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Mother's Diet Modifies Her Child's DNA

A mother’s diet before conception can permanently affect how her child’s genes function, according to a study published in Nature Communications.  The first such evidence of the effect in humans opens…

Cochlear Implant Gene Therapy

Cochlear implants are among the most successful bionic devices ever developed. Available since the 1970s, they have restored some measure of hearing to more than 300,000 people around the world….

World Ranking Tracks Birds’ Evolutionary Distinctness

A team of international scientists, including a trio from Simon Fraser University, has published the world’s first ranking of evolutionary distinct birds under threat of extinction. These include a cave-dwelling bird…