Genetics

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  1. Genetics

    This young biologist looked for links between diet and dyslexia

    Thermo Fisher JIC finalist Giselle Drewett wanted to know how lifestyle might influence a gene related to dyslexia.

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  2. Plants

    Microbes give plants a way to make ‘meaty’ nutrients

    Enzymes from animals helped a test plant make two nutrients essential for a balanced diet. Normally, those nutrients would only be found in meat.

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  3. Life

    Scientists Say: Chimera

    What does it mean to be an individual? The genetic mashups called chimeras might challenge your assumptions.

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  4. Microbes

    Under the microscope, this biologist sees a tiny jungle

    Sally Warring has long been captivated by the beauty of mostly single-celled life forms called protists.

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  5. Genetics

    The discovery of microRNA wins the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology

    Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered tiny snippets of genetic material, called microRNAs, that play a big role in making sure cells work as they should.

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  6. Animals

    The last woolly mammoths offer new clues to why this species died out

    The last woolly mammoth herd experienced a drop in genetic variation. But this is likely not what doomed these majestic beasts to extinction, new data suggest.

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  7. Genetics

    Scientists Say: Telomere

    These protective caps at the ends of chromosomes play a key role in cell replication.

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  8. Animals

    Freeze-drying turned a woolly mammoth’s DNA into ‘chromoglass’

    The 3-D structure of this now-glassy DNA revealed similarities — and differences — between woolly mammoths and elephants.

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  9. Plants

    Gene editing may help rice better withstand climate change

    Three genes may limit the ability of rice to handle dry or salty conditions. A Regeneron ISEF finalist shows that CRISPR could target and change them.

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