The Scan

Oct 18, 2019

Diversity of African Genomes

New research shows that scientists need to do a better job of including a wider diversity of African genomes in their analyses, STAT says.

Oct 18, 2019

'We Gotta Change These Numbers'

A new paper in Science shows that men are still winning a large majority of the most sought-after NIH grants.

Oct 18, 2019

Science Like a Girl

Nature Research and the Estée Lauder Companies are awarding efforts to encourage girls to pursue careers in the STEM fields.

Oct 18, 2019

Science Looks at Beneficial Genetic Variants in the Melanesian Population, and More

In Science this week: beneficial genetic variants inherited from archaic Neanderthal and Denisovan hominins, and more.

Oct 17, 2019

O Canad[ian Science]!

As the Canadian election season heats up, neither major party has really paid much attention to science, according to Nature News.

Oct 17, 2019

Brexit Woes Affecting Science Funding

BBC News says the uncertainty over Brexit is affecting science funding in the UK.

Oct 17, 2019

"Gayness" App Raises Ire Among Scientists

A new app purports to tell users "how gay" they are by looking at their DNA, but experts tell Futurism that the app is bunk.

Oct 17, 2019

Nature Papers Examine the Use of Human and Great Ape Cerebral Organoids, and More

In Nature this week: human and great ape cerebral organoids reveal aspects of brain development unique to humans, and more.

Oct 16, 2019

Genome of an Oak

A new study catalogues the genome and evolutionary history of the oak family, UPI reports.

Oct 16, 2019

'Mostly Chihuahua, or Mostly Rat Terrier'

Dog DNA testing is a growing market, but there's still a lot of uncertainty about the accuracy of the results, the Boston Globe says.

Oct 16, 2019

Amelia, Is That You?

A University of South Florida researcher is testing bone fragments to determine if they belong to Amelia Earhart.

Oct 16, 2019

Cell Papers Explore Koala Genome Retrovirus Responses, Liver Cancer Proteomics, More

In Cell this week: antisense Piwi-interacting RNA responses to endogenous retroviruses, proteomic patterns in hepatocellular carcinoma, and more.

Oct 15, 2019

Asked to Give DNA Back

A South African university has told the Wellcome Sanger Institute to return DNA samples it has from indigenous African communities, The Times reports.

Oct 15, 2019

CCR5 Gene Mortality Paper Retracted

The University of California, Berkeley's Rasmus Nielsen and Xinzhu Wei have retracted their CCR5 gene paper due to a technical artifact.

Oct 15, 2019

Catch It Before Being Hospitalized

University of Virginia researchers are exploring a genetic risk test to gauge type 1 diabetes risk, NPR reports.

Oct 15, 2019

PNAS Studies Look at Lung Cancer Models, Height in Ancient Europeans, More

In PNAS this week: researchers compare two high-grade neuroendocrine lung cancers, height among ancient Europeans, and more.

Oct 14, 2019

PLOS Papers Describe Preconception Carrier Screening, Bacterial Virulence Features, More

In PLOS this week: preconception carrier screening program results, comparative genomics-based analysis of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, and more.

Oct 14, 2019

Sharing the Clinical Data

Canadian regulators are beginning to share information from new drug studies, Undark reports.

Oct 14, 2019

Possibly Heart-Stopping

Researchers explore a possible genetic cause for some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, KOMO News reports.

Oct 14, 2019

And Now the Environment's Role

In a column at the Dallas Morning News, the Stanley Medical Research Institute's E. Fuller Torrey says the Human Genome Project hasn't delivered on promised results.

Oct 11, 2019

Koalas' Retroviral Response

By studying koalas and a retrovirus that infects them, researchers may have uncovered a new sort of 'immune response' that occurs at the genomic level, Agence France Presse reports.

Oct 11, 2019

Genes at the Mall Near You?

23andMe has a holiday popup shop at a mall and could open additional stores, Bloomberg reports.

Oct 11, 2019

Bound for Home

NPR reports that the first person in the US given a gene editing-based therapy for a genetic disorder is heading home.

Oct 11, 2019

Science Paper Peers into Ancient Social Inequality Within Households

In Science this week: ancient genomes reveal social inequality within individual households, new method for quantifying genetic variation in gene dosage, and more.

Oct 10, 2019

Quite Personalized

Researchers developed a custom genetic drug for a child with a progressive neurological disorder, the New York Times reports.

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