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25 Jul 2017

Decoding human genome: Scientists creating yeast DNA from scratch

In an immensely more complex genetic study, scientists aim to synthesise from scratch all 23 chromosomes of the human genome and insert them into cells in the lab.

16 Jul 2017

75 per cent of human gene is junk DNA: Study

Researchers from the the University of Houston in the US found that the functional portion of the human genome probably falls between 10 per cent and 15 per cent, with an upper limit of 25 per cent.

23 Mar 2016

Our DNA less 'human' than scientists previously thought!

About eight percent of what we think of as our "human" DNA actually came from viruses.

24 Dec 2015

New biological mechanism that causes cancer found

In a landmark study, researchers have found that unusual changes in the instructions for how the genome folds up on itself could be a completely new biological mechanism that underlies cancer.

weight-loss program

24 Dec 2015

Soon, your personal weight-loss program

One-size-doesn't-fit-all when it comes to fat-shedding programs, but now, a new study has revealed that weight-loss programs tailored to a person's genome may be coming soon.

28 Oct 2015

Ancient genome shows complex cow ancestry

The ancestry of domesticated cattle proves more complex than previously thought, researchers said.

27 Sep 2015

New system for human genome editing discovered

Scientists have identified a new CRISPR system for human genome editing with potential to increase power and precision of genome engineering.

19 Sep 2015

`Living fossil`? Not quite as its genome is actively evolving!

A group of scientists has decoded the first lingulid brachiopod genome, from Lingula anatina collected at Amami Island, Japan to find that this so-called 'living fossil' is still evolving.

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