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The FDA just approved the first gene editing therapy for sickle cell anemia, but it'll cost $2.2 million per person

Sat, 12/09/2023 - 15:12

sickle cell anemia — The FDA approved the first gene therapy for sickle cell anemia.
Meletios Verras/ iStock

health, News, health, sickle-cell-disease, anemia, nobel-prize, gene-editing

Parasitic worms highjack their hosts' free will, and scientists finally think they know how

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 19:38

A worm, Chordodes fukuii, and a mantid, Tenodera
angustipennis, pose with a leaf for scale. — In a fight between this measly worm and majestic mantis, who do you think would win? You might be surprised.
Takuya Sato

Science, science-freelance, parasite, Insects, mind-control, Biology, Genetics

Most of us have a bit of Neanderthal DNA, with some more than others. Scientists think they've figured out why.

Thu, 10/19/2023 - 07:47

neanderthal — A child stands nose to nose with a model of a Neanderthal at the Neanderthal Museum in Germany.
Neanderthal Museum (Mettman, Germany)

Science, news-uk, Neanderthals, homo-sapiens, Genetics

The world's first dog-fox hybrid was genetically confirmed in Brazil. It's a problem.

Mon, 10/02/2023 - 14:00

Domestic dog on left and pampas fox on right. — A dog-fox hybrid between a domestic dog (like the one on the left) and a pampas fox (like the one on the right) was long thought to be impossible.
Lourdes Balduque / Edsel Querini / Getty Images

Science, the-conversation, hybrids, hybrid-species, dog, fox, Genetics

Scientists have completely sequenced the human Y chromosome for the first time, with huge implications for heath and evolution research

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 20:15

DNA testing. — DNA testing.
Hero Images / Gerry Images

Science, human-genome, Genetics, y-chromosome, Epigenetics

Beethoven's hair has been a big ticket item for years, auctioned for thousands — turns out it didn't all belong to him

Sun, 03/26/2023 - 07:00

A lock of Beethoven's hair in a glass case — One of the locks used by researchers studying Beethoven's DNA through his hair.
Martin Meissner/The Associated Press

Science, News, beethoven, Music, Classical Music, DNA testing, Auctions

I'm the assistant to the CEO of 23andMe. I do yoga during meetings and answer 400 messages a day — here's what it's like.

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 05:00

Kristin Quint, left, with her boss, Anne Wojcicki, a cofounder and the CEO of 23andMe. — Kristin Quint, left, with her boss, Anne Wojcicki, a cofounder and the CEO of 23andMe.
Courtesy of Kristin Quint

Careers, Nordic, Features, BI-freelancer, Day In The Life, executive assistant, Daily Routine

Chernobyl's stray dogs are 'genetically distinct' 40 years after the massive nuclear radiation leak, scientists find

Fri, 03/10/2023 - 11:02

Chernobyl animals — Stray dogs hang out near an abandoned, partially-completed cooling tower at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Science, News, Chernobyl, Dogs, Nuclear Disaster, Ukraine, Genetics

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