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Humans are still evolving, and this remote plateau of the world is the proof scientists neededA study of people living on the Tibetan Plateau suggests that human evolution is still occurring today. Researchers examined women who had ...
HC allows sperm extraction of comatose man to enable wife pursue IVFThe Delhi High Court has permitted the extraction and preservation of sperm from a comatose Army soldier. This allows his wife to proceed w...
Researchers Found One of the Earliest Genetic Evidence of a Human DiseaseA 12,000-year-old burial in Italy revealed two women, not a male and female as previously thought. Genetic analysis identified one, Romito ...
What exactly makes men taller than women? New study reveals genetic truth that might surprise youA recent study analyzing genetic data from nearly one million people has shed light on why men are generally taller than women. Researchers...
Could your baby be smarter? US startup promises higher IQs in embryos for a hefty priceHeliospect Genomics, a U.S. startup, offers wealthy couples embryo screening for IQ and other traits, costing up to $50,000. This service r...
Your genes can reveal a lot about you: StudyIncreasingly, scientists are collecting large amounts of data to be kept in biobanks - repositories that store genetic data and other biosp...
World's first artificial womb facility is a creepy glimpse of pregnancy in future, see what it isEctoLife, the brainchild of Hashem Al-Ghaili, will help infertile parents conceive babies and become true biological parents.
Happy Father’s Day: From biological sex, height to paternal obesity & cancers, here are things that your dad’s genes gift youThis Father’s Day, let's raise a toast to the legacy of Y chromosome since time immemorial.
Why the PLOS report should be critically viewedThe good news (bad for feminists) is that the PLOS study is not quite right. It has certainly strayed from telling the whole truth about th...
Thank your genes: Taller men may have lower risk of dementia later in lifeThe relationship between height and dementia existed when brothers with different heights were monitored.
Are you 6-feet tall? Watch out for varicose veinsVaricose veins are swollen, twisted veins under the surface of the skin, usually in the legs.
Not been sleeping well? It may boost genetic risk of obesityPoor sleep patterns accompanied by low levels of physical activity intensify the effects of genetic risk for obesity.
- Gene causing arthritis possibly helped humans survive Ice Age
New York, July 4 (IANS) A genetic change associated with shorter stature and increased risk of arthritis might have helped our ancestors su...
Indians growing taller, but fall short in world orderThe findings emerge from a massive study of human height measurements involving 1,470 earlier studies covering over 18.6 mn participants in...
Meanwhile in the future: To stop climate change, we must genetically engineer humansA lot of researchers are thinking about how to genetically engineer crops and food animals to help them withstand post-climate change heat.
Want to be slim? Then you gotta be tallA new study that found a strong correlation between genes that result in greater height and those that reduce body mass index.
Marrying in your family? You need helpMarriages between first cousins is not unknown. To prevent the many genetic disorders such unions can cause, counseling is essential.
- Forest Institute's modified tree varieties popular with plywood makers
Money has been growing on trees for the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) in Coimbatore.
New research doubles number of genes linked to heightHow tall you are is strongly related to the genes you inherit and in the largest genetic study of height-related genes to date, scientists ...
Scientists identify 700 genetic variants influencing heightResearchers examined data on DNA from more than 250,000 people to identify a fifth of genetic factors that cause height to vary between ind...