’s vantage, the attack seems to have begun, paradoxically, with the publication in 1986 of a landmark pro-Clovis paper in Current Anthropology by a linguist, a physical anthropologist, and a geneticist. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Dimly, as if through a veil, geneticists were beginning to visualize patterns and themes: threads, strings, maps, crossings, broken and unbroken lines, chromosomes that carried information in a coded and compressed form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z That was not to say that the geneticists themselves provided any intellectual help. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Sporadic heredity is what the geneticists call it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But even as geneticists celebrated the synthesis of heredity, evolution, and natural selection, the material nature of the gene remained an unsolved puzzle. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It had been floating about for almost thirty years in the circle of theoretically inclined geneticists intrigued by gene duplication. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In addition, within recent years, molecular geneticists have begun to extract DNA from ancient human skeletons and to compare the genes of Japan’s ancient and modern populations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When I was a college undergraduate in the early 1950’s, I was fortunate enough to work in the laboratory of H. J. Muller, a great geneticist and the man who discovered that radiation produces mutations. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Monod and Jacob, working with Arthur Pardee, a microbial geneticist from America, discovered three cardinal principles that governed the regulation of genes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z For Nazi geneticists, these early studies provided the fuel for more drastic experiments. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We do deny that...geneticists will see genes under the microscope....The hereditary basis does not lie in some special self-reproducing substance. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Indeed, an entire cadre of “scientists”—geneticists, medical researchers, psychologists, anthropologists, and linguists—gleefully regurgitated academic studies to reinforce the scientific logic of the eugenics program. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Partly by happenstance, the U.S. geneticist James Neel and the U.S. anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon flew into Yanomami country in the midst of the epidemic. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He would later say, “As a geneticist, it was the only problem worth solving.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The distinction between the two “races” of flies by virtue of a single chromosomal inversion was the most dramatic example of genetic variation that any geneticist had ever seen in a natural population. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Wallace came up with further data when he began working with James Neel, the geneticist who studied the Yanomami response to measles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Discoveries in the last half-dozen years, by archaeologists, geneticists, linguists, and other specialists, have enriched our understanding of this story, without changing its main outlines. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z These novel insects, named Blatella asmithicus after the geneticist responsible for creating them, Dr. Andrew Smith, measure nearly a meter in length, and have an astounding resiliency and immunity to all known toxins. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But naturally arising mutants—the bread and butter of fruit fly geneticists—were far too rare. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Even modern European plant geneticists have failed to develop any crop except macadamia nuts from Australia’s native wild flora. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The gene, he argued, had been “invented by geneticists” to support a “rotting, moribund bourgeoisie” science. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A smaller number of geneticists, however, balked at complementary replication. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z What followed, as one geneticist wrote, was “one of the strangest silences in the history of biology.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Using linkage analysis, geneticists could even trace an actual configuration of genes that evolved to make the progeny infertile. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Cell biologists look; geneticists count; biochemists clean, the scientist Arthur Kornberg once said. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z For many years, geneticists have been tracing the origins of domesticated wheat. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Hsu was the University of Texas geneticist whose earlier work with HeLa and other cells had made it possible to discover the correct number of human chromosomes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It was a hoary restatement of Lamarck’s idea—of adaptation morphing directly into hereditary change—decades after geneticists had pointed out the conceptual errors of Lamarckism. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If he was scheduled to give a paper at a conference of geneticists, he took Branwell along even if it meant that Branwell had to miss a day of school. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Galton may have derided the “microscope” of experimental geneticists, but the tool was far more powerful than Galton had presumed, for it could penetrate the outer shell of heredity into the mechanism itself. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Did the Nazi geneticists make any real contributions to the science of genetics? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In the 1980s, human geneticists begin to use these techniques to map and identify genes linked to diseases, such as Huntington’s disease and cystic fibrosis. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Given the inheritance rules for mitochondrial DNA, the conclusion that Indians and Siberians share common ancestry seems, to geneticists, inescapable. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z If the Fess was a reluctant geneticist, then DNA was a reluctant “gene molecule.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Francis wanted no time lost in seeing whether a satisfactory three-dimensional model could be built, since the geneticists and nucleic-acid biochemists should not misuse their time and facilities any longer than necessary. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “It probably is, but the geneticists do amazing things today.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This ancient refuse became ammunition in a long-running academic battle between Harvard botanist Paul C. Mangelsdorf and George Beadle, a geneticist who worked at Stanford, Caltech, and the University of Chicago. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “That the fundamental aspects of heredity should have turned out to be so extraordinarily simple supports us in the hope that nature may, after all, be entirely approachable,” Thomas Morgan, the influential geneticist, wrote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The whole concept of genetic damage by something in the environment is also relatively new, and is little understood except by the geneticists, whose advice is too seldom sought. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z While Vavilov and other geneticists languished in prison, Lysenko’s supporters launched a vigorous campaign to discredit genetics as a science. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then, in 1953, a geneticist in Texas accidentally mixed the wrong liquid with HeLa and a few other cells, and it turned out to be a fortunate mistake. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z For some years the suspicion had existed among the more inspired geneticists that viruses were a form of naked genes. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z McKusick was a renowned geneticist who’d founded the world’s first human genetics department at Hopkins, where he maintained a catalog of hundreds of genes, including several he’d discovered himself in Amish populations. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The newly minted “human geneticist,” Josef Mengele, would soon rise to become the most epically perverse of Nazi researchers, whose experiments on prisoners would earn him the title Angel of Death. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A sentence like “Genes are interesting to geneticists” would distinguish my way of thought from Pauling’s. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Charles Davenport and Henry Goddard, a geneticist and a psychologist respectively, believed that the pedigrees of “feeble-minded children” would reveal the genetic basis of intelligence — something they believed would “conform perfectly to the Mendelian law.” In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Dr Yvonne Carmichael is a geneticist so eminent in her field that she is invited to speak at parliamentary select committees, which is where her trouble begins. Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty – review 2013-06-16T08:00:01Z He's working alongside his wife, Ryan Phelan, a biotech entrepreneur, and George Church, the leading Harvard geneticist, and there's more than a touch of Jurassic Park to the concept. Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth Catalog, the book that changed the world 2013-05-04T23:00:04Z The story of the geneticists’ quest to understand the disease comes as a relief to the family’s anguish. Good Looks Ran in the Family. So Did Schizophrenia. 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z At the same time, happiness is a fertile area of research for psychologists and geneticists. Pascal Bruckner: 'Happiness is a moment of grace' 2011-01-23T00:05:40Z And on "Believe," he's Dr. Roman Skouras, a renowned geneticist with dark secrets and plans to build a psychic army. Join Kyle MacLachlan for a live chat on Wednesday 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The book examines the promise and challenges of the world family tree – the dream of some geneticists and genealogists to connect everyone who’s ever lived, be they Neanderthal or celebrity. 'It could be huge. It could be a nightmare': attempting the largest family reunion in the world 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z In it, she plays Isabelle, a recently separated geneticist whose life is thrown into turmoil by a sudden family tragedy — and whose response to her grief raises serious ethical dilemmas. Julie Delpy on breaking motherhood taboos in "My Zoe" & seeing the last of the "Before" franchise 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z Given that he is working to create the world's first synthetic life forms, pioneering US geneticist Craig Venter is used to being criticised for playing God. James Joyce estate strikes again with writ to DNA pioneer Craig Venter 2011-04-05T15:05:56Z Another mother, also pregnant, met with a geneticist who repeatedly used the word ‘burden,’ explaining that her daughter would not only be a burden to the family but to society.” What Happens When Your Baby Isn’t Who You Expected? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Gulko, who is a geneticist, wonders whether he went into science because he inherited his father's interest in the subject. HBO's unflinching "Baby God" corrects pop culture's tendency to treat fertility fraud lightly 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Theoretical geneticist Dr. Marianne Jenner makes a seemingly minor discovery that catches the interest of aliens camping out in New York. Best new science fiction for summer 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Engineers, geneticists and neuroscientists are controlling animal minds in different ways and for different reasons, and their tools and techniques are becoming cheaper and easier for even us nonexperts to use. Science-fiction turns real: Genetically engineering animals for war 2013-03-23T19:00:00Z A seven-part Australian series, it kicks off as a renowned, ailing geneticist discloses that he used his own sperm in fertility procedures — and, in fact, fathered hundreds of children. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z It’s a partnership between Tea Pollock, a geneticist with a passion for food who lives in the neighborhood, and the chef, Ben Vaschetti, another local. A French Celebrity Chef Finds a Spot in a Lexus-Owned Space 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z And up stepped Professor Steve Jones, one of the world's leading geneticists – and certainly one of the driest – to give a master-class in popular science education. TV review: Heston's Fantastical Food; Dara Ó Briain's Science Club 2012-11-06T22:00:02Z The book also includes a look at his marriage, to a geneticist waiting for a breakthrough. New in Paperback: ‘Florida,’ ‘Robin’ 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z While Maharbiz and others are using electrodes and wires to physically force neurons to fire, some geneticists and neuroscientists are developing an alternative approach, engineering animals whose brains can be controlled with flashes of light. Science-fiction turns real: Genetically engineering animals for war 2013-03-23T19:00:00Z You're meant to be the geneticist, so give a little leeway to the religious fundamentalists. The Serpent's Promise by Steve Jones – digested read 2013-05-05T17:29:01Z But geneticists can now achieve far more than those limited analyses could, and can approach their dream of using genetic evidence to reconstruct past human migrations. A Brand-New Version of Our Origin Story 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, an insane geneticist is planning to unleash a virus which will reduce the world’s population dramatically to prevent overcrowding. Tom Hanks and Ron Howard reunite for third Dan Brown movie 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Horticulturists at the Smithsonian Institution want to grow it, rice geneticists at New York University are testing it and the United States Department of Agriculture is reviewing it. Finding a Lost Strain of Rice, and Clues to Slave Cooking 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Yes, he is a fit geneticist whose work involves saving babies, but Ria senses something is off with this whole arranged marriage thing, and she is determined to stop it. "Polite Society" filmmaker on combining Bollywood, martial arts and "angry women being rageful" 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z In addition to players, he scouts scientists, geneticists and neurosurgeons who help shape players into proof-of-concept displays of their latest genetic therapies. Beasts and Baseball: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z A geneticist and a mathematician dive deep into doomsday cults, alien life-forms, the origins of time and much more in this collection of writings on scientific myths and curiosities. Newly Published, From Art Criminals to Sentient Fungi 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Christian’s geneticist wrote a letter listing reasons it might, but the judge wasn't swayed. As sequencing moves into clinical use, insurers balk 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Colin Smith, the geneticist from Surrey, tells me how he's got mutation on a particular gene. My own genome project 2013-06-08T18:45:00Z "Not necessarily!" a geneticist called Bob Best cheerfully tells me at breakfast. My own genome project 2013-06-08T18:45:00Z "The population of the world is growing too fast," the billionaire geneticist had said urgently. Inferno by Dan Brown – digested read 2013-05-19T13:00:04Z The women in the family asked the geneticist if their men might be behaving badly because they had inherited something bad. This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z When Dr. Mary-Claire King, a geneticist at the University of Washington, learned that Helen Hunt was portraying her in an upcoming feature film, she thought it must be a joke. New film puts UW breast-cancer researcher in spotlight 2013-06-01T21:33:38Z "The raw material of evolution is dead babies," said one geneticist charmingly. TV review: Horizon: Are We Still Evolving? and Neighbourhood Watched 2011-03-02T23:30:00Z Prof Charlie Swanton, a cancer geneticist at the Francis Crick Institute who led the work, described how circulating tumour DNA tracked the patient’s disease status with remarkable precision. DNA-based test can spot cancer recurrence a year before conventional scans 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z At work, Blackson, a geneticist, scrutinizes DNA to diagnose cervical cancer. Puzzle swap celebrates jigsaw ‘barter culture’ amid pandemic chaos 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z The title of the loping, suspenseful Jacquard Causeway seemingly indicates French geneticist Albert Jacquard, a proponent of "degrowth": the idea of increasing happiness by working and consuming less. Boards of Canada: Tomorrow's Harvest – review 2013-06-06T20:15:01Z The real star of Mezrich’s story isn’t his eponymous mammoth but the Harvard geneticist George Church. When Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Also on display are scientific projects by a quantum physicist and a geneticist, and an anger-management workshop, courtesy of an Australian artist, that you can sign up for. Art Review: Documenta 13 in Kassel, Germany 2012-06-14T21:44:01Z Consider what happened when the geneticist Steve Jones published his recent book The Serpent’s Promise: The Bible Retold as Science. Richard Dawkins’ moralizing atheism: Science, self-righteousness and militant belief — and disbelief 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Reich explains these complications as well as any geneticist could; others rarely even try. A Brand-New Version of Our Origin Story 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z It is even stranger if that person is a geneticist who writes about genealogy. Elizabeth Warren’s pointless DNA test: Why genetic heritage is irrelevant to identity and politics 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z To quote the Harvard geneticist David Reich, whose research on ancient DNA has upended the study of human prehistory, "Present-day populations are blends of past populations, which were blends themselves." Hey, Irish Americans: Your "Celtic" tattoo isn't Celtic — because that whole idea was made up 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z “Decoding Annie Parker”: Based on true events, this story stars Samantha Morton as a cancer survivor and Helen Hunt as a geneticist. Museums, comic books, boats and flowers | Weekend Preview 2014-05-01T15:16:45Z When the geneticist Damon Lisch complains about the occupation’s disruption of his research, his concerns are scoffed. ‘Occupy the Farm,’ a Documentary by Todd Darling 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z However, prospects for patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia have changed dramatically in recent years, thanks to doctors' new understanding of the human genome, according to Dr David Adams, a Sanger Institute geneticist and cancer expert. Genetics: The number crunchers who are saving lives 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z The geneticist Steve Jones told the Hay literary festival in Wales the health case for taking them was now overwhelming. Top UK scientist urges people to take vitamin D supplements 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Our keynote speaker is J. Craig Venter, the renowned biochemist, geneticist and co-founder of Human Longevity Inc., a hero of chemistry. Net neutrality, sex, falconry: In one week, I crashed as many D.C. conferences as possible. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z I confess to being initially surprised and then saddened by reading a review essay, by two geneticists from North Carolina State University, titled “The Genetics of Aggression.” Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z Dr. Mark Evans, an obstetrician and geneticist, found flaws in this study, most notably the fact that the data were collected in sequential time periods, rather than contemporaneous ones. Motherlode Blog: I.V.F. Without the Risk of Multiple Births? 2011-10-26T16:19:34Z A geneticist describes his lab’s 500-year plan to build humans more physically resistant to the ravages of space. ‘Last Exit: Space’ Review: Not-So-Final Frontiers 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z You are here: His future as Dr. Gabriel Fife, the needling geneticist on ABC's drama "Private Practice," is up in the air. Another acting goal achieved: Thornton can now make fun of the chair 2010-12-22T00:56:00Z In the popular book “The God Gene,” American geneticist Dean Hamer proposed something similar. Why doesn’t everyone believe in God?: The skeptical brain may hold the answer 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Yet the vast majority of geneticists would not want that to happen. David Shenk's bright idea: Genius isn't in the genes 2010-05-01T23:08:00Z Mr. Friedman, whose family emigrated from Kishinev, Russia, as the threat of pogroms mounted, started out as a plant geneticist. ‘Decoding the Renaissance,’ at the Folger Shakespeare 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z A former government wheat geneticist, he is now research coordinator at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas. How the world breaks: An intimate look at recent global natural weather disasters 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z In the early 1990s, the young Giraldi moved among men whose bodies “looked engineered by some sinister geneticist” and who focused “on diaphanous skin and vascularity, a symphony of form.” ‘The Hero’s Body’: The dangerous world of hyper-macho men 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z We investigate these and other issues with Steve Jones, the geneticist and science writer, whose latest book, The Serpent's Promise looks at what the Bible has to tell us about food, ageing, and superstition today. Guardian Books podcast: Science, religion and the paranormal 2013-05-17T13:06:24Z “I can only guess” how it arrived and thrived, said Zhangjun Fei, a plant geneticist at the Boyce Thompson Institute and an adjunct professor at Cornell University who researches the tomato genome. A Tomato Grows in the East River 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z "We can't reverse necessarily all of the damage to various organs," says Dr. Barbara K. Burton, a clinical geneticist who heads the MPS treatment program at Children's Memorial. Webcam wonder: It's Keenan's world, for now 2011-04-18T08:31:04Z A similar feat was achieved by the Harvard geneticist, George Church, last year. Shakespeare's sonnets encoded in DNA 2013-01-23T19:21:30Z Hedonistic De Grey relaxes by hoisting a pint in his local pub and occasionally picnicking nude with his considerably older wife, geneticist Adelaide Carpenter. 'The Immortalists' a vigorous look at quest to reverse aging 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z And that’s what transformed this geneticist into the director of a film festival. Weekend Miser: Imagine Science Film Festival, With 80 Movies 2011-10-13T20:19:57Z But he picked petty fights wherever he went; and he championed the Soviet Union long after Stalin began slaughtering his people and murdering his geneticists. The Groundbreaking Scientist Who Risked All in Pursuit of His Beliefs 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z This change was led in part by the late Frank Santamour, a research geneticist at the U.S. D.C. has become a leader in a movement to plant more diverse city trees 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Identifying that gene, apparently key for pain perception, gives geneticists hopes for doing something for those who suffer too little – or too much. TV review: Horizon: The Secret World of Pain, Outside the Court, Episodes 2011-02-01T08:00:03Z When last encountered in “Shadow of Night,” Diana and her husband, aristo vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, had just landed back in the 21st century after a sojourn in Elizabethan England. ‘The Book of Life,’ the final volume of Deborah Harkness’s All Souls Trilogy Jennifer Lawrence has been cast as Rosie, a bartender who catches the attention of an awkward geneticist trying to find a suitable partner. Richard Linklater may direct Jennifer Lawrence in Graeme Simsion's 'Rosie Project' 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Shu-Jin Luo, an evolutionary geneticist and wildcat expert at Peking University, similarly wonders whether eye color has less evolutionary meaning for cats, perhaps because most species are active at night. Huge variety of eye colors in today’s cats may trace back to distant ancestor’s unusual peepers 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z And by the late 1970s, the heyday of molecular biology and developmental genetics had arrived: fruit fly geneticists discovered Hox and other major genes that set up the fruit fly body plan. Small Collections of Cells Determine How a Body Takes Its Shape 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z As a postdoc in the lab of University of Florida geneticist David Reed investigating the genetic relationships between mammals and their parasites, Ascunce wondered whether lice could offer even more detail about our history. Lice DNA records the moment Europeans colonized the Americas 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z “We humans do not live in a bubble,” said Marina Ascunce, an evolutionary geneticist at the U.S. Lice Genes Offer Clues to Ancient Human History 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Researchers had been waiting for a new NIH chief since longtime director and geneticist Francis Collins stepped down in December 2021. U.S. Senate confirms Monica Bertagnolli as NIH director 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z “It’s very intriguing work,” says Shu-Jin Luo, a geneticist at Peking University who researches the DNA of wildcats in China and who has similar concerns about the impact of domestic cats there. The Scottish wildcat has been wiped out by breeding with domestic cats 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The Himalayan mutation naturally occurs in South Asian domestic cats, says Leslie Lyons, a feline geneticist at the University of Missouri who first identified the mutation in Siamese cats. How Siamese cats change their colors 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z In a 13 October social media post, Eisen, a geneticist at the University of California, Berkeley, praised the “moral clarity” of the fake news story by The Onion website. News at a glance: Big neutrino detectors, pesky Excel formatting, and a crackdown on lead 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “This is an idea long overdue,” says Rex Bernardo, a corn breeder and geneticist at the University of Minnesota. How shrinking corn could help farmers—and the environment 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The furor began on 13 October when Eisen, a geneticist at the University of California, Berkeley, praised one of The Onion’s fake news stories on X, formerly Twitter. Prominent journal editor fired for endorsing satirical article about Israel-Hamas conflict 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z These mice “likely inhabit these locations permanently rather than being temporary visitors,” agrees Matthew Webster, an evolutionary geneticist at Uppsala University. Mice thrive at 6700 kilometers up—higher than any mammals were thought able to live 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z However artful, the motive behind these biologically accurate images was not aesthetic but pedagogical, said Dr. Suzuki, the geneticist, science broadcaster, prolific author and perhaps Canada’s most prominent environmentalist. He Warned Canada About Climate Change but Says, ‘We’ve Failed Big Time’ 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The long search to replace geneticist Francis Collins, who stepped down as NIH director in December 2021, has frustrated the research community. Senate hearing goes smoothly for Biden’s pick for NIH director 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z And Seth Murray, a corn geneticist and breeder at Texas A&M University, notes that farmers have to buy more seed to plant densely—offsetting some of the profit from higher yield. How shrinking corn could help farmers—and the environment 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z It is “a mass disaster over time,” says retired FBI geneticist Bruce Budowle, who organized the symposium. New DNA Tests Are Identifying Missing Persons and Solving Crimes 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Skip forward 200 years, and the humble fruit fly, known better to geneticists as Drosophila melanogaster, is one of the most thoroughly studied animals on the planet. 200-year-old DNA helps map tiny fly's genetic course to new lands, modern times 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The strategy “has huge promise for big cats,” says Natalie Schmitt, a conservation geneticist at McMaster University who studies snow leopards in Central Asia. This Mexican biologist is fighting to preserve his country’s biodiversity—and his own legacy 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The projects also show the value of studying different populations in genetic and health research, says Elizabeth Atkinson, a statistical geneticist at Baylor College of Medicine and member of the Latin American Genomics Consortium. What is a ‘Mexican’? Huge genetic database untangles a complex history 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Now, as an especially virulent strain of avian influenza sweeps through poultry and wild birds around the world, the geneticist at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute has her first solid success. In ‘proof of concept,’ CRISPR-engineered chickens shrug off flu 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Perhaps chastened by past criticisms, geneticists are now quick to concede that biological relatedness is only one element of kinship. Ancient marriage traditions—and politics—revealed in giant family trees built from DNA 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z These results may surprise human geneticists, where many genetic variants each are only responsible for a small amount of variation in human height, for instance. Genome study reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z “This is what one might expect to see in trees, but not vertebrates,” said Loren Reiseberg, a geneticist at the University of British Columbia. Meet ‘Dogxim,’ the world’s first known dog-fox hybrid—and a genetic oddity 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Many geneticists urged caution in this area, including Ernest B. Hook, who identified these errors. The Complete Human Y Chromosome Marks an Opportunity to Move Away from Stigma 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Bridget Barker, a mycologist and geneticist at Northern Arizona University, has spent her decades-long career figuring out how to detect Coccidioides and understand its role in the larger ecosystem. Valley Fever Is a Growing Fungal Threat to Outdoor Workers 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z To puzzle out such community relationships, geneticists and archaeologists are forging stronger ties. Ancient marriage traditions—and politics—revealed in giant family trees built from DNA 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z That sense of optimism is shared at one of the region's most acclaimed farm-restaurants, where the team is eager to share the results of an experimental dryland growing program with farmers, geneticists and chefs. Is rice the "climate-change crop" the Northeast needs? 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Next, geneticists examined Dogxim’s mitochondrial DNA—the chromosomes inherited exclusively from its mother—and determined they came from a Pampas fox. Meet ‘Dogxim,’ the world’s first known dog-fox hybrid—and a genetic oddity 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z I am an anthropological geneticist who studies degraded DNA in archaeological and forensic contexts. How Archaeological Methods Are Helping Identify Victims of the Hawaii Wildfires 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The test tubes were not dangerous, but contained DNA samples of endangered species, including Siberian crane, that were related to her work as a geneticist with the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology in Novosibirsk. Russian geneticist gets probation for DNA smuggling. Discovery of vials prompted alarm at airport 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Already, geneticists and archaeologists have teamed up to dissect the marriage patterns of Bronze Age steppe nomads and traced thousands of living descendants of enslaved women buried 200 years ago in a forgotten Maryland cemetery. Ancient marriage traditions—and politics—revealed in giant family trees built from DNA 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Adds Jenny Graves, an evolutionary geneticist at La Trobe University: “The Y really is as weird, and as interesting, as we thought.” ‘Most troublesome chromosome’ gets new respect after full sequence 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z “You are looking for a signal that is hidden among noise,” says geneticist Martin Breuss of the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Your cells don’t have the genome you were born with. Project aims to chart impact of new mutations 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z To address these challenges, forensic geneticists and ancient DNA researchers like me employ a number of tricks to optimize DNA retrieval. How Archaeological Methods Are Helping Identify Victims of the Hawaii Wildfires 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The study is “really, really amazing in terms of the quality and quantity of the data,” says Kendra Sirak, a geneticist at Harvard University who was not involved with the work. 5000-year-old ‘Iceman’ had dark skin and a receding hairline 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z “There’s extraordinarily exciting stuff happening, and it’s not just geneticists who are excited about it,” says Australia National University archaeologist Catherine Frieman. Ancient marriage traditions—and politics—revealed in giant family trees built from DNA 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z But ancient DNA research has advanced since then, so scientists decided to take another look at the iceman’s genes, explained study author Johannes Krause, a geneticist at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Fresh look at DNA from Oetzi the Iceman traces his roots to present day Turkey 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z When Erik Passoja voiced a Belgian geneticist in a “Call of Duty” game nearly 10 years ago, he didn’t expect that his face would also pop up on an entirely different character. Video game voice actors say ‘soul of the industry is on trial’ with unregulated AI 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z “Everything has a genetic component, even if it’s small,” says Joanne Cole, a geneticist and an assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Your Genes May Influence What You Like to Eat 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Some geneticists believe a hard limit of of around 115 years is essentially programmed into our genome by evolution. How Old Can Humans Get? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z The field “is really blooming,” agrees Zuzana Hofmanová, an EVA geneticist who is working on reconstructing the social structure of medieval Moravia using the bones of people buried under Czech and Slovak churches. Ancient marriage traditions—and politics—revealed in giant family trees built from DNA 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z “These cells organize themselves into neighbourhoods, towns, countries,” says Michael Snyder, a geneticist at Stanford University in California and an author of the study looking at the intestine. Cells Organize Themselves into ‘Neighborhoods’ That Could Shape Treatment 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Instead, “it’s a hot mess,” said Bridgett vonHoldt, a professor and geneticist at Princeton University who studies canines, including gray wolves in the Great Lakes, eastern wolves in Canada, coyotes and dogs. How Mistaken Identity and One Bullet Revealed a Star Predator Far From Home 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Earlier this year a team of geneticists visited Westray to tell the community about the gene and the plans to offer testing and support. Testing begins in Orkney for breast cancer gene variant 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Just as Crick and geneticist James Watson solved heredity by decoding DNA’s double helix, scientists would crack consciousness by discovering its neural underpinnings, or “correlates.” A 25-Year-Old Bet about Consciousness Has Finally Been Settled 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z “We told stories from a biological perspective that were only indirectly related to actual history,” says Joachim Burger, a geneticist at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Ancient marriage traditions—and politics—revealed in giant family trees built from DNA 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Future studies will no doubt look at more tissues, disease states and developmental stages, says Sarah Teichmann, a geneticist at the Sanger Institute who participates in HuBMAP. Cells Organize Themselves into ‘Neighborhoods’ That Could Shape Treatment 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z I covered that conference as a journalist, and the proceedings radiated history-in-the-making: a who’s who of top molecular geneticists, including Nobel laureates as well as younger researchers who added 1960s idealism to the mix. DNA scientists once halted their own apocalyptic research. Will AI researchers do the same? 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Stephen Jones, a geneticist and plant breeder who runs the Washington State University Bread Lab in Burlington, encourages Gigot, his former student, to stay small. At Harmony Fields, a couple raises sheep, kids and awareness of small farming 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z In 1993, a California geneticist and a Yale University computer expert were maimed by bombs within the span of two days. Ted Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ died of suicide: AP Sources 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z “We often tell archaeologists to wait and do radiocarbon dating after we put together the pedigree,” says University of the Basque Country geneticist Iñigo Olalde. Ancient marriage traditions—and politics—revealed in giant family trees built from DNA 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z “I think he never doubted in any way that this was correct,” said Michael Boshart, a geneticist at Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich who was a Ph.D. student on the research team. Harald zur Hausen, Nobelist Who Found Cause of Cervical Cancer, Dies at 87 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z A group led by UC Davis geneticists found that, in addition to humans, 46 species of mammals have receptors on their cells that suggest they are vulnerable to infection with SARS-CoV-2. The coronavirus has made itself at home in animals. Why that ramps up the risk for people 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Neil Risch, a geneticist at the University of California, San Francisco, says other researchers will need to vet the AI predictions. Hundreds of new primate genomes offer window into human health—and our past 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z In the 1950s, geneticists discovered the double-helix structure of DNA, information that was crucial for later advancements such as the ability to use DNA to diagnose and treat genetic diseases. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z By observing a karyogram, geneticists can actually visualize the chromosomal composition of an individual to confirm or predict genetic abnormalities in offspring even before birth. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z “There’s still an awful lot that we don’t understand about how to make it efficient for agriculture,” says Peggy Ozias-Akins, a geneticist at the University of Georgia. ‘Game changer.’ Scientists are genetically engineering crops to clone themselves 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Paleoanthropologists and geneticists have found evidence pointing to Africa as the origin of our species. Study Offers New Twist in How the First Humans Evolved 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Those genomes came from the second consortium, co-led by Dong-Dong Wu, a geneticist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’s Kunming Institute of Zoology, which used a technique that read longer stretches of DNA. Hundreds of new primate genomes offer window into human health—and our past 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z “It’s a spectacularly cool paper,” said Anne Pringle, a mycologist and geneticist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who has studied death caps for 20 years. In Search of an Antidote for Poisonous Mushrooms 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z A Punnett square, devised by the British geneticist Reginald Punnett, is useful for determining probabilities because it is drawn to predict all possible outcomes of all possible random fertilization events and their expected frequencies. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z The group is now looking for funding to test its clonal rice in field trials, says co-author Emmanuel Guiderdoni, a rice geneticist at the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development. ‘Game changer.’ Scientists are genetically engineering crops to clone themselves 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Brenna Henn, a geneticist at the University of California, Davis, and her colleagues developed software to run large-scale simulations of human history. Study Offers New Twist in How the First Humans Evolved 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z And as our team of geneticists, ecologists and marine biologists in the Duffy Lab at the University of Florida found, signs of human life can be found everywhere but in the most isolated locations. The DNA You Shed Could Identify You 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The NIH has been without a permanent director since Dr. Francis Collins, a well-known geneticist, stepped down in December 2021 after 12 years at the helm. Biden chooses cancer expert to lead National Institutes of Health 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z David Duffy, a wildlife geneticist at the University of Florida, just wanted a better way to track disease in sea turtles. Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried. 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z “It’s exciting news, but at the same time it doesn’t tell us anything about whether the method has actually worked,” says Dagan Wells, a reproductive geneticist at the University of Oxford, UK. First U.K. Children Are Born Using DNA from Three ‘Parents’ 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The new pangenome adds structural variants that were previously hard to sequence and analyze, says Sarah Tishkoff, a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania who was not involved in the new study. ‘Pangenome’ hopes to represent more diverse view of humans 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z “We want to represent all the branches of the human tree,” said Ira Hall, a geneticist who leads the Yale Center for Genomic Health. Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Dr. Armanios, as a human geneticist, thought the way to get answers was to study humans. Link Between Long Telomeres and Long Life Is a Tall Tale, Study Finds 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z “We were limited to bacteria we know from today,” says Harvard University geneticist Christina Warinner, a co-author of the new study. ‘Lost’ microbial genes found in dental plaque of ancient humans 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z To better understand ourselves, geneticists have looked to other mammals. A genome project cracks mysteries of evolution — and Balto the superdog 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z “It’s an exceptional advance,” says Mashaal Sohail, an evolutionary geneticist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico who was not involved in the project. ‘Pangenome’ hopes to represent more diverse view of humans 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z “It’s been long needed — and they’ve done a very good job,” said Ewan Birney, a geneticist and deputy director general of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, who was not involved in the effort. Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The scientists who signed the letter include Dean Hamer, a geneticist emeritus at the U.S. News at a glance: U.S. rules on carbon emissions, better vehicle batteries, and a Mars moon’s close-up 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z “We don’t understand the language that makes these things work,” said Steven Reilly, a geneticist at the Yale School of Medicine and one of more than 100 members of the Zoonomia team. What Cheetahs, Armadillos and Whales Revealed About Human DNA 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z “This isolated the predecessors of the modern lineages on different land masses,” said William Murphy, an evolutionary geneticist at Texas A&M University and an author of the paper. What Can You Do With a Menagerie of Mammal Genomes? 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Several teams are making new hybrids to resurrect traits such as the genes that allow S. cerevisiae to ferment at higher temperatures, says geneticist Chris Hittinger of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Modern lager arose when a beer and an ale met in a Munich brewhouse 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Since the mid-2000s, large collections of volunteers’ DNA and health data have made it possible for geneticists to comb through many genomes for markers subtly associated with a disease or trait. Panel urges caution in tying sexual orientation, education levels to genes 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z At one point, pathogen geneticist Theo Sanderson of the Francis Crick Institute posted a Twitter survey to find out who had access to what. The ‘invented persona’ behind a key pandemic database 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z “Evolution’s crucible sees all,” said Jay Shendure, a geneticist at the University of Washington who was not involved in the project. What Cheetahs, Armadillos and Whales Revealed About Human DNA 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The genome of a single animal reflects “how closely related its parents were, grandparents were, going all the way back,” said Aryn Wilder, a conservation geneticist at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. What Can You Do With a Menagerie of Mammal Genomes? 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, involved more than 80 co-authors — including archaeologists and geneticists, as well as historians and scientists from the Lakota, Comanche and Pawnee nations. Horses came to American West by early 1600s, study finds 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Genetic differences among populations also mean geneticists can’t apply a score developed for those of European ancestry to those with other roots. Panel urges caution in tying sexual orientation, education levels to genes 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z In the new study, DNA from medieval cemeteries used by the Swahili elite revealed a genetic influx from Persia that was “overwhelmingly male,” according to co-author Esther Brielle, a geneticist at Harvard University. DNA shows ‘Persian Princes’ helped found medieval African trading culture 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Unlike research on living subjects, work on recovered human remains doesn’t require scientists to get consent, explained Krystal Tsosie, a geneticist at Arizona State University. Their stories were lost to slavery. Now DNA is writing them 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z “With Beethoven in particular, it is the case that illnesses sometimes very much limited his creative work,” said study author Axel Schmidt, a geneticist at University Hospital Bonn in Germany. What made Beethoven sick? DNA from his hair offers clues 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z “The southern residents are one of the few outliers in that respect,” said Kardos, a research geneticist for the Conservation Biology Division of NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Southern resident orcas are too inbred. Will the population survive? 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Some outside geneticists who have read the Hastings report warn against a ban. Panel urges caution in tying sexual orientation, education levels to genes 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z “These results highlight an important lesson,” says David Reich, a geneticist at Harvard and co-author of the study. DNA shows ‘Persian Princes’ helped found medieval African trading culture 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, geneticists from the University of California-Merced will “fingerprint” each star to see if there are some traits that might make them better suited for reintroduction into the wild. What happened to sunflower sea star? This captive breeding lab is working to find out 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Many human geneticists have already dropped the term “race” from their studies. Geneticists should rethink how they use race and ethnicity, panel urges 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Compared to horses and dogs, donkeys have received relatively little attention from archaeologists, much less geneticists. At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Hastings panelist and behavioral geneticist Daniel Benjamin of the University of California, Los Angeles, fears such biobank data restrictions will hamper social and behavioral research that could benefit people of African or Hispanic ancestry. Panel urges caution in tying sexual orientation, education levels to genes 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Few countries in the region even screen for the disease and give affected newborns penicillin as prophylaxis against the infections to which their condition predisposes them, says Ambroise Wonkam, a geneticist at Johns Hopkins University. Gene-editing summit touts sickle cell success, while questions on embryo editing linger 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Dr. Ayala brought the training of a geneticist to the study of evolution, making important findings about the emergence and extinction of species in response to natural selection, mutation and other natural processes. Francisco Ayala, Biologist and Defender of Evolution, Dies at 88 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z But other recommendations in the report will be new to researchers using genomic data and challenging to put into practice, says clinical and molecular geneticist Wendy Chung of Columbia University, a report reviewer. Geneticists should rethink how they use race and ethnicity, panel urges 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z “It’s a real mystery how these things arrive,” said Ken Ross, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Georgia. Mutant, Parasitic Impostor Queens Lurk in Ant Colonies 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Roger Innes, a plant geneticist at Indiana University, Bloomington, adds: “This would be much, much faster than standard plant breeding and hopefully much more effective.” Alpaca-derived antibodies could protect plants from disease 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Over the past decade, geneticists have added a new dimension to that history by extracting DNA from teeth and bones. Ancient DNA Reveals History of Hunter-Gatherers in Europe 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z “They have some encouraging results,” said Donald Ort, a University of Illinois geneticist whose plant experiments helped inspire Living Carbon’s technology. For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Dr. Milan Macek Jr., a geneticist in Prague, is working with doctors in lower-resourced countries to collect and analyze blood samples from willing patients. ‘Miracle’ Cystic Fibrosis Drug Kept Out of Reach in Developing Countries 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z “We are not coming to a conclusion about risk,” says team member Theo Sanderson, a geneticist at the Francis Crick Institute. Could a popular COVID-19 antiviral supercharge the pandemic? 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z "That finding's not in great shape," said Michael "Doc" Edge, a population geneticist at the University of Southern California. Criminologists, looking to biology for insight, stir a racist past 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Founded in 2021 by tech entrepreneur Ben Lamm and Harvard University geneticist George Church, the company first said it would re-create the mammoth. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Forest geneticists were less sanguine about Living Carbon’s trees. For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z As a result, geneticists have reached a global consensus that “race” is purely a social construct — albeit one with real-world consequences — with no basis in biology. World’s largest body of human geneticists apologizes for eugenics role 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z “It's been a long time coming,” adds Sarah Tishkoff, a geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania and member of an expert panel that helped guide the report. Human geneticists apologize for past involvement in eugenics, scientific racism 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z For all the power of new tools like GWAS, some geneticists say, they have only highlighted how incredibly complex the relationship is between genes and their environment. Criminologists, looking to biology for insight, stir a racist past 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The second study, published yesterday in Cell, is from a team led by Harvard Medical School geneticist David Sinclair, who has backed several controversial “antiaging” interventions over the past 2 decades. Two research teams reverse signs of aging in mice 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Steve Strauss, a geneticist at Oregon State University, agreed with the need to see field data. For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z “The idea of back migration makes the history of this area a bit more complex, but also a bit more realistic,” says Anders Götherström, a geneticist at Stockholm University who wasn’t involved in the work. Native Americans—and their genes—traveled back to Siberia, new genomes reveal 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The society’s most prestigious award, for example, is named after William Allen, a prominent geneticist who promoted sterilization of individuals with “undesirable traits,” according to the report. Human geneticists apologize for past involvement in eugenics, scientific racism 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Raquel Fleskes, an anthropological geneticist at the University of Connecticut, wore a GoPro camera to document the process of extracting DNA from the bone samples, to share the experience with the community. 36 bodies were found in unmarked colonial graves. DNA is revealing their stories. 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z It’s also unclear how well mice with induced DNA breaks mimic naturally aging animals, says Jan Vijg, a geneticist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Two research teams reverse signs of aging in mice 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z In 1994, Friedman, a molecular geneticist at The Rockefeller University in New York City, discovered that the faulty gene encoded leptin, a hormone that is produced by fat tissue and induces a feeling of fullness. ‘Breakthrough’ Obesity Drugs Are Effective but Raise Questions 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Answering these questions, modern geneticists say, could help deliver better medicine, social programs, and other benefits. A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Pääbo, a Swedish geneticist and director of the Department of Evolutionary Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, pioneered methods for reconstructing ancient DNA. The Biggest Health and Biology Breakthroughs of 2022 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z We are statistical geneticists who study the genetic and nongenetic factors that influence human variation. People don’t mate randomly — but the assumption that they do links genes to diseases and traits 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Some lichens and moss survive in the polar desert, but “almost nothing there of any life, of any significance,” said evolutionary geneticist Eske Willerslev. Ancient DNA shows what Greenland may have looked like 2 million years ago 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Overall, this study shows “matings which took place tens of thousands of years ago are still influencing the biology of contemporary individuals,” says population geneticist Joshua Akey of Princeton University. Mysterious ancient humans may have given people of Papua New Guinea an immune advantage 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Many mainstream geneticists shun those kinds of comparisons. A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “What we see is an ecosystem with no modern analogue,” says Eske Willerslev, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Cambridge and senior author of the study, which was published in Nature. World’s Oldest DNA Discovered, Revealing Ancient Arctic Forest Full of Mastodons 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Here, geneticists investigate whether the genes associated with a given trait are associated with other traits or diseases by statistically analyzing large samples of genetic data. People don’t mate randomly — but the assumption that they do links genes to diseases and traits 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z But with the latest technology, researchers were able to get genetic information out of the small, damaged bits of DNA, explained senior author Eske Willerslev, a geneticist at the University of Cambridge. Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Centuries on, geneticists have found that the yeast responsible for fermenting lagers is a hybrid of the traditional brewer’s yeast and another, cold-hardy yeast, Saccharomyces eubayanus. Before Beer Became Lager, a Microbe Made a Mysterious Journey 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Although geneticists aren’t entirely sure what causes it, they speculate that it could be an artifact of certain genetic patterns that vary between ancestry groups or a consequence of elusive gene-environment interactions. A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z To find out, geneticists have tried to work backward from modern DNA. Meeting the ancestors: History of Ashkenazi Jews revealed from medieval DNA 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z “Given the date of these samples, we’re putting it really at the very, very old end of those estimates,” said Mark Thomas, an evolutionary geneticist at University College London who led the British study. Ashkenazi Jews Have Become More Genetically Similar Over Time 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z But whether the perennial rice will catch on is hard to predict, says Susan McCouch, a rice geneticist at Cornell University, because seasonal replanting still has some advantages over the new crop. ‘Perennial’ rice saves time and money, but comes with risks 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Other studies have found that at the same time the population of Madagascar exploded, the lifestyle of the people changed as well, says study co-author Denis Pierron, an evolutionary geneticist at Paul Sabatier University. Human population boom may have doomed Madagascar’s giant animals 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z To expert geneticists, the flaws in the user’s analysis would have been glaring, not least among them the failure to consider the portability problem. A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “When we first tested the DNA, we got just a few hundred base pairs,” says Ian Barnes, an evolutionary geneticist at London’s Natural History Museum who worked on the study. Meeting the ancestors: History of Ashkenazi Jews revealed from medieval DNA 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z “That is wild!” said Dr. Harry Ostrer, a medical geneticist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx and a co-author of the new study. Ashkenazi Jews Have Become More Genetically Similar Over Time 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z “It’s called phenotypic plasticity,” said Gouker, a research geneticist and woody ornamental plant breeder. Perspective | The time of the season: Pondering autumn and Autumns 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Though he says the study is well done, Yale University evolutionary geneticist Diyendo Massilani cautions “there are limits to using present-day data to infer something about the past.” Human population boom may have doomed Madagascar’s giant animals 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z In geneticists’ shift from race, they have embraced those geographies, increasingly using continental ancestry to categorize groups. A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “That fits the historical data,” says Krishna Veeramah, a geneticist at Stony Brook University who was not involved in the work. Meeting the ancestors: History of Ashkenazi Jews revealed from medieval DNA 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z “In a short time frame, you can see a complete population replacement in the British Isles,” says Cosimo Posth, a geneticist at the University of Tübingen, who was not involved with the work. Oldest British DNA reveals mass immigrations after last ice age 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Gleaning insights into kinship and social structure is new territory for ancient-genome studies, which have typically focused on broader population history, says Krishna Veeramah, a population geneticist at Stonybrook University in New York. First Known Neandertal Family Discovered in Siberian Cave 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z The study was carried out by a global team of scientists, including Svante Paabo, a Swedish geneticist who won the Nobel Prize for medicine this month for his work mapping our genetic ties to Neanderthals. Scientists find remains of Neanderthal family in Russian cave for first time 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z In April 2022, Lewis was one among a group of 20 geneticists, bioethicists, historians of science, and others who penned an essay in Science decrying the use of continental ancestry categories in genetics research. A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z "It's huge we see a 10% shift over two to three generations, it's the strongest selection event in humans to date," evolutionary geneticist Professor Hendrik Poinar, from McMaster University, told me. Black Death 700 years ago affects your health now 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Instead, it’s a match for populations found farther south in Europe, reflecting ancestry geneticists call Western Hunter-Gatherer. Oldest British DNA reveals mass immigrations after last ice age 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Since then, scientists have sequenced 18 Neanderthal genomes, said lead author Laurits Skov, a geneticist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Ancient DNA gives rare snapshot of Neanderthal family ties 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z It is among the fastest examples of natural selection ever detected in humans, says population geneticist Monty Slatkin of the University of California, Berkeley, who is not part of the study. Gene that helped people survive Black Death may have come back to haunt us 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Lynn Jorde, a geneticist at the University of Utah, said he thinks that continental categories persist in genetics largely out of convention. A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “These are the unfortunate side effects of long-term selection for protection,” said Hendrik Poinar, a geneticist at McMaster University in Canada and an author of the new study. How the ‘Black Death’ Left Its Genetic Mark on Future Generations 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z As an archaeologist who partners with geneticists to study ancient African history, I see both challenges and opportunities ahead. What’s next for ancient DNA studies after Nobel Prize honors groundbreaking field of paleogenomics 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z Physics is the second Nobel to be awarded this week after Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won the prize for Physiology or Medicine on Monday. Sleuths of 'spooky' quantum science win Nobel physics prize 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z “This is a truly impressive paper,” says population geneticist David Enard at the University of Arizona, who is not part of the study. Gene that helped people survive Black Death may have come back to haunt us 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z And as of yet, she added, geneticists “don’t really have good frameworks for thinking about that.” A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “It’s something that a lot of people talk about but is very hard to demonstrate,” said Luis Barreiro, a population geneticist at the University of Chicago and an author of the new study. How the ‘Black Death’ Left Its Genetic Mark on Future Generations 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z In North America, scholars have worked to address inequities by designing programs that train future generations of Indigenous geneticists. What’s next for ancient DNA studies after Nobel Prize honors groundbreaking field of paleogenomics 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to Svante Pääbo, a Swedish geneticist whose work on ancient DNA helped change our understanding of human origins. Nobel awarded to Swedish scientist who deciphered the Neanderthal genome 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z On a drizzly April morning in 2006, a geneticist had the sobering task of helping sort 50 boxes of bones in the Museum of London’s basement into two stacks. Gene that helped people survive Black Death may have come back to haunt us 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Archaeological analysis alone wouldn’t have revealed this wrinkle, says study co-author David Reich, a geneticist at Harvard University. Mercenaries may have helped ancient Greeks turn the tide of war 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z As a result, “We have only had a small snapshot of plant evolution,” says Blaine Marchant, a plant evolutionary geneticist at Stanford University. Genes for seeds arose early in plant evolution, ferns reveal 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Many obstacles remain, including the presence of other predators in India like leopards that may compete with cheetahs, said conservation geneticist Pamela Burger of University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna. Cheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 years 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z “These are profound things that happened to human biology, and we need to know about it — it is an important part of the inheritance,” said David Reich, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School. Nobel awarded to Swedish scientist who deciphered the Neanderthal genome 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Over time, gene losses such as those seen in the Viking virus may have made it more deadly, says molecular evolutionary geneticist Hendrik Poinar of McMaster University. Will the monkeypox virus become more dangerous? 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z In a way, domestication involves artificially driving the evolution of an organism. 19th century geneticist Gregor Mendel famously demonstrated this with pea plants. Did humans domesticate plants, or did they domesticate us? 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z But, “We’re not seeing the genome doubling footprint that we thought we would,” says Paul Wolf, a plant geneticist at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. Genes for seeds arose early in plant evolution, ferns reveal 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z “The link with human cognitive impairment is still hypothetical,” says geneticist Stylianos Antonarakis of the University of Geneva, who was not involved in the work. A Hormone May Boost Cognition in Down Syndrome 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z The geneticist also wanted the baby to be seen by a pediatric gastroenterologist. A Baby’s Blood Sodium Levels Were Dangerously High. What Was the Cause? 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Dr. Regina C. Betz, the study’s lead researcher, said parents worried about the syndrome should take their children to a dermatologist or human geneticist for testing. More fun? Not! Kids with wayward blond locks may have ‘uncombable hair syndrome,’ study says 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z “The sample size is phenomenal, and fascinating,” says Wolfgang Haak, a geneticist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology who was not part of the team. ‘Phenomenal’ ancient DNA data set provides clues to origin of farming and early languages 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z “It was like a perfect storm,” says co-author Joel Alves, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Oxford. A 19th century farmer may be to blame for Australia’s rabbit scourge 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Likewise, forensic geneticists can determine whether a crime scene sample of human tissue, such as blood or skin cells, contains DNA that matches exactly the DNA of a suspect. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Mendel’s work was rediscovered in the early twentieth century at which time geneticists were rapidly coming to an understanding of the basics of inheritance. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Colossal Biosciences, co-founded by Harvard University geneticist George Church and tech entrepreneur Ben Lamm, is working with the University of Melbourne’s Andrew Pask, who has already sequenced most of the thylacine genome. De-extinction Company Aims to Resurrect the Tasmanian Tiger 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Shortly after this discovery, Myriam Valero, a population geneticist at Sorbonne University in France, observed something similar happening among the red algae she was studying. Like Bees of the Seas, These Crustaceans Pollinate Seaweed 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Lactose intolerance in dairying cultures might be dangerous for people who were sick or starving, suggests co-author Mark Thomas, a human evolutionary geneticist at University College London. Ancient Europeans farmed dairy—but couldn’t digest milk 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Mark Thomas, a geneticist at University College London, led the team’s analysis of lactase persistence. Early Europeans Could Not Tolerate Milk but Drank It Anyway, Study Finds 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z By observing a karyogram, today’s geneticists can actually visualize the chromosomal composition of an individual to confirm or predict genetic abnormalities in offspring, even before birth. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Given its subjective nature, “proving that insects feel pain is probably impossible,” says Greg Neely, a behavioral geneticist at the University of Sydney. Bees may feel pain 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z The yield gain from a single gene coordinating these multiple effects is “really impressive,” says Matthew Paul, a plant geneticist at Rothamsted Research who was not involved in the work. Supercharged biotech rice yields 40% more grain 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z But current catalogs only include genes for proteins containing at least 100 amino acids each, a cutoff chosen in part because longer DNA sequences make it easier for geneticists to look for commonalities between species. ‘Gold mine of unexplored biology’: Short protein sequences could dramatically expand human genome 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z These gene families allow geneticists to trace evolutionary relationships between species and groups of species. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z It is quite a broad branch itself, and depending on the subject of study, there are also microbial physiologists, ecologists, and geneticists, among others. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z “This is the best evidence to date” that losing the Y chromosome is detrimental to health, says John Perry, a human geneticist at the University of Cambridge. Men lose Y chromosomes as they age. It may be harming their hearts 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z He referred Blocker to a geneticist at the University of Mississippi, whom he saw in July 2017. A tenacious student uncovered the root of an onslaught of broken bones 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z To address this gap, Harvard University geneticists David Reich and Yue-Chen Lui teamed up with scientists who had worked with people in Micronesia for decades. Female lineages anchored Pacific islands for 2000 years 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z That region “certainly jibes with what I’ve been thinking,” says Adam Boyko, a canine geneticist at Cornell University who wasn’t involved in the work. Ancient wolves give clues to origins of dogs 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Early geneticists relied on the observation of phenotypic changes to understand the genotype of an organism. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The UDN supports teams of clinicians, geneticists, and other experts who study patients with medical cases that have confounded their doctors and specialists. NIH’s vaunted program for solving puzzling medical cases is running out of money 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z The service is supported by psychiatrists, geneticists, genetic counsellors, genetic scientists, psychologists and pharmacists, as well as academic researchers. Mental health: Genetics service to help patients and families 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Geological Survey research wildlife geneticist in Alaska who studies avian influenza. Avian Flu’s Toll on Wild Birds Alarms Experts 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z “There’s been a lot of pins put in the map,” says Pontus Skoglund, a geneticist at the Francis Crick Institute and senior author of the new study. Ancient wolves give clues to origins of dogs 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z The geneticist then stains chromosomes with one of several dyes to better visualize the distinct and reproducible banding patterns of each chromosome pair. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Dr Beth Shapiro, geneticist and co-author of the study, said they observed "the most genetically isolated population of polar bears anywhere on the planet". Some Greenland polar bears adapt to hunt without sea ice 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z In other countries, including Canada, New Zealand, and the United States, Indigenous communities have asked geneticists to delay work, change research questions, keep data private, and not publish results. Chile’s Indigenous peoples seek fairer partnerships with scientists 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z But genetics of living birds could not narrow the window for domestication, says geneticist Ming-Shan Wang, a postdoc at the University of California, Santa Cruz, first author of the genetic study. How the wild jungle fowl became the chicken 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z The paper’s 81 co-authors—mostly archaeologists, anthropologists, and geneticists—pooled their collective resources and sequenced 66 ancient wolf genomes and incorporated six previously published ones, from sites across Europe, Siberia, and North America. Ancient wolves give clues to origins of dogs 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Working under this theory, population geneticists represent different alleles as different variables in their mathematical models. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The Abbott plant closing is not the first time patients have worried about shortages, according to Chester Brown and Joel Mroczkowski, clinical geneticists at the same hospital. Baby formula shortage life-threatening for some older kids and adults 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Since then, the strain has repeatedly infected wild birds in many parts of the world, says Andy Ramey, a research wildlife geneticist at the US Geological Survey Alaska Science Center in Anchorage. Why Unprecedented Bird Flu Outbreaks Are Concerning Scientists 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Dr. Macciardi is part of a team of geneticists and archaeologists who reported Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports that they had successfully sequenced the genome of this hypothetically lazy Latin lover. From the Ancient Ashes of Vesuvius, Human DNA 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z To be sure, most members of the scientific community are not behavioral geneticists, and not all behavioral geneticists contribute to the race science that gives white supremacists succor. Science Must Not Be Used To Foster White Supremacy 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z “This could be a game changer” in nations where vitamin D deficiency is a problem, says Esther van der Knaap, a plant geneticist at the University of Georgia, Athens. Scientists turn tomatoes into a rich source for vitamin D 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z He is a geneticist at Cornell University and was not involved in the study. A dog’s breed doesn’t determine its behavior, researchers find 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z It's worth saying, though, that geneticists are finding incredible amounts of genetic diversity on the reef, and we don't yet know how much that will allow them to adapt to this future warmer world. There is hope for coral reefs 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z “The study is exciting because it shows that DNA is preserved from the towns buried by the Vesuvian eruption despite high temperatures,” said David Reich, a Harvard geneticist, who was not involved in the research. From the Ancient Ashes of Vesuvius, Human DNA 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Wong, a veteran of both “Jurassic Park” and “Jurassic Word” movies as geneticist Henry Wu, can be heard in the trailer saying, “We made a terrible mistake.” 21 summer films to get you excited about going to the movies again 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Before beginning work on dog behavior, “I really held this idea of breeds being different to be the truth,” says Kathleen Morrill, a dog geneticist at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Dogs’ Personalities Aren’t Determined by Their Breed 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z In general, the study’s results were surprising, according to Jeff Kidd, a geneticist at the University of Michigan, who had no role in the research. A dog’s breed doesn’t determine its behavior, researchers find 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z “There is a huge amount of behavioral variation in every breed, and at the end of the day, every dog really is an individual,” said study co-author and University of Massachusetts geneticist Elinor Karlsson. Your dog’s personality may have little to do with its breed 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z This is not the first time that geneticists have transformed our understanding of humanity's best friend. A new study unspools the dingo's mysterious origins 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z “It’s not that we got new things bolted on and added,” says the study’s lead author Annis Richardson, a developmental geneticist at the University of Edinburgh. This Tiny Tube Is Why Grass Is Everywhere 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z “There is a lot of anxiety in this patient population,” says oncologist and geneticist Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez of the MD Anderson Cancer Center. New generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z With a reduction in testing, Steven Paterson, a geneticist at the University of Liverpool, pointed out that Britain will have fewer viruses to sequence. Cuts in Britain could cause a COVID-19 data drought 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z “The correlation between dog behavior and dog breed is much lower than most expected,” said Jeff Kidd, a geneticist at the University of Michigan, who had no role in the research. Your dog’s personality may have little to do with its breed 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z “Hallelujah, we finally finished one human genome,” Evan Eichler, a University of Washington geneticist and one of the leaders of the project, said in a news briefing Thursday. Human blueprint breakthrough: Scientists publish ‘gapless’ human genome 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Miga, a geneticist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, yearned to learn the exact sequences of the distinctive “satellite” DNA that helps form centromeres. Most complete human genome yet reveals previously indecipherable DNA 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z “This is not an invasion scenario,” says Thomas Booth, a geneticist at the Francis Crick Institute who was not involved with the research. Bones from ancient cemetery reveal surprises about Great Britain’s Bronze Age 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z David Reich, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School, led the extraction of ancient DNA from 20 individuals buried in the shelters over the course of 6,000 years. Human Migration Brought Maize to Maya Region, Study Finds 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z In a famous 1955 paper, British geneticist Bernard Kettlewell presented evidence that this was a case of natural selection in which darkness helped the moths evade bird predation as they rested on sooty tree trunks. Urban Evolution: How Species Adapt to Survive in Cities 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z “I’ve never seen anything really like this before,” says Matthew Paul, a plant geneticist at Rothamsted Research, who was not involved with the new study. New genetic tricks for boosting crop yield take clues from ancient farmers 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z As part of research into how these moles develop, Urvashi Surti, a geneticist at the University of Pittsburgh, wanted to create cell lines from such growths. Most complete human genome yet reveals previously indecipherable DNA 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The sand that spelled the settlement’s end has been a boon for archaeologists and geneticists, preserving ancient houses, artifacts, and human remains for millennia. Bones from ancient cemetery reveal surprises about Great Britain’s Bronze Age 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z For Fatima Tokhmafshan, a geneticist at McGill University who came to Canada as a refugee from Iran at the age of 17, much of the vitriol has been Islamophobic or xenophobic. ‘Overwhelmed by hate’: COVID-19 scientists face an avalanche of abuse, survey shows 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z There are “quite a lot of people pushing boundaries” in that regard, says Robin Lovell-Badge, a developmental geneticist at the Francis Crick Institute—although few if any think the work is ready for the clinic. As creator of ‘CRISPR babies’ nears release from prison, where does embryo editing stand? 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z “That will help decide what germplasm is worthwhile to look at because the collection is so big,” says Karen Cichy, a plant geneticist and bean breeder with the U.S. World’s largest bean and cassava collection gets a striking new home 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z “What they presented is a nice method to sequence the genomes of all embryos,” says Shai Carmi, a statistical geneticist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Scientists say they can read nearly the whole genome of an IVF-created embryo 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z “This could be me” One of the earliest online assistance efforts was pioneered by Andrew Kern, a population geneticist at the University of Oregon. Efforts to aid Ukrainian scientists went viral — then they ran into the challenging reality of war 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z “It’s a gold mine,” says geneticist Nancy Chen of the University of Rochester, who was not involved in the project. First-of-its-kind global catalog of bird shapes yields ecological ‘gold mine’ 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z An exception is Russian geneticist Denis Rebrikov, one of the few scientists after the He scandal to openly advocate implanting edited embryos into people. As creator of ‘CRISPR babies’ nears release from prison, where does embryo editing stand? 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z In the weeks that followed, Dr. Zatz, a geneticist at the University of São Paulo, could not stop thinking about her neighbors. Opinion | Why Do Some People Never Get Covid? 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z “We’re talking about providing information on risks that people care about—heart disease, cancer, autoimmune disease,” says Kumar, who is also a pediatric medical geneticist. Scientists say they can read nearly the whole genome of an IVF-created embryo 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z On February 24th, the first day of the Russian invasion, Kern told Ukrainian geneticists to contact him on Twitter because his research group wanted to offer support. Efforts to aid Ukrainian scientists went viral — then they ran into the challenging reality of war 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Intriguingly, dementia is less common in that community, says Columbia University geneticist Joseph Terwilliger, who spearheads the study. A network of young scientists and doctors aims to rebuild Venezuela’s devastated public health system 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z No species has yet been revived, but de-extinction appeals to many geneticists and futurists. Bringing back the woolly mammoth and other extinct creatures may be impossible 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z One of the other key figures studying why some people seem resistant to Covid is the pediatric immunologist and geneticist Dr. Jean-Laurent Casanova of Rockefeller University. Opinion | Why Do Some People Never Get Covid? 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z “What I love about it is it lets us start to see the understory of the viral rain forest,” says Christopher Mason, a geneticist at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Wastewater Monitoring Offers Powerful Tool for Tracking COVID and Other Diseases 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The six new genomes are a welcome addition to Africa’s sparse record of ancient DNA, says Sarah Tishkoff, a geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania. Oldest human DNA from Africa reveals complex migrations 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Both jobs had been held by geneticist Eric Lander, who announced on 7 February he was resigning after a White House investigation found “credible evidence” that Lander had bullied and disrespected staffers. Resignation leads to controversial division of White House science adviser’s job 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z In the new study, Tom Gilbert, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Copenhagen, thought it best to start small. Bringing back the woolly mammoth and other extinct creatures may be impossible 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Biden picked Dr. Lander — a leading geneticist, to run the Office of Science and Technology Policy despite serious questions about his behavior in the workplace. Vacancies in Top Health and Science Jobs May Threaten Biden’s Agenda 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z But there are plenty of geneticists who are already there, thanks in large part to the leadership by Indigenous scientists themselves. Can scientists repair their relationship with Native people as they probe the past? 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of biologists and geneticists are neo-Darwinists, and one primary tenet of neo-Darwinism is the idea that the genetic mutations which cause living creatures to evolve occur randomly. Biologists surprised to discover that some "random" mutations may not be so random 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z “We are offering the information, not forcing participants to accept it,” said Dr. Green, who is also a geneticist and professor of medicine at Harvard. Their DNA Hides a Warning, but They Don’t Want to Know What It Says 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Moreover, sequencing is “steadily improving” for both modern and extinct DNA, says George Church, the Harvard University geneticist who helped found Colossal. Bringing back the woolly mammoth and other extinct creatures may be impossible 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Domesticated donkeys are easier to keep in captivity as they raise offspring, says Thierry Grange, a geneticist who led the research with Geigl and is also at the Jacques Monod Institute. Donkeylike creatures may be first known hybrid animal made by humans 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z As a practicing reproductive geneticist for almost 20 years, I was pleased to read this critical piece on noninvasive prenatal testing, or NIPT. Opinion | The Benefits and Pitfalls of Prenatal Genetic Tests 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z “It’s a little like running mammograms on kids,” said Mary Norton, an obstetrician and geneticist at the University of California, San Francisco. When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Three years ago in the journal Nature, a vast international research team led in part by Harvard geneticist David Reich shined a torchlight on one of prehistoric Britain’s murkier mysteries. 3,000 Years Ago, Britain Got Half Its Genes From … France? 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z California geneticist Charles Epstein and Yale University computer expert David Gelernter were maimed by bombs two days apart in June 1993. ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski moved to prison medical facility 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z But tying a language to DNA is tricky, cautions geneticist Dan Bradley of Trinity College Dublin. Early migration from France may have brought Celtic languages to Britain 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z By 2003, evolutionary geneticists showed discarded DNA could persist for thousands of years. Science’s 2021 Breakthrough of the Year: AI brings protein structures to all 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Three geneticists recounted more recent examples in interviews with The Times. When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z In a paper published Wednesday in Nature, Dr. Reich again targeted the genomic history of Britain, the country from which geneticists have mined more ancient samples than any other. 3,000 Years Ago, Britain Got Half Its Genes From … France? 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z She reviewed with Josue and his sister a list of specialists he would need to see: a pulmonologist, geneticist, gastroenterologist, kidney doctor, endocrinologist and infectious disease expert. Amid Push to Vaccinate Children, Other Challenges Deluge Pediatricians 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z “I am not surprised by the results of the survey,” said Fatima Tokhmafshan, a geneticist and science communicator who was not involved with the poll. Trust in Science and Scientists Increased Globally, Poll Finds 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Every two weeks he and Nemeth, along with a geneticist and nutritionist, saw children who had abnormalities in the way their bodies grew bones. The Toddler Was Bowlegged, Her Gait Awkward. What Was It? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z “In the past 5 years around 25,000 papers were published using mice in sex-specific research studies,” says study co-author James Turner, a molecular geneticist at the Francis Crick Institute. Gene editing produces all-male or all-female litters of mice 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z In March, geneticists learned that two species of fish whose ancestors diverged more than 250 million years ago both have a near-identical gene sequence. Far from evil, viruses have driven — and even helped — human evolution 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Human geneticists have mostly abandoned the word “race” when describing populations in their papers, according to a new study of research published in a leading genetics journal. Human geneticists curb use of the term ‘race’ in their papers 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Human geneticists have mostly abandoned the word “race”—which refers to socially determined categories rather than biological groups—to describe populations in their papers, a study of a leading genetics journal has found. News at a glance: Disappointing COVID-19 pills, an African telescope, and ‘race’ in genetics papers 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z “I’ve listened to David Suzuki talking about climate change for a long time,” he said referring to the Canadian broadcaster, geneticist and environmentalist. Flood-drenched British Columbians fear this is the new normal 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z “The approach seems generalizable to other animal species,” including birds and fish, says Michael Wiles, a molecular geneticist at the Jackson Laboratory who was not involved with the study. Gene editing produces all-male or all-female litters of mice 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Tulio de Oliveira, the South African geneticist who led the team that identified the Omicron variant, said scientists across Africa will be working feverishly to collect that data over the next several weeks. How bad will Omicron be? Scientists won't really know for months 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z In the 19th and 20th centuries, many geneticists embraced the idea that there were races, such as “Negroid” or “Caucasian,” that were distinct biological groups; such “race science” helped perpetuate discrimination and inequality. Human geneticists curb use of the term ‘race’ in their papers 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Acknowledging that earlier geneticists helped shape the racial categories still used today, the American Society of Human Genetics, which publishes the journal, this week announced a project to explore past injustices perpetrated through genetics. News at a glance: Disappointing COVID-19 pills, an African telescope, and ‘race’ in genetics papers 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Dr. Collins is one of the geneticists who isolated the cystic fibrosis gene in 1989. Lost Women of Science, Episode 4: Breakfast in the Snow 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z “The choice is made before the animal is born,” says Tak Mak, a geneticist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. Gene editing produces all-male or all-female litters of mice 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z “This is an important contribution to the ongoing conversation about ethical issues in genetic research,” said Deborah Bolnick, an anthropological geneticist at the University of Connecticut who was not involved with research. The DNA of Roma People Has Long Been Misused, Scientists Reveal 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The decline in usage of “race” reflects how geneticists slowly came to understand race as “a social category with biological consequences,” the team writes in its paper, published today in AJHG. Human geneticists curb use of the term ‘race’ in their papers 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Ken, introduced as "a highly respected geneticist" who does not believe in ghosts, recalled seeing a black silhouette which he described as "pure distilled evil". Alanbrooke Hall: The Belfast building spooking UK listeners 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Back in the late 1980’s, as a geneticist, he led a research team at the University of Michigan that was furiously searching for the CF gene, along with Lap-Chee Tsui, at the University of Toronto. Lost Women of Science, Episode 4: Breakfast in the Snow 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Behavioral geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden has spent much of her career documenting significant genetic components of human behavior, personality and physical traits. Review | Can genetics help eliminate inequality? 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “It was probably the most easy to get the blood samples from these places,” said Gudrun Rappold, a human geneticist at the University of Heidelberg and an author on the paper. The DNA of Roma People Has Long Been Misused, Scientists Reveal 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “That just means that geneticists are as confused as everyone else,” says Fatimah Jackson, a biological anthropologist at Howard University who was not part of the study. Human geneticists curb use of the term ‘race’ in their papers 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z When epidemiologists and geneticists pool their data, they’re better able to create a family tree of infections. Fresh look at earliest COVID cases points to live-animal market as most likely source 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z “It is thrilling to see the release of this long-awaited resource,” says Stephen Glatt, a psychiatric geneticist at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. 200,000 whole genomes made available for biomedical studies by U.K. effort 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z A government research geneticist testified at trial that the wood Mr. Wilke sold to a mill was a genetic match to three poached maple trees that investigators found in the Elk Lake area. Timber Poachers Set a Forest on Fire. Tree DNA Sent One to Prison. 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z For decades, geneticists have collected the blood of thousands of Roma people, a marginalized group living primarily in Europe, and deposited their DNA in public databases. The DNA of Roma People Has Long Been Misused, Scientists Reveal 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Paul Barber, an evolutionary and conservation geneticist with the Barber Lab, did not respond to an email from The Post asking about the reliability of his tests. Subway tuna lawsuit is back, now alleging samples have chicken, pork, cattle DNA 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Finally, geneticists analyzed DNA from 23 individuals who lived between 300 and 9000 years ago in what are now Siberia, Mongolia, China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. How agriculture gave rise to one of the world’s most mysterious language families 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z April Hill, a developmental geneticist at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, hopes that scientists will use this study and its methods as a “launchpad” for further investigation of this ubiquitous sponge. Sponge Cells Hint at Origins of Nervous System 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z “The canine may have been an evolutionary link between wolves and modern dogs,” said Love Dalén, a Swedish geneticist who has sequenced the creature’s genome. As Earth Warms, Human History Is Melting Away 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Part of the allure of Romani DNA to geneticists is the assumption that the group has been genetically isolated for hundreds of years. The DNA of Roma People Has Long Been Misused, Scientists Reveal 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Conservation geneticists working to preserve endangered California condors have discovered two instances of chicks hatching from unfertilized eggs — the first known cases of so-called virgin births within the species. Endangered California Condors Can Reproduce Asexually, Study Finds 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z To bring new evidence to the debate, she teamed up with linguists, archaeologists, and geneticists from China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea to build an extensive linguistic family tree for languages across Eurasia. How agriculture gave rise to one of the world’s most mysterious language families 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z For a long time geneticists held that genes are your destiny, and from the time that you are conceived, you have your genes and that's it. "The brain has a backup system": Why people missing much of their brain can miraculously recover 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Albert Roca, a geneticist at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, calls the shift “striking” in its speed—and because it is driven by people. Civil war drove these elephants to lose their tusks—through evolution 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “They are kind of lurking in the soil and lurking in the environment,” said Anita Sil, a microbial geneticist at the University of California at San Francisco who studies disease-causing fungi. Inaction on climate change imperils millions of lives, doctors say 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Collins himself, an M.D. and geneticist with a chemistry Ph.D., has an active medical license. Should the next NIH director hold a medical degree? 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z They include virologists, geneticists, security specialists and animal experts. The World Health Organization has formed a new team to investigate COVID-19's origins 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z But what it does change is what the geneticists call expression, activation. "The brain has a backup system": Why people missing much of their brain can miraculously recover 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Some animals make it well beyond that mark, according to Jan Vijg, a molecular geneticist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. What new research says about adding healthy years to your life 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Braveman co-authored the review with a group of experts convened by the March of Dimes that included geneticists, clinicians, epidemiologists, biomedical experts and neurologists. Racism a strong factor in Black women’s high rate of premature births, study finds 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z A geneticist and physician by training, Dr. Collins oversees 18,000 federal employees and a sprawling research program. Francis Collins, Who Guided N.I.H. Through Covid-19 Crisis, Is Exiting 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Adam Boyko, the co-founder of Embark, and a geneticist at the Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine, agreed that modern breeds, with their “closed populations” are about 200 years old. How Old Is the Maltese, Really? 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Even if geneticists are beginning to explain how our tail disappeared, the question of why still baffles scientists. How Humans Lost Their Tails 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Instead of genomewide sequencing, U.S. disease advocacy groups and clinical geneticists have focused on speeding up the sluggish existing national system for screening newborns. Sequence every newborn’s DNA? Despite obstacles, UK pushes ahead 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Francis Collins, the geneticist who now heads NIH, and other researchers were laboriously homing in on the gene that is defective in cystic fibrosis by using a technique called positional cloning. This genetic sleuth has uncovered a new category of disease marked by sporadic fevers and inflammation 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The United States charged an Iranian-born medical geneticist and two family members last week with conspiring to launder money and violate sanctions on Iran. News at a glance: India’s COVID-19 vaccine exports, inoculating kids, and tiny flying sensors 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z By analyzing the DNA, the team could trace the sequential journeys to each subsequent island, “like pearls on a string,” says University of Tübingen geneticist Cosimo Posth, who was not involved in the study. ‘No one could have predicted.’ DNA offers surprises on how Polynesia was settled 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z When Angela Christiano, a geneticist at Columbia University who has alopecia, completed a study on the genetic basis of the disorder, she suddenly realized why. Targeted Treatments for Autoimmune Disease Make Progress 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z To critics, however, “There are massive ethical and cost issues,” as psychiatric geneticist David Curtis of University College London puts it. Sequence every newborn’s DNA? Despite obstacles, UK pushes ahead 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Over the next four years or so, the aim is to produce embryos with those traits by building off the work of Harvard geneticist George Church, a co-founder of the company. Don’t count on resurrected woolly mammoths to combat climate change 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z “This study does a great job of showing that our immune system has continued to evolve in response to pathogen pressure,” says population geneticist Joseph Lachance of the Georgia Institute of Technology. How ancient farmers throttled their immune systems to survive 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Paul Keim, a Northern Arizona University geneticist who was then chairman of the NIH biosecurity board, recalled that his colleagues were concerned about the risk of publishing. A science in the shadows A few days after Teddy was admitted to Children’s, the Foxes received a call from the geneticist at the first hospital. The cause of this baby’s collapse was worse than anything his parents imagined 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, clinical geneticist Cynthia Powell chairs the committee that oversees the national list. Sequence every newborn’s DNA? Despite obstacles, UK pushes ahead 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The group immediately put together a team that included a surgical oncologist, a pancreatic cancer specialist, a geneticist, a nutritionist and a social worker. This Breast Cancer Gene Is Less Well Known, but Nearly as Dangerous 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Population geneticist Luis Barreiro of the University of Chicago, agrees, saying the authors “don’t formally demonstrate the predictive value of these polygenic risk scores.” How ancient farmers throttled their immune systems to survive 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Take Francis Collins, a geneticist who directs the National Institutes of Health. What God, Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness Have in Common 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z But some of the genes have been identified, thanks to work that geneticist Dennis Drayna of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders began some 20 years ago. Stuttering Stems from Problems in Brain Wiring, Not Personalities 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z “This is a really interesting finding,” says Giles Oldroyd, a plant geneticist at the University of Cambridge who was not involved in the research. Why does corn grow so well? Scientists think soil microbes play a role 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Despite that, plant geneticists tend not to be overly concerned about the risks of G.M.O.s, as long as the modifications are made with some care. Learning to Love G.M.O.s 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Toward the end of the 20th Century, an international network of geneticists decided to try to sequence all the DNA in our chromosomes. Scientists Finish the Human Genome at Last 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z After 40 years of crossbreeding European grape varieties with wild grapes, a plant geneticist recently patented five hybrid grapes that appear to be resistant to Pierce's disease. In California, a new strategy to fight grapevine-killing bacteria 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z However, Alan Templeton, a population geneticist at Washington University in St Louis, questioned the authors’ assumption that changes in the human genome are randomly distributed, rather than clustered around certain hotspots within the genome. Just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Maggie Wagner, a plant geneticist at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, and her colleagues wondered whether microbes might be involved. Why does corn grow so well? Scientists think soil microbes play a role 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z In the second half of the 20th century, one of the most prominent scientists to spar in that arena was geneticist Richard C. Lewontin. Richard Lewontin, a preeminent geneticist of his era, dies at 92 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z For example, clinical geneticists would catalog disease-causing mutations by comparing genes from patients to the reference genome. Scientists Finish the Human Genome at Last 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z In 1989, University of California, Davis plant geneticist and viticulturist Andrew Walker inherited grapevine seeds that he was told were produced from crossbreeding two known Vitis species. In California, a new strategy to fight grapevine-killing bacteria 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Four years later, geneticist Joshua Akey co-authored a paper showing that modern humans carry some remnants of Neanderthal DNA. Just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z So Ade Ofunniyin, an African American anthropologist and founder of the Gullah Society, invited anthropological geneticists from the University of Pennsylvania to collaborate. A racist scientist built a collection of human skulls. Should we still study them? 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Lawrence Brody, a geneticist and Senior Investigator for the National Institute of Health, noticed the abbreviation DNA appearing in advertising 30 years ago. Using "DNA" as a metaphor? It's in English's DNA 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z That’s “a massive amount of work,” says Ruth Loos, a human geneticist at the University of Copenhagen not involved in the study. Massive DNA study finds rare gene variants that protect against obesity 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Aida Andres, an evolutionary geneticist at University College London who was not involved in the new study, said she found the work compelling. A Coronavirus Epidemic Hit 20,000 Years Ago, New Study Finds 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Over the past decade, geneticists have sequenced the genomes of 19 Neanderthals. Ancient genomes offer rare glimpse of Neanderthal family groups 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Several geneticists who reviewed the company’s preprint told Science the test needs to be validated in other, more diverse populations than one detailed in the UK Biobank. Would you have your DNA tested to predict how hard COVID-19 would strike? Should you? 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Lander, 64, is a mathematician turned geneticist who co-chaired the White House’s panel of scientific advisers under former President Barack Obama. Biden’s new science adviser shares views on foreign influence, research budgets, and more 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z “It influences a very tiny group of the world,” says Giles Yeo, a geneticist at Cambridge who was not involved in the study. Massive DNA study finds rare gene variants that protect against obesity 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Lander is a mathematician and geneticist by training who was part of the human genome mapping project and directed the Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard. Science chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z “It’s exciting to see some real parallels in Europe and Asia,” says population geneticist David Reich of Harvard Medical School, who was not part of the new study. Last ice age wiped out people in East Asia as well as Europe 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z “There was a clear microbial exchange,” says Mason, a geneticist at Weill Cornell Medicine. Cities have their own distinct microbial fingerprints 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Kraft, the Harvard geneticist, pointed out that many of the genetic variants are tied to multiple diseases or human traits. A startup says it helps parents pick healthier embryos. Experts say it's not that simple 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Lander, a geneticist and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, was the lead author of the first paper announcing the details of the human genome, the so-called “book of life.” Senate panel advances Biden pick as WH science adviser 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z “It’s very heartening that this went well and there were no untoward effects and partial efficacy,” says geneticist Ada Hamosh of Johns Hopkins University, who treats patients with OTC deficiency. Decades after a tragic failure, gene therapy successfully treats a rare liver disease 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z The signatories to the new letter are virologists, geneticists and epidemiologists from the U.S., Lab accident or jump from animals? Hutch virus expert calls for a new probe of COVID-19’s origins 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z University of California, San Diego, geneticist Keolu Fox says the team didn't go far enough. Piles of ancient poop reveal “extinction event” in human gut bacteria 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z The study offers a new way to detect major shifts in diet, says geneticist Ran Blekhman of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Neanderthals carb loaded, helping grow their big brains 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Pediatric geneticist Jozef Gecz, who signed the pardon petition, acknowledged the evidence of natural causes was stronger in the girls’ deaths than the boys. Australian mom convicted of killing 4 children seeks pardon 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z “There’s still a lot of nervousness in Japan and elsewhere about transgenerational effects,” says geneticist Stephen Chanock, director of the U.S. No excess mutations in the children of Chernobyl survivors, new study finds 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z It is important that geneticists work with Indigenous communities to ensure that the quest for genetic knowledge does not perpetuate further harms. Genomes Reveal Humanity’s Journey into the Americas 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z “This is a beautiful paper,” agrees population geneticist Pontus Skoglund of the Francis Crick Institute. DNA from cave dirt tells tale of how some Neanderthals disappeared 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z “It’s a really nice piece of work,” says Jennifer Raff, an anthropological geneticist at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, who wasn’t involved in the study. Earliest South American migrants had Australian, Melanesian ancestry 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z “We were not thinking of it as a matter of national urgency at that point,” said Barrett, the statistical geneticist. Special Report: How a coronavirus variant tore through an English island and onto the world stage 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “Before that, it was believed that Africa had escaped this pandemic,” said Tulio de Oliveira, a geneticist at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine in South Africa. Some Nations Could Wait Years for Covid Shots. That’s Bad for Everyone. 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Two baby teeth found at Yana give us extraordinary insights into this population, which geneticists refer to as the Ancient North Siberians. Genomes Reveal Humanity’s Journey into the Americas 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z “Using puppies to answer this question is a great approach,” says Heidi Parker, a geneticist at the U.S. These adorable puppies may help explain why dogs understand our body language 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The researchers worked closely with Indigenous people, and Hünemeier says they are collaborating with historians, anthropologists, and geneticists “to assure the results would be transferred in the best way to the Indigenous communities.” Earliest South American migrants had Australian, Melanesian ancestry 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z But Barrett, the statistical geneticist, made a discovery that speeded up the process. Special Report: How a coronavirus variant tore through an English island and onto the world stage 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “The FGFRL1 giraffe gene does something to the cardiovascular system that counteracts the effects of hypertension,” says co-author Rasmus Heller, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Copenhagen. Giraffe genome holds keys to its peculiar body—and clues to hypertension treatments 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Some modern day geneticists are already devoted to this work. Human Genetics Needs an Antiracism Plan 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Most geneticists were probably hoping to kick these ethical issues down the road. Review | The fierce scientific rivalry over a powerful gene-editing technology 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Pontus Skoglund, a population geneticist at the Francis Crick Institute who was a co-author on one of the 2015 studies with Hünemeier, says he’s glad to see South American scientists building on the previous work. Earliest South American migrants had Australian, Melanesian ancestry 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z With those hints in mind, her lawyers asked geneticists to examine the case, searching for a mutation that might explain the family’s experience. She Was Imprisoned for Killing Her 4 Children. But Was It Their Genes All Along? 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z “We didn’t import this from elsewhere in the world — it occurred spontaneously,” said Brian O’Roak, a geneticist at Oregon Health and Science University who led the work. In Oregon, scientists find a coronavirus variant with a worrying mutation 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Dr Helen O'Neill, a molecular geneticist from University College London, said the question was more about whether scientists would be prepared to use this technology, rather than whether it was possible. The myth and reality of the super soldier 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z He knew nothing of the plan being hatched by U.S. and U.K. geneticists to sequence the human genome. Africans begin to take the reins of research into their own genomes 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z A team of marine mammal pathologists, virology experts, chemists and geneticists found the causes include toxic chemicals and herpes, The Los Angeles Times reports. Scientists link chemicals to cancer in California sea lions 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z This month, the administration announced its team for the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, picking pioneering geneticist Eric Lander as Biden’s top science adviser. NASA delays moon lander awards as Biden team mulls moonshot program 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z There were chemists and data specialists, cognitive scientists and nutritionists, geneticists, psychologists, philosophers — an indication of how complicated the interplay of smell, taste and human life is. What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Mysteries of Smell? 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z He nominated geneticist Eric Lander to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and elevated that role to a Cabinet-level post. Biden Elevates Science in Week One Actions 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z “I love this study,” says Jennifer Raff, an anthropological geneticist at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, and an expert on ancient people in the Americas. Ice age Siberian hunters may have domesticated dogs 23,000 years ago 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Lander, a geneticist, was co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, an elite panel of scientific advisers, under former president Barack Obama. Meet Biden’s Science Team 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z “Environmental samples contain a huge range of other chemical substances that are challenging to separate from the DNA we're interested in,” says McMaster University geneticist Tyler Murchie. Story of Mammoth Survival Is in the Soil 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Jan Dumanski, a geneticist at Uppsala University in Sweden, who was not involved in the new paper, praised it as “a clear and important contribution” to medical research. Identical twins aren’t perfect clones, research shows 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z “It’s a serendipitous thing, not something we intended to happen,” says Theo Sanderson, a geneticist at the Francis Crick Institute in London. A quirk of COVID-19 tests can track the new coronavirus variant 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z “It’s not by advancing by baby steps that we’ll manage to convince people, on the contrary,” geneticist Axel Kahn told Europe 1 radio on Wednesday. Slow French start to COVID-19 vaccinations draws critics 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z “We went from zero full genomes two years ago to over 200 now,” said Maria Nieves-Colón, an anthropological geneticist at the University of Minnesota who was not involved in the new study. Ancient DNA Shows Humans Settled Caribbean in 2 Distinct Waves 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z “Some of these lineages were possibly extirpated over time from ivory trade and habitat destruction,” said Alfred Roca, a geneticist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and co-author of the study. Ivory From Shipwreck Reveals Elephant Slaughter During Spice Trade 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z But thanks to recent advances in genetic technology, a Harvard University lab run by geneticist David Reich was able to recover DNA from 174 individuals excavated at sites from Venezuela to the Bahamas. Invaders nearly wiped out Caribbean’s first people long before Spanish came, DNA reveals 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z This idea was independently proposed in the 1920s by biochemist Alexander Oparin, in what was then the Soviet Union, and geneticist J. B. S. Haldane in the United Kingdom. How the First Life on Earth Survived Its Biggest Threat—Water 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z In August, a team led by geneticist Jean-Laurent Casanova of Rockefeller University buttressed this hypothesis with a paper showing that certain white blood cells from DS patients display extra interferon receptors on their surfaces. COVID-19 is 10 times deadlier for people with Down Syndrome, raising calls for early vaccination 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z “It’s a Native American population, of course, but it’s a very distinctive deep lineage,” said David Reich, a co-author of the study and a geneticist at Harvard Medical School. Ancient DNA Shows Humans Settled Caribbean in 2 Distinct Waves 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Dr Vanessa Sancho-Shimizu, a geneticist from Imperial College London, said that the genetic discoveries were providing an unprecedented insight into the biology of the disease. Covid: Genes hold clues to why some people get severely ill 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z But geneticists calculate that each infected devil now transmits tumor cells to just one—or fewer—other devils. Tasmanian devils claw their way back from extinction 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z “There is more and more evidence,” says Einar Nielsen, a geneticist at the Technical University of Denmark, who was not involved in the work. Fisheries in a flask? Loose DNA in seawater offers a new measure of marine populations 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z Kristian Andersen, a geneticist at Scripps Research, La Jolla, said the research did show that the variant is more transmissible, but he believes the difference is subtle. Evidence builds that an early mutation made the pandemic harder to stop 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Dr. Reich and his fellow geneticists also discovered family ties that spanned the Caribbean during the Ceramic Age. Ancient DNA Shows Humans Settled Caribbean in 2 Distinct Waves 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z “It’s a long-term effort to breed a wild species to make it suitable for aquaculture,” says Maren Wellenreuther, an evolutionary geneticist at the New Zealand institute and the University of Auckland. New genetic tools will deliver improved farmed fish, oysters, and shrimp. Here’s what to expect 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The dynamics of the disease are complex, according to a recent study led by cancer geneticist Elizabeth Murchison of the University of Cambridge. Tasmanian devils claw their way back from extinction 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z “The evidence was overwhelmingly obvious,” said Dr. Wannier, a geneticist at Harvard University. These Researchers Tested Positive. But the Virus Wasn’t the Cause. 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z But the nanoparticle is deliberately designed to slowly degrade, so it won’t build up in the liver and cause harm, says Massachusetts Institute of Technology geneticist and chemical engineer Daniel Anderson. Temperature concerns could slow the rollout of new coronavirus vaccines 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z This year, two other teams—led by geneticist George Church at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology synthetic biologist Timothy Lu—described similar feats in bacteria in bioRxiv preprints. Microbes’ mystery DNA helps defeat viruses—and has genome-editing potential 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z “There is a big race from industry to implement this technology,” says geneticist José Yáñez of the University of Chile, who adds that even small-scale producers are now interested in genetic improvement. New genetic tools will deliver improved farmed fish, oysters, and shrimp. Here’s what to expect 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Past work has hinted at that idea, says Anne Stone, an evolutionary geneticist at Arizona State University, Tempe, who was not part of the study. Leprosy, ancient scourge of humans, found to assail wild chimpanzees 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Dr. Wannier is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of the Harvard geneticist George Church, one of many scientists conducting research on the coronavirus’s genes — harmless hunks of molecules that pose no infectious threat. These Researchers Tested Positive. But the Virus Wasn’t the Cause. 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z And new data on more than 60 globally threatened species would be a "crucial toolkit for conservation geneticists". Birds' genetic secrets revealed in global DNA study 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z “This is not at all reflective of the demographics of broader society,” said Cassandra Extavour, a geneticist and evolutionary biologist at Harvard University. Scientific Journals Commit to Diversity but Lack the Data 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z “There’s a huge amount of genetic potential out there in aquaculture species that’s yet to be realized,” says geneticist Ross Houston of the Roslin Institute. New genetic tools will deliver improved farmed fish, oysters, and shrimp. Here’s what to expect 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z For example, geneticists could more accurately assess people’s risk of diseases from genome scans. ‘Landmark’ study resolves a major mystery of how genes govern human height 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z According to a preliminary study led by top viral geneticist Trevor Bedford, the journalists had no other connection to one another and most likely contracted the virus through exposure to the White House outbreak. White House could have traced and contained its coronavirus outbreak. It chose not to. 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Deborah Bolnick, a University of Connecticut geneticist and associate professor of anthropology, said such modern issues raise moral and ethical questions. UC Berkeley is disavowing its eugenic research fund after bioethicist and other faculty call it out 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z “Think of everything that a person does in a year,” said Stephen Elledge, a geneticist at Harvard. The Coronavirus Has Claimed 2.5 Million Years of Potential Life in the U.S., Study Finds 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Se-Jin Lee, a geneticist at the University of Connecticut, is trying to address some of those problems. Can a Moon Base be Safe for Astronauts? 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z |
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