genetics
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A Study That Linked Shorter Lifespans To CRISPR Baby Mutation Has Been Retracted
An alarming study that added fuel to the fire over a recent controversial genetic experiment in China has now been invalidated. The study, which suggested that a mutation induced by Chinese scientist He Jiankui in human babies could shorten their lives, was retracted late last week, after other scientists failed to find similar results and the…
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Facial Reconstruction Shows What The Enigmatic Denisovans Might Have Looked Like
A pinky finger bone, some teeth, and a lower jaw. That’s all the physical evidence we have of the mysterious Denisovans, an extinct group of hominins closely related to the Neanderthals. Remarkable new research offers a physical reconstruction of the Denisovans based on genetic evidence, providing our first potential glimpse of this ancient human species.
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Ancient DNA Helps Trace The Origin Of Domestic Cattle
Scientists have found evidence of Bronze Age human civilisation written into ancient cattle DNA, according to a new study.
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Scientists Create E. Coli With Entirely Synthetic Genome
Scientists created a variant of the E. coli bacteria with an entirely synthetic genome, according to a new paper.