Posts in: genetics

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Test-tube conservation

Test-tube conservation

Will emerging technologies save imperiled wildlife?

By | Posted March 28, 2012

The chocolate wars

The chocolate wars

Researchers and growers are trying new tactics in the escalating fight against fungi

By | Posted February 14, 2012

How does a paternity test work?

How does a paternity test work?

Science answers that timeless question: who’s your daddy?

By | Posted January 19, 2012

SMA research depends on one man, and his considerable resources, determined to save his daughter [Image credit: link to source via Andres Rueda at Flickr]

A rare disease gets a new champion

A hedge fund manager and his battalion of scientists are hunting down a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

By | Posted December 21, 2011

Rethinking the gene

Rethinking the gene

The popular notion of genetics is wrong

By | Posted December 24, 2010

Some fish respond to light by blending in. [credit: whiskymac]

How Fish Disappear

Researchers show how zebrafish can change color without using their eyes.

By | Posted November 10, 2010

Crickets Learn to Fear Spiders Before Birth

Crickets Learn to Fear Spiders Before Birth

Mother crickets forewarn offspring of predators before they hatch

By | Posted March 31, 2010

How Much Faster Can We Run?

How Much Faster Can We Run?

Records show that we’re getting faster, but does the human body have a natural speed limit? And if a biological law exists, how long until people try to break it?

By | Posted February 18, 2010

Can DNA Tests Reveal Nationality?

Can DNA Tests Reveal Nationality?

Scientists say no, but U.K. pilot program gathers data anyway

By | Posted December 30, 2009

3-D DNA Nanostructures

3-D DNA Nanostructures

NYU Chemist Realizes Dream of Made-To-Order Crystals

By | Posted December 1, 2009

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