Genetics experiments

Roots of Health & Longevity – Methylation Part 2

Scientists have identified genetic variants less common in older people than younger people. They say it's natural selection at work, continuing to weed out disadvantageous traits.

Researchers from Yale and the Broad Institute discovered that the loss of about 10,000 fragments of genetic information differentiates humans from our closest primate relatives. These conserved deletions, associated with cognitive functions and brain cell formation, suggest an evolutionary advantage

Since 2007, the Non-GMO Project has been a leader in raising awareness of GMOs in the food supply. It's an issue that impacts every single one of us, at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Today, an estimated 96%1 of Americans are familiar with the GMO issue. However, our work isn't done. The bioengineering landscape continues to

Over the past week we have been learning about Mendelian genetics (or simple genetics). As a fun introduction we carried out a fingerprint lab. Why a Fingerprint Lab? I wanted to show the children that there is only one of them. This was quite important for the girls to see, given that they are twins… Continue reading Genetics: Fingerprint Lab

Understanding the biological journey of genetic inheritance and DNA can help in the interpretation of DNA evidence for genealogy research.

Researchers find that ribose, the 'R' in RNA, could form naturally in space - ScienceAlert

Jo Cameron is a 75-year-old Scottish woman who has gone through life without experiencing significant pain of any kind.

Photo about DNA fragments separated by agarose gel electrophoresis. Image of fingerprinting, biochemistry, electrophoresis - 1234753

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Scientists have taken a close look at which genes are switched on and off during regeneration and how they’re controlled.

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A karyotype is the number and appearance of an organism's chromosomes. These karyotypes compare a norrmal male's chromosomes to one with different types of genetic disorders. You can see the visual differences, and which chromosome causes the disorder.

The United Kingdom has taken one step closer to creating children with three genetic parents. Last week legislation that will allow fertility clinics to conduct “mitochondrial replacement” in human embryos went into effect. “Mitochondrial replacement” (MR) is a group of techniques that aim to genetically engineer embryos to be without certain types of mitochondria disease. […]

Teach your students about traits being passed down from parents to their offspring (or basic genetics) with this fun, life science demonstration using jelly beans! Grab a freebie to get started and engage your students!