Browsing: DNA & Genetics

Attention has been focused on avian influenza virus H5N1 in the past few years, but scientists are concerned about the…

Motor neurons, especially larger ones, must work harder to prevent misfolded proteins from accumulating.Image credit:© iStock, peterschreiber.mediaAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)…

As Halloween approaches, jack-o’-lanterns pop up in front of houses while cobwebs and skeletons decorate storefronts. In the spirit of…

Tarun Nayar, who uses the stage name Modern Biology, taps into the bioelectricity of the nature’s living instruments.Image credit:Michael MuitaImagine…

Beyond the bench, this postdoc finds inspiration in mentoring young scientists as they grow into independent researchers.Image credit:Remini, ©iStock, koto_fejaQ…

Call it a jazzed-up version of your childhood crystal-growing kit. Scientists have shown that, using lasers, they can grow crystals…

Ariel Karlinsky was confused. A PhD student at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he had just received a message stating…

Elusive Cures Nicole C. Rust Princeton Univ. Press (2025)Over the past few decades, brain research has produced effective treatments for…

DNA isolated from some soldiers in Napoleon’s troops in 1812 offered insights on some diseases that affected the soldiers. Shown…

Credit: Li Jin/VCG via GettyJust as many of us are struck by the beauty of symmetrical patterns in nature and…