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Highly sensitive blood test can detect more than 50 types of cancer
Researchers are one step closer to making a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test, that can detect over 50 types of cancer.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 19, 2022


DNA from human remains shines new light on Jewish history
An analysis of DNA from 12th-century human remains has provided new insights into Ashkenazi Jewish population history.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 6, 2022


DNA evidence debunks myth that all Vikings were Scandinavian
Invaders, pirates, warriors – the history books taught us Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 30, 2022


New DNA repair-kit fixes kidney disease affecting children and young adults
Genetic mutations which cause a debilitating hereditary kidney disease affecting children and young adults have been fixed in kidney cells
Joshua Shavit
Aug 12, 2022


First-ever electric nanomotor made from DNA material
Research team has succeeded for the first time in producing a molecular electric motor using the DNA origami method.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 2, 2022


Vikings weren’t all Scandinavian, according to DNA evidence
Cutting-edge DNA sequencing of more than 400 Viking skeletons scattered across Europe and Greenland will rewrite the history books.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 31, 2022


Scientists rewrite DNA to cure killer heart diseases
An injectable cure for inherited heart muscle conditions that can kill young people in the prime of their lives could be available soon.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 31, 2022


New physics law could predict genetic mutations
The new study could have big implications for genome research, evolutionary biology, computing, big data, physics and cosmology.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 25, 2022


Scientists engineer synthetic DNA to study genes
Researchers have created artificial Hox genes—which plan and direct where cells go to develop tissues or organs—using new synthetic DNA tech
Joseph Shavit
Jul 3, 2022


Musical rhythm may be genetically inherited, study finds
Moving in time to musical rhythm is so automatic that people are often not conscious of the exquisite coordination that it demands.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 20, 2022


World First: Scientists use CRISPR to map every human gene to its function
Researchers and collaborators used their single-cell sequencing tool Perturb-seq on every expressed gene in the human genome.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 12, 2022


Computer display creates colors out of gold and DNA
People say there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but a new technology is turning that idea on its head – using particles of gold.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 2, 2022


A new era of genome editing has begun
Researchers developed a new gene-editing platform called transcription activator-like effector-linked deaminases, or TALED for short.
Joseph Shavit
May 19, 2022


Scientists Plan to Store DNA on The Moon!
The ambitious project aims to preserve humankind – and animal-kind, plant-kind and fungi-kind – in the event of a global crisis.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 23, 2022


Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets
A three-year-old consortium has finally filled in that remaining DNA, providing the first complete, gapless genome sequence.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 1, 2022


Beyond CRISPR: New DNA tools rewrite genes to fight diseases like COVID-19
Scientists debut technology that could turn off SARS-CoV-2 genes, diagnose parasitic infection, and sequence genes faster
Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022


Single test for over 50 genetic diseases will cut diagnosis from decades to days
The diseases covered by the test belong to a class of over 50 diseases caused by unusually-long repetitive DNA sequences in a person’s genes
Joseph Shavit
Mar 6, 2022


A new plastic made from DNA, biodegradable and easy to recycle
At a time when pollution represents a growing threat to the future of the planet, it is essential to improve our recycling processes.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 30, 2021


Researchers turn on and off genes using CRISPR
Type 1 diabetes and cancer are just some of the disorders associated with specific genes not “turning on” and “turning off" as they should.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 10, 2021


'Ray guns' let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart
In this new study, we've shown that you can use light instead of DNA to define plant populations, at a similar level of detail.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 23, 2021
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