New evidence that shows how the brain makes decisions
New technology helps dissect how the brain ignores or acts on information
Caitlin McDermott-Murphy | Feb. 7, 2020 | harvard~5 mins
Tags: science-technology adam-cohen attention basic-research caitlin-mcdermott-murphy chemistry chemistry-and-chemical-biology electricity engineering-technology neurons neuroscience optogenetics physics science sensory-overload
Study likens Earth’s evolution to creation of Frankenstein’s monster
The evolution of the first building blocks on Earth may have been messier than previously thought, likening it to the mishmash creation of Frankenstein’s monster.
Caitlin McDermott-Murphy | Jan. 28, 2020 | harvard~4 mins
Tags: science-technology primordial-soup basic-research caitlin-mcdermott-murphy chemistry chemistry-and-chemical-biology dna engineering genetics jack-szostak origins-of-life prebiotic rna science seohyun-kim
Harvard study explores genetics behind evolution of flightless birds
Based on an analysis of the genomes of more than a dozen flightless birds, including an extinct moa, a team led by Harvard researchers found that while different species show wide variety in the protein-coding portions of their genomes, they appear to turn to the same regulatory pathways when evolving flight loss.
Peter Reuell | May 6, 2019 | harvard~7 mins
Tags: science-technology animals basic-research birds data-science evolution genetics informatics tim-sackton
HMS researchers design algorithm that ID’s DNA defects, making more cancers treatable
A new algorithm designed by HMS scientists can be incorporated into standard genetic tests to successfully identify patients harboring a tumor-fueling DNA repair defect found in multiple cancers treatable with existing drugs.
Ekaterina Pesheva | April 15, 2019 | harvard~10 mins
Tags: health-medicine algorithm-ids-dna-defects blavatnik-institute brca-genes cancer-treatment-advance doga-gulhan genetic-panels harvard-medical-school hr-deficiency nature-genetics newly-designed-algorithm parp-inhibitors peter-park sigma
Harvard geneticist: No population’s DNA is ‘pure’
Geneticist David Reich discusses DNA findings that show how migration shaped Europe and southern Asia, and that “No population is, or ever could be, pure.”
Brett Milano | Feb. 28, 2019 | harvard~5 mins
Tags: science-technology ancient-humans brett-milano david-reich dna genetics harvard-medical-school hms migration
At Harvard, a discussion of twins in space
To understand the strain that space flight places on the body, NASA-affiliated researcher Brinda Rana has been examining the molecular changes in the twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly for five years.
Colleen Walsh | Feb. 6, 2019 | harvard~6 mins
Tags: science-technology basic-research brinda-rana genetics mark-kelly medicine nasa radcliffe-institute-for-advanced-study scott-kelly space twins
At Harvard, a discussion of twins in space
To understand the strain that space flight places on the body, NASA-affiliated researcher Brinda Rana has been examining the molecular changes in the twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly for five years.
Colleen Walsh | Feb. 6, 2019 | harvard~6 mins
Tags: science-technology basic-research brinda-rana genetics mark-kelly medicine nasa radcliffe-institute-for-advanced-study scott-kelly space twins
Researchers able to determine the effects of genes and environment in 560 common conditions
In the largest study of U.S. twins to date, researchers use insurance records to tease out the effects of genes and the environment in 560 diseases.
Ekaterina Pesheva | Jan. 14, 2019 | harvard~9 mins
Tags: health-medicine blavatnik-institute cardiovascular-illness environmental-impact genetic-code harvard-medical-school national-institutes-of-healths-all-of-us-program nature-genetics neuromuscular-diseases skeletal-conditions twins zip-code
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