Friends Share Genetic Similarities
If you consider your friends family, you may be on to something. A study from the University of California, San Diego, and Yale University finds that friends who are not…
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Running For Life: How Speed Restricts Evolutionary Change of the Vertebral Column
One of the riddles of mammal evolution explained: the strong conservation of the number of trunk vertebrae. Researchers of the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the University of Utah show that…
U.S. Researchers Call for Greater Oversight of Powerful Genetic Technology
In 2011, experiments that allowed the potentially deadly H5N1 flu virus to spread between mammals ignited intense discussions about whether such research should be done at all, much less published….
Fair Game?: Eric Vilain at TEDxUCLA
ISG director, Eric Vilain, recently gave a provocative TEDx talk on Sports, Genes and Fairness, at the very heart of Society and Genetics matters. Feel free to share and post…
Genetic Basis for Distinct Type of Autism Uncovered
A variation in the CHD8 gene has a strong likelihood of leading to a type of autism accompanied by digestive problems, a larger head and wide-set eyes. “We finally got…
To Avoid Interbreeding, Monkeys Have Undergone Evolution in Facial Appearance
Old World monkeys have undergone a remarkable evolution in facial appearance as a way of avoiding interbreeding with closely related and geographically proximate species, researchers from New York University and…