Articles on Genome
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What’s not to love about bananas? Besides being a wildly popular dessert fruit, they are the staple food of millions of people in developing countries. The current edition of Nature carries a paper that…
The sequencing and analysis of the bonobo genome provides insight on human peace-loving genetic traits. Bonobos, which together…
It’s now possible to access genetic testing from your living room or office, without the need to visit a health professional. There are many reasons why you might like to get a genetic test. Maybe someone…
The genome of the Tasmanian Devil has been mapped, providing new insight into the facial tumours that are destroying the…
The genome of the saltwater crocodile has been fully sequenced as a result of an international scientific collaboration which…
Could contemporary plague outbreaks such as those that have hit Peru and the USA have their origins in the medieval era? It would seem so. A paper published in Nature today reports a genome sequence taken…
For the first time, researchers have identified the mechanism by which chronic stress can damage DNA. By infusing mice with…
The genome of a coral that makes up a major part of the Great Barrier Reef has been sequenced for the first time, Australian…


