Dingo DNA from centuries ago reveals a surprising history
Dingoes get a fair bit of controversy. For some, they’re a nuisance predator. But they also…
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Children of Divorce: What Can We Learn From the Animal Kingdom? –...
Relationship breakups and divorce are normally categorised exclusively as a human experience. But what about your…
Oldest DNA Ever Found
In the icy northern tip of Greenland, far into the Artic Circle, a deep bed of…
saving native Australian residents-The smoky mouse
The native Australian rodent Pseudomys fumeus, named smoky mouse for its colour, was already fighting off…
Tasmanian Tiger De-extinction Project
Do you remember the story of the Tasmanian Tiger aka the Thylacine and their unfortunate extinction…
Twenty Thousand Year Old Coronavirus Pandemic Identified In Human DNA
COVID-19 has been circulating for about a year and a half and for many of us,…
Human-Monkey Hybrids and the Ethics of Gene Editing
Scientists recently produced the first human-monkey chimera and it’s an exciting leap forward in the world…
Creating Model Human Embryos with ‘Reprogrammed’ Skin Cells
Two weeks ago, an international collaboration of scientists published an unprecedented breakthrough in the field of…
Second-Generation CRISPR
CRISPR is a cutting edge gene-editing technology that can target and remove strands of DNA, like…
A Relatives Online DNA Test Could Be Used In Your Court Case
What can we learn from a person’s DNA? Personality traits maybe? Or behavior? Could I know…
Is The World Ready For Human Embryo Modification?
When you hear about human embryo modification it almost sounds like something from a science fiction…
Looking at ‘Olympic Genes’: How DNA Affects Athleticism
Professional athletes are pretty cool, aren’t they? Their dedication and talent almost makes them superhuman. In…