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HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - The Untold Story

Genome study cracks mystery of Japan’s first inhabitants

Majority of early immigrants to Japan came from Korean peninsula, study finds

The Independent UK

Why the internet is obsessed with crabs

Does carcinization mean humans will one day grow pincers? Not exactly, but the concept is still fascinating

Salon

Scientists map the genome of Australian ‘punk’ fish that prefers to walk instead of swim

Information ‘blueprint’ of the spotted handfish could aid monitoring, captive breeding and protection efforts, scientists say

The Guardian - AU

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This Year’s Nobel Prize In Medicine Hold Promise In Treating Numerous Diseases

Scientists regard microRNAs as master regulators of the genome due to their ability to bind to and alter the expression of many protein-coding RNAs.

Inverse

Your Cells Inherit Energy From Mother; Study Offers Insights On Mitochondrial Disorders

The researchers discovered that humans inherit the DNA inside their mitochondria from their mothers alone, with all traces of their father's mitochondrial genome destroyed the moment sperm joins the egg.

Medical Daily

MicroRNA is the Nobel-winning master regulator of the genome – researchers are learning to treat disease by harnessing how it controls genes

When Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered a new molecule they called microRNA in the 1980s, it was a fascinating diversion from what for decades had been called the central dogma of molecular biology.

The Conversation

NHS England to screen 100,000 babies for more than 200 genetic conditions

Experts say sequencing whole genome of newborns will be ‘transformational’ in earlier diagnosis and treatment

The Guardian - UK

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DIY Genome Editing at Only $2 a Pop

Avoiding regulation, DIYBio becomes cheaper and more available.

Reason

Human genome stored inside near-indestructible '5D memory crystal' that could survive to the end of the universe

The record-breaking crystal will act as a DNA time capsule that could be used to bring back humanity after our extinction, researchers say. But not everyone is convinced.

LiveScience

'5D' memory crystal claims to store data for eternity — the human genome has already been crammed onto a single small crystal

5D memory crystals, named as such for degrees of freedom and not literal dimensions, can be used to store hundreds of terabytes of information on a medium that shouldn't ever die.

Tom’s Hardware

Scientists store human genome on crystal which can last billions of years

The University of Southampton team hopes the data could be used to bring humans back from extinction in the future.

The Independent UK

Monitoring the health of lakes through the microbes that live in them

A lake is much more than a body of water where we bask on sunny summer days. It’s also more than just a source of fresh water surrounded with nature and tranquility.

The Conversation

50,000 'knots' scattered throughout our DNA control gene activity

The mapping of 50,000 mysterious "knots" in the human genome may someday lead to the development of new cancer drugs, researchers say.

LiveScience

6 extinct species that scientists could bring back to life — and 1 they have already resurrected

De-extinction, the science of resurrecting extinct species, is progressing in leaps and bounds. Here are six creatures that researchers could bring back to life — and one they've already revived.

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The Conversation

Ancient viral genomes preserved in glaciers reveal the history of Earth’s climate – and how viruses adapt to climate change

As humans alter the planet’s climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking to Earth’s history to help predict what may unfold from climate change. To this end, massive ice structures like glaciers serve as nature’s freezers, archiving detailed records of past climates and ecosystems – including viruses.

Inverse

There’s A Fungus Slowly Devastating Bananas Worldwide and Researchers Aren’t Sure How To Stop It

A fungal pathogen that affects bananas kills the plant by occupying its vascular system, blocking water, and mineral transportation.

Inverse

Designer Babies Are Here — So Why Aren't We Talking About It?

The societal implications of this technology are still vast. And researchers can already start exploring the ethics by engaging communities well ahead of time.

Salon

Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon

Why ethical discussions with the target communities should happen sooner rather than later

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Largest animal genome sequenced — and just 1 chromosome is the size of the entire human genome

Scientists sequenced the largest known animal genome in a species of lungfish — ancient fish that breathe air.

The Conversation

Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide

Did you know that the bananas you eat today are not the same type as the ones people were eating a few generations ago? The banana you might have had with your breakfast today is a variety called the Cavendish banana, while the one that was in grocery stores up…

The Conversation

Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − a medical anthropologist explains why ethical discussions with the target communities should happen sooner rather than later

With their primary goal to advance scientific knowledge, most scientists are not trained or incentivized to think through the societal implications of the technologies they are developing. Even in genomic medicine, which is geared toward benefiting future patients, time and funding pressures make real-time ethics oversight difficult.

The Guardian - UK

Startling genome discovery in butterfly project reveals impact of climate change in Europe

Project to study all 11,000 species of butterflies and moths finds ‘two species in the act of being created from one’

The Independent UK

Perfectly preserved woolly mammoth DNA uncovered in Siberia could help resurrect species, scientists say

Discovery offers unprecedented insight into the genetic makeup of animal that went extinct 4,000 years ago

Space

If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA

It sounds like science fiction, but many scientists believe editing the human genome is key to our advancement across the solar system.

The Conversation

If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA

When considering human settlements on the Moon, Mars and further afield, much attention is given to the travel times, food and radiation risk. We’ll undoubtedly face a harsh environment in deep space and some thinkers have been pointing to genome editing as a way to ensure that humans can tolerate…

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