genetics

Fragile X study offers hope of new autism treatment

Posted in Medicine on 29th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

People affected by a common inherited form of autism could be helped by a drug that is being tested as a treatment for cancer.

Whole-genome sequences of 17 of the worlds oldest living people published

Posted in Science on 13th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Researchers unable to find genes significantly associated with extreme longevity.

Scientists develop thought-controlled gene switch

Posted in Medicine on 11th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Genes can be switched on using the power of thought, a study reports.

Why I'd Let Google Put My Genome in the Cloud

Posted in Medicine on 10th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Google Genomics could one day have millions of genomes on its servers, available at a click of a button to researchers. Are there legitimate privacy concerns here? Definitely.

First Europeans 'weathered Ice Age'

Posted in Science on 8th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

The genetic ancestry of the earliest Europeans survived the ferocious Ice Age that took hold after the continent was initially settled by modern people.