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Koala numbers crashed across Australia 100,000 years ago. Global glacial cycles are likely to blame

It’s surprising how easy it is to see a koala every day in Australia’s major cities.

The Conversation

In 2024, scientists studied a 52,000-year-old mammoth, and found something ancient DNA was never expected to keep

A remarkably preserved Siberian woolly mammoth, dating back 52,000 years, has yielded an astonishing discovery: fossilized chromosomes. This unprecedented find, made possible by natural freeze-drying, reveals the ancient genome's three-dimensional structure, offering a groundbreaking glimpse into gene organization previously thought impossible to retrieve from such ancient samples.

The Economic Times

First whole-genome sequence of a Greenland shark holds clues to their extreme longevity

A genomic study of Greenland sharks, thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet, is hinting at the secrets to their epic lifespan and cancer resistance.

LiveScience

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Humans made in factories? Yes

Geneticist Adrian Woolfson's book, "On the Future of Species," explores the burgeoning field of Artificial Biological Intelligence (ABI) and the mass production of synthetic life. Scientists are now capable of authoring life, with AI co-authoring genomes, raising profound ethical questions about human nature and the future of species.

The Times of India

Prenetics Global Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Prenetics Global (NASDAQ:PRE) said its first-quarter results reflected the company’s shift away from diagnostics and genome testing toward a subscription-driven consumer health model anchored by its IM8 supplement brand. Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Danny Yeung told investors that IM8, la

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Craig Venter obituary

Pioneering and controversial geneticist who was one of the first to sequence the human genome, in part by using his own DNA

The Guardian - UK

Recent Scientific Breakthroughs That Will Change Daily Life

From de-extinct dire wolves to gene-editing therapy, these recent scientific discoveries are set to transform medicine, technology, and daily life as we know it.

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Genome sequencing is rewriting the history of disease outbreaks – but without social context, it can tell only part of the story

Fingerprinting transformed police investigations by making it possible to place a suspect at a crime scene with physical evidence. Similarly, genome sequencing has changed how disease detectives study outbreaks by allowing them to read a pathogen’s genes as a biological record of where it came from and how it spread.

The Conversation

Dame Bridget Ogilvie obituary

Parasitologist and director of the Wellcome Trust who oversaw the launch of the UK’s flagship genome sequencing centre

The Guardian - UK

J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79

The Independent UK

Synthetic biology promised to rewrite life – with the death of its pioneer, J. Craig Venter, how close are scientists?

When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully synthetic genome, it marked a turning point in how scientists think about life.

The Conversation

CRISPR Genome Editing and the Future of Down Syndrome Treatment

The ethics of using safe gene therapies to improve the health and cognition of Down syndrome children and adults.

Reason

Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and ethical hurdles remain

Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it. Despite diligent global efforts to link uncommon variations in DNA sequences with human disease, progress has been slow, in large part due to limitations in scientific understanding and in part due to…

The Conversation

Biohacker claims to have sequenced their own genome at the kitchen table with M3 Ultra Mac Studio, Claude, and a $3,200 sequencer — DIY project requires 100GB of data storage per run, oodles of RAM

A tinkerer has sequenced their own genome at home, hoping to uncover secrets behind a family history of autoimmune disease.

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New blood test aims to spot liver scarring before it paves the way to cancer

Liver scarring can pave the way to cancer down the line. A new blood test in development might help doctors spot it.

TechRadar

"100x faster than traditional tools": Scientists load quantum computer with first complete genome to crack biology’s 'impossible' puzzle — in time for World Quantum Day

Scientists load a complete genome into a quantum computer, moving faster DNA analysis closer to reality.

The Conversation

Recent outbreaks highlight the risks of bacterial meningitis – and the need to vaccinate

Outbreaks of bacterial meningococcal disease in England and recent cases in students in New Zealand have raised awareness of this serious and life-threatening disease.

The Independent UK

Gene-edited wheat found to make toast less carcinogenic

Crispr genome editing, which involves selectively editing living organisms’ DNA, was used by researchers

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Junk DNA’ May Actually Protect the Body From Colorectal Cancer, Study Finds

Science textbooks have long taught us that the vast majority of our genetic code is simply useless clutter. For decades, researchers dismissed these massive sections of our genome as leftovers from a messy evolutionary past. You might feel frustrated knowing that so much of your own biology has been labeled…

LiveScience

2 Neanderthals present at same Siberian cave 10,000 years apart were distant relatives, 110,000-year-old bone reveals

Researchers extracted DNA from a Neanderthal bone fragment found in Russia's Denisova Cave, and the genome is shedding light on how small and isolated their groups were.

LiveScience

Brain aging results from a loss of control over how genes are regulated, mouse study suggests

Aging may "erase" the epigenetic markers that control gene expression in the brain, and this may create a snowball effect.

The Conversation

Claims about genetic superiority ignore the real drivers of human inequality

Political leaders like United States President Donald Trump and business oligarchs like Elon Musk have increasingly suggested that human behaviour and social outcomes are rooted in genetics.

The Independent UK

Number of meningitis cases rises as officials deal with ‘unprecedented’ outbreak

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is now investigating 20 cases of meningitis in Kent, an increase from 15, with health officials describing the outbreak as unprecedented due to its rapid spread. Six of the confirmed cases have been confirmed as the meningitis B strain. The outbreak is considered a…

The Conversation

A virus hiding inside bacteria may help explain colorectal cancer

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A new study from a Danish research team offers a possible clue. When they looked beyond the bacterium itself and into…

LiveScience

'Some of them have accuracy that's close to zero': Experts unpack the promise and pitfalls of genetic tests aimed at consumers

Live Science spoke with a bioethicist and sociologist about emerging genomic technologies, including those that enable parents to "score" and "select" IVF embryos.

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