New research reveals that the sperm cells of adolescent boys have more than six times the rate of DNA mutations as the equivalent egg cells in adolescent girls, resulting in higher rates of DNA mutation being passed down to children of teenage fathers. 探花直播findings suggest that the risk of birth defects is higher in the children of teenage fathers as a consequence.
A new responsive material 鈥榞lued鈥 together with short strands of DNA, and capable of translating thermal and chemical signals into visible physical changes, could underpin a new class of biosensors or drug delivery systems.
DNA and genealogical study confirms identity of remains found in Leicester and uncovers new truths about his appearance and Plantagenet lineage.
A genome taken from a 36,000 year old skeleton reveals an early divergence of Eurasians once they had left Africa, and allows scientists to better assess the point at which 鈥榓dmixture鈥 - or interbreeding - between Eurasians and Neanderthals occurred. 探花直播latest research also points to a previously unknown population lineage as old as the first population separations since humans dispersed out of Africa.
A newly-discovered gene linked to oesophageal cancer holds the promise of new treatments for this notoriously difficult-to-fight disease.
New sequencing technology is transforming epigenetics research, and could greatly improve understanding of cancer, embryo formation, stem cells and brain function.
A new test for blood cancers will catch many more cases than the present test that identifies only 60 per cent.
Dr Frederick Sanger, recognised by many as the 鈥渇ather of genomics鈥, died in 2013 at the age of 95. 探花直播founding member of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, and the person after whom the Sanger Institute is named, he was known as an extremely modest and self-effacing man whose innumerable scientific contributions had an extraordinary impact on molecular biology.
Discovery opens up possibilities for a new generation of targeted therapies for cancer.
Research reveals the mechanism of epigenetic reprogramming.
© 2025 探花直播 of Cambridge