Tag Archives: genetics

Johan Auwerx of the Federal Polytechnic School in Switzerland and his colleagues have developed a "supermouse" that can gain a significant amount of weight without developing Type-2 diabetes.

Scientists were shocked when it was discovered that every living polar bear today can trace their ancestry back to one female brown bear in Ireland.

Science has led to genetically engineered cows that can create human breast milk. I do not know what to make of this.

Because a quote from "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" was used in forming the synthetic DNA of a bacteria, said bacteria is now accused of being in violation of copyright.

It’s been quite a while since DNA art was first introduced. These days, French company Helys not only lets you order prints of your DNA, but even offers to create a wallpaper for your iPhone featuring your own genetic image. Helys sends you a DNA test kit in the mail, including a mouth swab for gathering your tasty saliva genes. ...