More and more people around the world are suffering because their immune systems cannot distinguish between healthy cells and invading microorganisms. Defense mechanisms attack their tissues and organs instead, reports TheGuardian. To combat this trend, ...
The database of 23andMe, a genetic testing service, has been published on dark web forums. It contains a list of 999 people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent who allegedly used the service, NBCNews reported. 999andMe is a privately held biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California. 23andMe,…
Your doppelgänger, the person who looks just like you, is not your twin, but if scientists compare your genomes, they may find a lot in common, according to TheNewYorkTimes. When European Council President Charles Michel arrived in Ukraine for the Crimean Platform summit,…
According to scientists, the era of therapeutic editing of human genes is not just coming, but it has already come. We are waiting not just for the treatment of diseases, but for the removal of them from our DNA, according to CNN. When popular YouTube star Adalia Rose died earlier this year,…
A US couple is suing a fertility clinic after learning their grown daughter is not biologically related to the father who raised her. The BBC writes about it. Mike and Janine Harvey discovered the mistake after they gave...
The company raised $ 15 million to revive the woolly mammoth, The Guardian reported. Scientists are thinking about creating a hybrid elephant-mammoth, the first cubs of which are expected in six years. Ten thousand years after the woolly mammoths disappeared from the face of the Earth, scientists begin ...
Life expectancy around the world is steadily increasing. Today the average age is 72 years. However, many live much longer, and 100 years of age is far from the limit. The BBC explained how science can help with this. Many people associate longevity with healthy…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to expand the use of biometrics for immigration purposes, and is also going to collect DNA data to verify family relationships, CNN reported. The department said that in the near future they plan to publish a proposed rule on the establishment of new protocols ...
Scientists have found a way to use the phenomenon of "synthetic lethality" to selectively destroy cancer caused by genetic mutations without harming healthy cells. Writes about this "New Time". "Synthetic lethality" occurs when genetic mutations, which usually do not harm the cell, suddenly become fatal when ...
US border guards will soon begin a program to collect DNA samples from immigrants who illegally enter the country and are under federal arrest, reports NBC News. Officials said they would fully comply with the Fingerprint Act when collecting DNA samples ...