Bonobo and chimp genomes shed light on huge differences

A whole-genome comparison of bonobos and chimpanzees reveals the pathways associated with differences between their diets, sociality, and sexual behaviors.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Dec. 22, 2020 ~7 min

International Statistic of the Year: Race for a COVID-19 vaccine

The coronavirus vaccine was developed faster than any vaccine in history. It took just 332 days from the first sequencing of the virus genome to the first vaccines given to the public.

Liberty Vittert, Professor of the Practice of Data Science, Washington University in St Louis • conversation
Dec. 18, 2020 ~5 min


The top scientific breakthrough for 2020 was understanding SARS-CoV-2 and how it causes COVID-19 – and then developing multiple vaccines

The development of multiple vaccines against the virus that causes COVID-19 has been hailed as the breakthrough of 2020. But there were many more supporting discoveries that made this possible.

David Pride, Associate Director of Microbiology, University of California San Diego • conversation
Dec. 17, 2020 ~11 min

Vanilla genome may lead to better beans

Researchers have sequenced the DNA of a variety of vanilla plants with hopes the information can help create tougher, better crops.

Lourdes Rodriguez • futurity
Dec. 15, 2020 ~6 min

Editing the DNA of human embryos could protect us from future pandemics

We could start making our genomes equipped to deal with more frequent pandemics. But it may come at a cost.

Yusef Paolo Rabiah, PhD Candidate at UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, UCL • conversation
Dec. 7, 2020 ~7 min

Editing the DNA of human embryos could be used to protect us from future pandemics

We could start making our genomes equipped to deal with more frequent pandemics. But it may come at a cost.

Yusef Paolo Rabiah, PhD Candidate at UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, UCL • conversation
Dec. 7, 2020 ~7 min

Cambridge-led SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance consortium receives £12.2 million

The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium has been backed by the Department for Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund to expand whole genome

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 16, 2020 ~4 min

Gene loss gave songbirds the ‘pipes’ for singing

Researchers have mapped 363 genomes from 92.4% of all bird families on Earth. Their findings include insight into how songbirds got their voices.

Ida Eriksen-U. Copenhagen • futurity
Nov. 12, 2020 ~5 min


Zoonomia Project captures mammalian genome diversity

A team of researchers analyzed and compared the genomes of more than 80 percent of all mammalian families, which captures mammalian diversity at an unprecedented scale.

Namrata Sengupta • harvard
Nov. 11, 2020 ~5 min

There were 5 types of dogs 11,000 years ago

New research sheds light the bond between dogs and people. "We note a clear link between the movement of people and the introduction of a new type of dogs."

Keith Randall-Texas A&M • futurity
Oct. 30, 2020 ~5 min

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