One flight closer to space tourism Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More
U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list The planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed. Federal authorities intend to remove endangered species protections for all gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, carving out an a exception for a small pocket of about 75 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a draft document obtained by The Times. More
New calls to rename Higgs boson One of the scientists who developed the theory of the Higgs boson says the particle should be renamed to acknowledge the contributions of others involved in the work. More
Old Genes, New Tricks: The Science of Suspended Animation in Killifish How Killifish Embryos Use Suspended Animation To Survive Over 8 Months of Drought The African turquoise killifish utilizes a unique survival strategy through diapause, leveraging ancient genes to ... 06/8/2024 - 1:03 pm | View Link
Would you want to know if your genes predisposed you to a disease – even if that disease would kill you? Checking our bodies for unusual lumps and bumps has become a normal way of looking after our health. But what about considering how our genes might predispose us to cancer or cognitive decline? Should ... 06/7/2024 - 2:52 pm | View Link
New technique reveals how gene transcription is coordinated in cells Researchers invented a technique that allows them to observe which genes and enhancers are active in a cell at the same time. This could help them determine which enhancers control which genes and may ... 06/6/2024 - 2:03 am | View Link
The bacteria that write new genes to cope with infections Discover the pivotal role of reverse transcriptase in diagnostics, HIV treatment, human genome evolution, and bacterial defense mechanisms. 06/4/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
The Biggest Risk Factor for Bladder Cancer Has Nothing to Do With Pee, Diet, or Genes Bladder cancer is common, but one of the biggest risk factors is something you can quit—cigarettes. Here's how smoking and bladder cancer are linked. 06/4/2024 - 9:11 am | View Link
Chromosomes and genes (article) | Khan Academy Genes are pieces of hereditary material that are passed from parents to offspring. Genes are part of cell structures called chromosomes. In multicellular organisms, chromosomes are found in the nucleus of the cell. Each of these chromosomes contains one, long molecule of DNA, or d eoxyribo n ucleic a cid. 06/7/2024 - 4:09 am | View Website
What is a gene?: MedlinePlus Genetics A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes are made up of DNA. Some genes act as instructions to make molecules called proteins, which are needed for the body to function. However, many genes do not code for proteins, instead they help control other genes. 06/6/2024 - 11:08 pm | View Website
Gene A human DNA can have up to 500 million base pairs with thousands of genes. In biology, the word gene ( Greek: γένος, génos; [1] generation, [2] or birth, [1] or gender) has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity. 06/6/2024 - 10:58 am | View Website
Explainer: What are genes? Genes are the blueprints for building the chemical machinery that keeps cells alive. That’s true for humans and all other forms of life. But did you know that with 20,000 genes, people have almost 11,000 fewer genes than water fleas? 06/6/2024 - 10:58 am | View Website
Genes: Function, makeup, Human Genome Project, and research What are genes? Genes are strands of DNA that contain the biological instructions for life. Each gene contains sequences that determine physical and biological traits. Medical illustration by... 06/6/2024 - 10:37 am | View Website