Fast blood test flags patients at risk for severe COVID-19
A blood test can predict—within a day of a hospital admission—which patients with COVID-19 are at highest risk of severe complications or death.
Jan. 22, 2021 • ~8 min
DNA synthesis method generates ‘true random numbers’
From slot machines to data encryption, many fields need true random numbers. Now researchers have generated them using DNA synthesis for the first time.
Nov. 20, 2020 • ~5 min
Add ‘molecular Darwinism’ to theory of evolution?
Darwin's theory of evolution should be expanded to include consideration of a DNA stability "energy code"—so-called "molecular Darwinism"—say scientists.
Nov. 17, 2020 • ~4 min
Animal poop DNA could transform conservation
DNA in animal feces could help researchers get a picture of an entire ecosystem and the secondary effects of extinction or invasive species.
Nov. 10, 2020 • ~7 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."
Oct. 30, 2020 • ~5 min
Does mating explain variation in great ape Y chromosomes?
New research indicates rapid evolution in some great ape Y chromosomes, but not others. The scientists wonder if mating habits are why.
Oct. 7, 2020 • ~9 min
Luminescent DNA tool makes cell forces visible
"It's extremely challenging to image the forces of a living cell at a high resolution." Scientists compare their luminescent DNA method to fireflies.
Sept. 30, 2020 • ~7 min
Do stone tools put humans in America 30K years ago?
Researchers say DNA from stone tools from in a Mexican cave suggests humans first arrived in America about 15,000 years earlier than previously thought.
July 23, 2020 • ~5 min
Gardenias show how plants became great chemists
Sequencing the gardenia genome shows how plants evolved to re-use tricks from their genetic toolbox to create new chemicals.
June 25, 2020 • ~9 min
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