University of Copenhagen
DNA From 2-Million-Year-Old Sediment Gives Glimpse Into Ancient Life of Northern Greenland
The ancient environmental DNA suggests an ecosystem with no modern counterpart and could inform efforts to engineer modern taxa to withstand climate change.
Schizophrenia Neuron Single-Nucleus Sequencing Study Finds Impairment in Upper Cortex Layers
Researchers found that different types of neurons undergo changes in individuals with schizophrenia, as compared to unaffected individuals.
LDLR Variant Linked to Increased Blood Lipid, Heart Disease Levels in Greenland Population
Investigators characterized an Arctic-specific LDLR gene variant in thousands of Greenlanders, linking the variant to atherosclerotic lipid profiles and heart disease.
Ancient Genome Sequence Provides Look at Ancestry for Individual Who Perished at Pompeii
With paleogenetics and archaeological data, investigators profiled individuals killed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption, generating a genome sequence for one of the ancient Pompeiians.
Key Genes Missing From Christmas Island Rat Genome, Making Resurrection Efforts Difficult
Researchers found that with current analysis tools, exact replicas of extinct animals' genomes cannot be generated because information is missing.