We Finally Know What Turns Cats Into Tabbies
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/we-finally-know-what-turns-cats-into-tabbies?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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When Did Humans Domesticate the Horse?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-did-humans-domesticate-the-horse-180980097/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Why Do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others?
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-do-mosquitoes-bite-some-people-more-than-others?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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Blind cave creatures light the way with DNA
https://horizon.scienceblog.com/2045/blind-cave-creatures-light-the-way-with-dna/
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Gene-edited tomatoes could provide new source of vitamin D
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01443-2?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email
CRISPR might be the banana’s only hope against a deadly fungus
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02770-7
Gene-edited CRISPR mushroom escapes US regulation
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2016.19754
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HIV drug could combat middle-aged memory loss
https://scienceblog.com/530905/hiv-drug-could-combat-middle-aged-memory-loss/
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Solving the Autism Puzzle
https://www.technologyreview.com/2014/12/18/12027/solving-the-autism-puzzle/
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Life’s First Peptides May Have Grown on RNA Strands
https://www.quantamagazine.org/lifes-first-peptides-may-have-grown-on-rna-20220524/
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Convenience-sized RNA editing
https://scienceblog.com/531011/convenience-sized-rna-editing/
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Impact of DNA mutations on lifelong blood cell production uncovered
https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/impact-of-dna-mutations-on-lifelong-blood-cell-production-uncovered/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email
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Q&A: FDA approval of dupilumab for eosinophilic esophagitis a ‘victory for rare diseases’
https://www.healio.com/news/allergy-asthma/20220601/qa-fda-approval-of-dupilumab-for-eosinophilic-esophagitis-a-victory-for-rare-diseases?utm_source=selligent&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news&M_BT=6620114329042
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Target protein for diabetes drug linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease
https://scienceblog.com/531098/target-protein-for-diabetes-drug-linked-to-reduced-risk-of-alzheimers-disease/
Evidence mounts for alternate origins of Alzheimer’s plaques
https://scienceblog.com/531082/evidence-mounts-for-alternate-origins-of-alzheimers-plaques/
2022 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
https://www.kavliprize.org/prizes/neuroscience/2022
Largest known plant on earth discovered at Shark Bay and it's 4,500 years old
https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/Article/2022/June/Largest-known-plant-on-earth-discovered-at-Shark-Bay-and-its-4500-years-old?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email
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Evidence mounts for alternate origins of Alzheimer’s plaques
https://scienceblog.com/531082/evidence-mounts-for-alternate-origins-of-alzheimers-plaques/
Reminds me of mucopolysaccharidosis. MPS is caused by a defective enzyme that is supposed to break down mucopolysaccharides for disposal so they accumulate in the lysosomes. The low pH in lysosomes is to unfold and open up proteins so they can be digested by enzymes. The article implies they've yet to figure out what reduces the acidity of neuronal lysosomes. This is a topic well worth keeping an eye on.
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Why not all obese patients develop type 2 diabetes
https://scienceblog.com/531115/why-not-all-obese-patients-develop-type-2-diabetes/
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Molecules found in mucus can thwart fungal infection
https://news.mit.edu/2022/mucus-molecules-fungal-infection-0606?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email
A smarter approach IDs highly specific anti-cancer compounds
https://scienceblog.com/531182/a-smarter-approach-ids-highly-specific-anti-cancer-compounds/
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Diabetes and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Understanding the Connection
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Most ‘silent’ genetic mutations are harmful, not neutral
https://scienceblog.com/531211/most-silent-genetic-mutations-are-harmful-not-neutral/
Altered gene helps plants absorb more carbon dioxide, produce more useful compounds
https://scienceblog.com/531214/altered-gene-helps-plants-absorb-more-carbon-dioxide-produce-more-useful-compounds/
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Stem cell research reveals detailed genetic roadmap of glaucoma
https://www.cera.org.au/stem-cell-research-reveals-detailed-genetic-roadmap-of-glaucoma/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email
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Researchers discover new genetic eye disease
https://scienceblog.com/531244/researchers-discover-new-genetic-eye-disease/
How ‘viral dark matter’ may help mitigate climate change
https://scienceblog.com/531254/how-viral-dark-matter-may-help-mitigate-climate-change/
Genetic analysis of tree confirms what Indigenous people of Borneo knew
https://scienceblog.com/531256/genetic-analysis-of-tree-confirms-what-indigenous-people-of-borneo-knew/
‘Fantastic giant tortoise,’ believed extinct, confirmed alive in the Galápagos
https://scienceblog.com/531268/fantastic-giant-tortoise-believed-extinct-confirmed-alive-in-the-galapagos/
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A new technology offers treatment for HIV infection through a single injection
https://scienceblog.com/531309/a-new-technology-offers-treatment-for-hiv-infection-through-a-single-injection/
Bakar Labs to award lab space to startups developing gene tech for cystic fibrosis
https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/04/20/bakar-labs-to-award-lab-space-to-startups-developing-gene-tech-for-cystic-fibrosis
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Hanging out with bats to discover the secrets of their biology
https://horizon.scienceblog.com/2064/hanging-out-with-bats-to-discover-the-secrets-of-their-biology/
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