biology
Womens immune system genes operate differently from mens
Posted in Science on 2nd Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new technology reveals that immune system genes switch on and off differently in women and men, and the source of that variation is not primarily in the DNA.
The CRISPR craze: gene editing poised to change medicine and industry
Posted in Medicine on 29th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
CRISPR/Cas for gene editing has the ability to make targeted changes in DNA sequences in living cells with ease and affordability.
Small oxygen jump helped enable early animals take first breaths
Posted in Science on 25th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
The discovery calls into question the theory that a dramatic change in oxygen level was responsible for the appearance of complicated life like whales, sharks, and squids.
Poor sleeping patterns link to cancer
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Irregular sleeping patterns have been 'unequivocally' shown to lead to cancer in tests on mice, a study suggests.
A Russian billionaire just donated $100 million to help find alien life
Posted in Science on 21st Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
The 10-year effort will listen for broadcast signals from a million of the stars closest to Earth.