Climate change may drive fungi to harm our bodies

New research indicates that pathogenic fungi may cause more human diseases as they adapt to climate change.

Karl Bates-Duke • futurity
Feb. 1, 2023 ~7 min

Team pinpoints genetic cause of late-onset ataxia

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown genetic cause of the neurodegenerative disease late-onset cerebellar ataxia.

McGill University • futurity
Jan. 9, 2023 ~5 min


2,300 genes predict alcohol and tobacco use

New research identifies more than 2,300 genes predicting alcohol and tobacco use after analyzing data from more than 3.4 million people.

Barbara Schindo-Penn State • futurity
Dec. 7, 2022 ~6 min

Rare disease finding sheds light on head and neck cancer

New research clarifies why people with a rare genetic disease called Fanconi anemia are at higher risk of an aggressive head and neck cancer.

Rockefeller University • futurity
Dec. 7, 2022 ~8 min

2,300 genes predict alcohol and tobacco use

New research identifies more than 2,300 genes predicting alcohol and tobacco use after analyzing data from more than 3.4 million people.

Barbara Schindo-Penn State • futurity
Dec. 7, 2022 ~6 min

Switch to farming led to the first domestication of cats

A new study finds that humans' switching to agriculture was the catalyst that sparked the world's first domestication of cats.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
Dec. 5, 2022 ~7 min

Switch to farming led to the first domestication of cats

A new study finds that humans' switching to agriculture was the catalyst that sparked the world's first domestication of cats.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
Dec. 5, 2022 ~7 min

New CRISPR tools rewrites chunks of DNA

A new study characterizes a range of molecular tools to rewrite large chunks of an organism's DNA, based on CRISPR-Cas systems associated with transposons.

Mick Kulikowski-NC State • futurity
Nov. 22, 2022 ~5 min


Fighting parents may transmit genetic risk for alcohol problems to kids

Exposure to parental discord or divorce is associated with a child's genetic risk for alcohol problems as adults, a new study shows.

Patti Zielinski - Rutgers • futurity
Nov. 4, 2022 ~6 min

Worms shed light on which genes are important for aging

A new method using roundworms can help determine which genes are relevant to the aging process, researchers say.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Nov. 2, 2022 ~5 min

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