Genetics

  1. Anthropology

    Ancient DNA reveals who is in Spain’s ‘pit of bones’ cave

    Ancient DNA shows Neandertals lived in northern Spain 430,000 years ago; the early date raises new questions about Neandertals’ origins.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Health & Medicine

    Molecules found to counter antibiotic resistance

    Molecules made in a lab can foil antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  3. Genetics

    Missing genes not always a problem for people

    Humans have ways to make up for missing genes, study suggests.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Genetics

    ‘Selfish’ DNA flouts rules of inheritance

    R2d2 is selfish DNA that could skew scientists’ views of adaptation and evolution.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. Genetics

    Prion disease gets personal

    Diagnosis of a brain-wasting disease drove a married couple into science.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Genetics

    Dads pass health effects of stress on to sons, mouse study finds

    In mice, males exposed to repeated psychological stress developed high blood sugar — and so did their unstressed male offspring.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  7. Health & Medicine

    Mini-stomachs brew insulin in mice

    Scientists transform stomach cells into insulin factories and grow mini-stomachs for diabetic mice.

    By Helen Thompson
  8. Humans

    Human DNA found in a Neandertal woman

    Interbreeding between humans and Neandertals happened earlier than thought, leaving traces in the Neandertal genome.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  9. Environment

    Vaping linked to host of new health risks

    Animal studies and analyses of gene activity point to broad range of potential new health risks from vaping affecting everything from sperm to heart and immunity to mental health.

    By Janet Raloff
  10. Genetics

    Neandertal DNA may raise risk for some modern human diseases

    Neandertal DNA may once have helped humans, but now may contribute to disease.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  11. Science & Society

    ‘GMOs’ isn’t a four-letter word, but it is hard to define

    The definition of what constitutes a genetically modified organism is a challenge to those tasked with developing standards for labeling foods that contain GMOs.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  12. Science & Society

    ‘Three-parent babies’ are ethically permissible, U.S. panel says

    A panel of experts concludes that clinical experiments that create “three-parent babies” are ethical, with limits.

    By Tina Hesman Saey