Summary: Our personalities can significantly influence gene expression, providing new insights into the mind-body connection. Using data from the long-term Young Finns Study, researchers discovered a network of 4,000 genes that adapt their expression based on individuals’ personality traits, impacting health and well-being. The study identified two crucial findings: a modular gene network expressed in …
Although mammals, such as humans, can evolve long lifespans, they do so under constraints dating to the reign of the dinosaurs © Copyright by GrrlScientist | hosted by Forbes | LinkTr.ee (Credit: Shiho Fukada / Bloomberg) © 2017 Bloomberg Finance LP Have you ever wondered why animals, particularly birds, and some reptiles, especially turtles, live …
Sharks have been navigating our oceans for million years (they appear before trees, to put it into perspective). And during this timespan, Earth and its inhabitants have experienced monumental transformations, but sharks have remained remarkably consistent in both their biology and body shape. This unchanging nature has long puzzled scientists, but a groundbreaking international research …
A new study combines fossil and archaeological records with DNA samples to trace the history of Amazona parrots in the Caribbean from the Pleistocene through the Holocene © Copyright by GrrlScientist | hosted by Forbes | LinkTr.ee The authors pieced together the long history of parrots in the genus Amazona, focusing on two … [+] …
Photographed on a private game reserve in central Namibia, this young Angolan giraffe is the first spotless giraffe recorded in the wild in Africa © Copyright by GrrlScientist | hosted by Forbes | LinkTr.ee A so-far unique wild spotless giraffe has been spotted in Namibia. This distinctive all-brown calf … [+] was photographed as it …
Topline Researchers have identified thousands of genes linked to brain structure that shine a light on how our genetic makeup shapes the development of the brain, according to research published in Nature Genetics on Thursday, illuminating a poorly understood area of science and potentially paving the way for better treatments for a host of neurological …
Lankika Anjani of the Blue Resources Trust, holding MinIoN sequencer at the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Dr. Emily Humble A laboratory in Sri Lanka is utilizing innovative genetic techniques to enhance the identification of shark and ray meat and oil in the country’s fish markets. The sovereign waters of Sri Lanka in …
Sign up for a full digest of all the best opinions of the week in our Voices Dispatches email Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter A group of butterflies with orange wings and dark eyespots have been named Saurona after the Lord Of The Rings villain. These butterflies possess black rings on their …