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Study finds how brain cells increases hopes for fertility treatments

A latest research has shown how a specific type of neuron in the brain influences the release of hormones that control ovarian function in females. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 31, 2023

Researchers find new uses of artificial DNA

There are just four letters in the genetic alphabet, which stand for the four nucleotides, which are the molecules that make up all DNA. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 30, 2023

Human intelligence: how cognitive circuitry, rather than brain size, drove its evolution

Humans have demonstrated that having large brains are key to our evolutionary success, and yet such brains are extremely rare in other animals. Most get by on tiny brains, and don’t seem to miss the extra brain cells

The Hindu · Dec 28, 2023

Scientists are on the verge of a male birth-control pill. Will men take it?

A male contraceptive is almost here – and it’ll be another test of whether heterosexual men are actually willing to share the responsibilities of adult life

The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2023

mRNA, easy to customise, is the next frontier for personalised medicine

Because it is so easy to change the mRNA recipes, cancer vaccines can be part of a personalized medicine plan where doctors sample a patient’s tumour, sequence key genes and adjust the mRNA treatment to include recipes specific to that patient’s cancer. Clinical trials using this personalized approach for pancreatic…

The Hindu · Dec 18, 2023

Researchers give more insight into how new genes arise from nothing

The DNA of living species encode their complexity, but where do these genes come from? The University of Helsinki researchers answered long-standing problems about the development of small regulatory genes and described a way for generating their DNA palindromes. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 17, 2023

Eczema breakthrough as unlikely cure for itch is found

One in five children suffer from eczema and one in 10 adults

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2023

Here is why chemotherapy becomes less effective, finds study

According to two research from UCL and Yale, chemotherapy becomes less effective when healthy">healthy cells encourage cancer cells to grow more slowly. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 17, 2023

The era of CRISPR therapeutics is here – what can we expect? | Explained

Two geneticists explain the groundbreaking CRISPR-based therapies approved for sickle-cell disease and β-thalassaemia, and other genetic therapeutics in development, including base-editing and prime-editing.

The Hindu · Dec 17, 2023

A matter of taste: food preferences may be influenced by our unique ‘tongue prints’

Analysis of 3D images reveals the organ’s bumps and grooves are as personal as fingerprints

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023