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Scientists Hack A Human Cell And Reprogram It like A Computer
Cells are basically tiny computers: They send and receive inputs and output accordingly. If you…
Why Are Primates Big-Brained? Researchers’ Answer Is Food for Thought
Brain size in primates is predicted by diet, an analysis by a team of New…
Scientists Assemble Zika Virus Mosquito Genome From Scratch
A team spanning Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, Texas Children’s Hospital and the Broad…
The Genes and Neural Circuits Behind Autism’s Impaired Sociability
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have gained new insight into the genetic…
Overuse of Antibiotics Brings Risks for Bees — and for Us
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have found that honeybees treated with a…
Biochemists Develop New Way To Control Cell Biology With Light
Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a new method of controlling biology at…
UCLA Study Aims To Improve Interaction Between LA Residents, Wildlife
UCLA researchers are studying how wildlife mammals live in urban Los Angeles to improve the…
Scientists Discover 83 Genetic Mutations That Help Determine Your Height
Ever wonder how much of your height you inherited from your parents? A large-scale genetic…
A Better Carrier – New Gene-Delivery Therapy Restores Partial Hearing, Balance in Deaf Mice
Using a novel form of gene therapy, scientists from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General…
Institute for Society and Genetics, In the News – Fearing Climate Change Databases May Be Threatened in Trump Era, UCLA Scientists Work to Protect Them
On a rainy Inauguration Day morning, dozens of students, archivists, librarians, professors and other concerned…
UC San Diego Biologists Unlock Code Regulating Most Human Genes
Molecular biologists at UC San Diego have unlocked the code that initiates transcription and regulates…
Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Awards $1M to 8 Research Projects
The UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge awarded its second round of competitive research grants this…