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Category Archives: Genetics

You got mouse brains on my rat brains

February 27, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

Your cells can’t possibly live without you, right? Wrong. Researchers in Italy tested the boundaries of life existing beyond the death of the individual, specifically, brain cells. Scientists inserted mice […]

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Animals, Genetics, Science News

From the bellies of flies

January 4, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

…comes an impressive DNA catalogue. Researchers are now turning to flesh-eating flies to get a better idea of the numbers and species of mammals in more remote areas. Scientists at Robert […]

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Animals, Ecology, Genetics, Science News

Reducing greenhouse gases… in cows

November 26, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

The numbers vary according to which study you cite, but the takeaway is typically the same. Cows emit a lot of greenhouse gases, namely methane. It’s a sticky problem to […]

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Animals, Genetics, Our Environment, Science News

And the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to…

October 8, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Two men: John B. Gurdon of the University of Cambridge in England and Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University in Japan. Each scientist made a discovery about stem cells, but more than 40 […]

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Genetics, Medicine, Science News

Good news for lactose-intolerance sufferers

October 3, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Researchers in New Zealand genetically engineered a cow that can produce hypoallergenic milk. The calf’s milk lacks milk protein beta-lactoglobulin or BGL, which is what causes allergic reactions in humans and […]

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Animals, Genetics, Medicine, Science News

Some sperm swim to the beat of their own drummer

September 19, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Your boys might not swim straight. They could paddle along in a corkscrew pattern, or hyperactively wiggle in no pattern at all. But the truly vital discovery is that now […]

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Genetics, How Things Work, Science News

Dear cilantro-haters: Yes, it actually is your fault

September 14, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It’s been relatively common knowledge that your affinity/dislike for cilantro is determined by your genetic makeup. That is, until now. Two studies came out this week about our taste buds […]

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