Extinct Caspian Tigers Can Make A Comeback
Caspian Tigers have long been extinct but with the right project, funding, and genetic ties, they could actually do a comeback. For years, the huge Caspian tiger used to roam…
Genetics
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Neanderthals Were Cannibals
Neanderthals were our close relatives. They were sharing with us 99.7% of DNA. Scientists from the University of Oxford estimated that they extinct between 41,000 and 39,000 years ago. The…
Genetic Link Between Personality Traits And Psychiatric Diseases
Genetic link between personality traits and psychiatric diseases is finally established. Scientist discovered that certain personality traits could influence risk factors for psychiatric disorders. The five factors model ( FFM…
Virus Evolution: Men Are More Vulnerable Than Women
Virus evolution is an inter-disciplinary field worked on by scholars from virology, evolutionary biology, epidemiology, ecology, computational biology, and genomics. Virus Evolution provides a venue for in-depth discussion on the…
Moms Delivering Via C-Section Disturb Evolution
Mom’s who deliver their babies via C-Section may be contributing to the evolution of the human species. Every year, the incidence of babies being delivered via caesarean section has been…
DNA Study May Point to New, Extinct Human Species
DNA of Melanesians of the South Pacific point to a possible third, but still unidentified extinct human species. DNA tests on the Melanesians, a group of Indigenous people living in…
Microbiome and its Role in Breast Cancer
Female breast tissues have microbiome systems that may downplay or elevate a woman’s risk of getting cancer. Find out how. Each individual has his own special bacterial colony, a microbiome…
Zebra cousin went extinct 100 years ago. Now, it’s back
OOTBS Thought: This feels a little Jurassic Park…only different. Instead of using fossilized DNA to bring back an exact species, they have used DNA manipulation to create a similar looking…
Monkeys Implanted With Human Eyes
Scientists have successfully grafted eye tissue into monkeys and it survived, thrived and shows signs that it could actually pass information to become a functioning. This could pave the way…