Bird-derived gene tool inserts plant DNA 30 times more efficiently than CRISPR

In a rapidly changing climate landscape, the plants we rely on for food, textiles and more face a multitude of challenges, ...
HUB

Lab study reveals patterns of inheritance that defy Mendel's laws

Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...
Nature

‘Megacluster’ of genes enables bacteria to make potent antibiotic mixture

All of the enzymes required for a microorganism to synthesize a natural product are encoded by a self-contained, continuous genetic unit known as a biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) 9. The diversity of ...
American Council on Science and Health

"Spermmaxxing" vs. Hard Science: What GLP-1s Actually Do to Male Fertility

The "TikTok Medical Group" has stirred the viral waters around biohacking male infertility. GLP-1 receptor agonists are ...
AHA/ASA Journals

Contrastive Machine Learning to Quantify Hypertensive Multiorgan Damage and Identify New Disease Phenotypes: A Multinational Multimodal Study

BACKGROUND: Hypertension induces structural and functional damage in multiple organs. Evidence of subclinical damage ...