Cody’s First Task
2014 | Soraya de Chadarevian – Chromosome Surveys of Human Populations: Between Epidemiology and Anthropology
ISG professor, Soraya de Chadarevian, recently published “Chromosome Surveys of Human Populations: Between Epidemiology and Anthropology”…
N.Y. Times, AirTalk Explore Hormones’ Impact in Sports
Dr. Eric Vilain, a professor of human genetics, urology and pediatrics at the David Geffen…
Texas A&M Biologists Unlock Non-Coding Half of Human Genome with Novel DNA Sequencing Technique
An obscure swatch of human DNA once thought to be nothing more than biological trash…
Study Shows How Epigenetic Memory is Passed Across Generations
A growing body of evidence suggests that environmental stresses can cause changes in gene expression…
Why Do Chimps Kill Each Other?
War—what is it good for? “Absolutely nothing” according to the refrain of a 1970 hit…
How Evolutionary Principles Could Help Save Our World
The age of the Anthropocene–the scientific name given to our current geologic age–is dominated by…
Why Humans Don't Suffer From Chimpanzee Malaria: DNA Region Controlling Red Blood Cell Invasion Holds Genetic Key to Infection
By comparing the genomes of malaria parasites that affect chimpanzees and those that affect humans,…
Once Living in the Shadows, UCLA Student Takes Pride in His Binational Status
Human Biology and Society student featured in a recent UCLA Newsroom article.
Intervention in 6-month-olds with Autism Ameliorates Symptoms, Alleviates Developmental Delay
Treatment at the earliest age when symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appear – sometimes…
Nature or Nurture? It’s All About the Message
Were Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci born brilliant or did they acquire their intelligence…
Walking Fish Reveal How Our Ancestors Evolved Onto Land
Researchers at McGill University published in the journal Nature, turned to a living fish, called…
Human Altruism Traces Back To the Origins of Humanity
Humans are generally highly cooperative and often impressively altruistic, quicker than any other animal species…