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Sponge Genes Hint at the Origins of Neurons and Other Cells

[ad_1] In fact, many multifunctional cells in sponges express modules of genes usually associated with specialized cells in more complex…

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States Are Toughening Up on Genetic Privacy

[ad_1] If you’ve ever spit into a plastic tube or swabbed your cheek and mailed your saliva away to learn…

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The Complex Truth About ‘Junk DNA’

[ad_1] Imagine the human genome as a string stretching out for the length of a football field, with all the…

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‘Y: The Last Man’ Isn’t About Politics—It’s About Survival

[ad_1] At its core, Y: The Last Man is about surviving trauma. Set in a society trying to rebuild itself…

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To Learn More Quickly, Brain Cells Break Their DNA

[ad_1] Faced with a threat, the brain has to act fast, its neurons making new connections to learn what might…

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Without Code for DeepMind’s Protein AI, This Lab Wrote Its Own

[ad_1] Unbeknownst to them, at DeepMind, an extensive scientific paper detailing their system was already under review at Nature, according…

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The Secret Role Histones Played in Complex Cell Evolution

[ad_1] That’s why Tobias Warnecke, who studies archaeal histones at Imperial College London, thinks that “there’s something special that must…

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35 Years Later, Studies Show a Silver Lining From Chernobyl

[ad_1] Cancers are caused by mutations in human DNA. A few lines of genetic code get deleted or mixed up…

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