Can Intelligence Really Be Measured?
Every year, the MacArthur Foundation bestows large financial grants on a group of people who are doing exceptionally creative or important work. MacArthur fellowships are often called “genius grants,” and…
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Scientists create DNA tracking tags, might soon be used to track protesters as well as animals
Researchers at the University of Aveiro in Portugal are developing DNA barcode tags that can be harmlessly applied to a wide variety of products, even foods or liquids. Each tag…
Still Chasing Ghosts: A New Genetic Methodology Will Not Find the "Missing Heritability"
One of the hopes and promises of the Human Genome Sequencing Project was that it would revolutionize the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of most human disorders. It would do this…
DNA Double Take – Individuals Can Have Multiple Genomes
Not long ago, researchers had thought it was rare for the cells in a single healthy person to differ genetically in a significant way. But scientists are finding that it’s…
Researchers to Explore Promise, Risks of Sequencing Newborns' DNA
U.S. geneticists last week began examining the promise and risks of sequencing every newborn’s genome. DNA sequencing could improve the accuracy of state newborn screening programs that test babies’ blood…
Life Sciences Open Rank Tenure Track Faculty Position
The Division of Life Sciences in the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences announces the continuance of its special initiative to recruit excellent research scientists with a history and commitment…