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Tired of long organ waitlists, these patients are hopeful for a pig organ transplant

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The calls and emails started coming into NYU Langone Health and Massachusetts General Hospital soon after doctors began experimenting with pig organs in humans. Pig kidney recipient Towana Looney sits with transplant surgeon Dr. Jayme Locke on Dec. 10, 2024, at NYU Langone Health, in New York City. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit …

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How can awareness and treatment help manage thalassemia effectively?

India Today

Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disorder characterised by the body’s inability to produce enough haemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. TYPES OF THALASSEMIA Thalassemia is classified into two main types based on which part of the haemoglobin molecule is affected: Alpha Thalassemia Cause: Mutations in the genes responsible for producing alpha-globin Severity: …

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Worry about the genes you inherit, not property: Liver specialist Dr SK Sarin

India Today

Top liver specialist Dr SK Sarin at Agenda Aaj Tak said health should be prioritised over wealth when considering marriage. Dr Sarin stressed the importance of a "gene horoscope," a detailed genetic profile, which he said should take precedence even before a birth horoscope. “In marriages, we often look at money or property but rarely consider what diseases we might …

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‘Well, who are we?’ Ancient bones, genes help pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

LA Times

This fragment of a skull of an ancient woman dubbed Zlaty kun, found in the Czech Republic, helped researchers pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mated. Neanderthals and humans probably mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. They found Neanderthal genes related to immunity and metabolism that may have helped early humans survive and …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Greenland sharks have massive genomes. Scientists think they could be the reason behind 400-year-long lifespans

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. The researchers want to explore and analyze the Greenland shark’s DNA further, while also comparing its genome with other shark species and shorter-lived fish, to provide additional evidence for this unique trait, Hoffman said. “Identification of the genetic basis of lifespans across different species, including long-lived sharks, allows researchers to understand the …

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Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. “Genetic data from these samples really helps us paint a picture in more and more detail,” said study co-author Priya Moorjani at the University of California Berkeley. And our genetic code also contains echoes from another group of extinct …

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‘Impossible to treat’ superbugs on rise in Ukraine, scientists warn

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have sounded a warning about the alarming rise of “extremely …

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Chinese researchers map pan-genome of rice

China Daily

BEIJING -- Chinese researchers have presented nearly complete genomes of 13 representative wild rice species and constructed an ultra pan-genome map of rice. By integrating with four previously published genomes for pan-genome analysis, the researchers from the Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Hebei University identified a total of 101,723 gene families of rice. Additionally, the researchers identified 7,048 resistance …

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Hospitals identified as hotspots for superbugs, not animals or environment: Study

India Today

A recent study on a common bacteria linked to infections in humans, highlights hospitals as the key breeding ground for strains that are both highly resistant to antibiotics and capable of causing severe illness. The study, conducted by researchers from the Indian Council of Medical Research, Cambridge University and Christian Medical College, Vellore, explored the spread of antimicrobial resistance by …

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Thanks to two special genes, a single atom can change the colour of a bird

The Hindu

Across the animal kingdom, birds are some of the most colourful creatures of all. Nearly all birds with bright red, orange, and yellow feathers or bills use a group of pigments called carotenoids to produce their colours. Scientists found the ALDH3A2 enzyme also explains colour variation in many other species of parrots which have independently evolved yellow-to-red colour variation. Most …

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A single atom can change the color of a bird. These are the genes responsible

Raw Story

Across the animal kingdom, birds are some of the most colourful creatures of all. Nearly all birds with bright red, orange, and yellow feathers or bills use a group of pigments called carotenoids to produce their colours. Scientists found the ALDH3A2 enzyme also explains color variation in many other species of parrots which have independently evolved yellow-to-red colour variation. Most …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who should get paid for nature's sequenced genes?

Raw Story

Much of the vanilla that flavors our ice cream today is artificial, derived from the genetic signature of a plant that hundreds of years ago was known only to an Indigenous Mexican tribe. The plant's sequenced genomic information, available on public databases, was used as the basis for a synthetic flavoring that today competes with vanilla grown in several countries, …

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How do genes shape the structures in our brains?

Raw Story

The human brain is a marvel of complexity. They help us discover genes associated with brain size and mental health conditions. These insights suggest that genetic influences on brain size are fundamental to understanding the origins of mental health disorders. Understanding the genetics of brain structure and mental health susceptibility can help us better prevent, diagnose and treat these conditions. …

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Genetic Variants Shape Brain Structure and Mental Health

Hindustan Times

Scientists have conducted the world's largest genetic study of the volume of regional structures of the brain. They discovered hundreds of genetic variants that influence the size of structures such as the amygdala, the hippocampus, and the thalamus. These findings suggest that genetic influences on brain size are fundamental to understanding the origins of mental health disorders. Understanding these genetic …

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2 months ago

'Ghost genes' could save the American red wolf : Short Wave : NPR

NPR

The American red wolf is endangered. These 'ghost genes' could save it Enlarge this image toggle caption Bridgett vonHoldt Bridgett vonHoldt In honor of Halloween, we're bringing you a Short Wave ghost story — featuring an animal that has long been the stuff of conservationist legend: the American red wolf. Sponsor Message "So by the mid 1900s, red wolves had …

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MicroRNA: A Breakthrough Discovery with Vast Implications for Cancer Treatment

India Today

The discovery of microRNA has revolutionized cancer treatment, providing valuable insights into its role in regulating gene activity. This molecule, found in our cells, has been linked to various cancers, including bladder and pancreatic cancer. MicroRNA can influence cancer development by controlling how much protein is made, impacting cell growth, and influencing the immune response. The discovery has led to …

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Opinion: Trump says criminal activity is genetic. Nazis showed where such talk can lead

LA Times

A Nazi “Special Court” in Germany. But they made a comeback in Germany under the Nazis, as what the Nazis called “criminal biology.” When the Nazis got control of German police, criminal biology became their paradigm for identifying and punishing lawbreakers. In 1935, Hans Schneickert, a senior Berlin police official, wrote that criminal policy was about the “eradication of life …

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"Thirst for the spectacle of Trump’s cruelty": Exploring MAGA's unbreakable bond

Salon

Donald Trump is a very successful hate merchant. Last week, at a rally in Aurora, Colorado, and then during an appearance on Fox Business News, Trump said that he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act to remove Black and brown “illegal aliens” and other “criminals” from the country and also to crush the “leftists” and other “enemies within” the United …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Trump says immigrants who commit murder have ‘bad genes’ in ‘racist’ slam of migrants

The Independent

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Nature keeps evolving crabs and the internet is obsessed. What’s going on here?

Salon

As XEC, the latest COVID variant takes hold, we are watching viral evolution play out on a time scale short enough to follow, with different strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus independently acquiring similar or functionally similar mutations that improve its ability to infect us or to evade existing vaccines. Then again, we have to wonder whether that set up of …

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2 months, 1 week ago

“Bible of scientific racism”: The origins of Donald Trump’s obsession with genes

Salon

Donald Trump started his week on the campaign trail Monday talking about the “bad genes” carried by immigrants — just one of many comments he’s made in recent months that align genetic makeup with essential value as a human being. Grant was an aristocrat from New York who worked at the cutting edge of the eugenics movement by penning “The …

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‘Rape,’ ‘Dumb Women’ And ‘Bad Genes’: Inside Trump’s Week Of Unhinged Rants

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Even by the usual Donald Trump standards, this week was bonkers. Amid rambling remarks that touched on voter ID laws, the right-wing bogeyman of illegal voting and the national border, he added that “big companies” have “come in” to “raid and rape our country,” then immediately doubled down on his use of the term “rape.” “That’s right, …

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Opinion: When Trump talks 'bad genes' and 'racehorse theory,' he is telling us who he is

LA Times

Then-President Trump at the Bemidji, Minn., Regional Airport after a rally at which he told the mostly white audience “you have good genes in Minnesota.” Donald Trump’s fascination with genetics, especially his own “good genes” of the white European sort, as well as the “bad genes” of the you-know-which types, has always been creepy. And Trump’s White House chief of …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump: Immigrants Brought 'Bad Genes' Into Country

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday, Donald Trump said immigrants were filling the country with “bad genes” and used lies about decades-old crime statistics to make his point. They left, they had 425,000 people come into our country that shouldn’t be here that are criminals.” The xenophobic claim that immigrants are genetically …

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Tired of long organ waitlists, these patients are hopeful for a pig organ transplant

How can awareness and treatment help manage thalassemia effectively?

Worry about the genes you inherit, not property: Liver specialist Dr SK Sarin

‘Well, who are we?’ Ancient bones, genes help pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

Greenland sharks have massive genomes. Scientists think they could be the reason behind 400-year-long lifespans

Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

‘Impossible to treat’ superbugs on rise in Ukraine, scientists warn

Chinese researchers map pan-genome of rice

Hospitals identified as hotspots for superbugs, not animals or environment: Study

Thanks to two special genes, a single atom can change the colour of a bird

A single atom can change the color of a bird. These are the genes responsible

Who should get paid for nature's sequenced genes?

How do genes shape the structures in our brains?

Genetic Variants Shape Brain Structure and Mental Health

'Ghost genes' could save the American red wolf : Short Wave : NPR

MicroRNA: A Breakthrough Discovery with Vast Implications for Cancer Treatment

Opinion: Trump says criminal activity is genetic. Nazis showed where such talk can lead

"Thirst for the spectacle of Trump’s cruelty": Exploring MAGA's unbreakable bond

Trump says immigrants who commit murder have ‘bad genes’ in ‘racist’ slam of migrants

Nature keeps evolving crabs and the internet is obsessed. What’s going on here?

“Bible of scientific racism”: The origins of Donald Trump’s obsession with genes

‘Rape,’ ‘Dumb Women’ And ‘Bad Genes’: Inside Trump’s Week Of Unhinged Rants

Opinion: When Trump talks 'bad genes' and 'racehorse theory,' he is telling us who he is

Trump: Immigrants Brought 'Bad Genes' Into Country