A widely used no-calorie sweetener contains a chemical that damages DNA, a new study has found. Researchers from North Carolina State University found that sucralose-6-acetate –...
Handling controversy: Embryo scores are still hotly debated, with some geneticists calling them unproven and even unethical. Carr notes that IVF itself once attracted similar concerns....
The youth of today has exchanged traditional cigarettes for vaping devices as there is a general assumption that the latter is the healthier option. However, a...
A novel study has shown that prescribing medication dosage in accordance with a patient’s DNA can bring down the side effects by 30%–a significant figure. The...
Today, scientists can even analyze microscopic traces of DNA found in dirt Neanderthals urinated in—no teeth or bones required. In November, the field now known as...
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. DNA that was frozen...
DNA breaks apart with time, so the older it is, the smaller the pieces become—until there’s nothing left to detect. And the shorter the fragments are,...
Parabon’s technology “doesn’t tell you the exact number of millimeters between the eyes or the ratio between the eyes, nose, and mouth,” Greytak says. Without that...
Not sure about how to establish a good skincare routine? With so many tips, treatments and products available these days, it can get quite overwhelming. Here,...
Coronaviruses range from the common cold to more severe infections such as SARS (SARS-CoV) and MERS (MERS-CoV) and the current Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2). As yet there...
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