Cody’s First Task
Do You Have The 'Winner' Gene?
We all know at least one of those so-called “born competitors.” It’s the coworker who’s…
DNA traces the ancient roots of American dogs to Asia
A new genetic analysis of hundreds of American dog breeds reveals that the canines’ ancient roots trace…
Researchers Question the Ability of Lake Vostok's Extreme Environment to Support Complex Life
Is Antarctica’s Lake Vostok a prehistoric aquarium populated by exotic fishes and crustaceans? A study…
Detecting DNA in Space
Christopher Carr, a research scientist in MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences is…
First child born using DNA sequencing IVF technique
Last month Connor Levy was the first child to be born in the US using next-generation sequencing…
Genetic Engineers Work to Protect Wheat Crops from Deadly Pest
Currently, roughly 20 percent of humanity’s caloric intake comes from wheat. Agricultural strains, specialized for…
Researchers push back the age of recoverable DNA, a major boon for the study of evolutionary history
Researchers have reconstructed an ancient genome that is 10 times as old as any retrieved…
2013 | LIMN, Issue 3: Sentinel Devices
ISG faculty Dr. Christopher Kelty co-edits the scholarly magazine, LIMN, devoted to outlining contemporary problems. For…
Snail genes reveal human migration to Ireland
A genetic similarity between snail fossils found in Ireland and the Eastern Pyrenees suggests humans…
Geneticists Disagree Over Canine Domestication
In recent months, three international teams have published papers comparing the genomes of dogs…
Genetics of Dyslexia and Language Impairment Unraveled
The study is published online and in the July print issue of the American Journal of…
Giant genome study finds tiny links between genetics and schooling
Until recently, the most extensive genome-wide association study in the social sciences involved about 10,000 individuals….