Sperm in space produce healthy mouse pups on Earth
Mouse sperm stored aboard the International Space Station for nine months has been used to produce healthy pups back on Earth...
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Epigenetic sperm test sheds light on male infertility
The US start-up Episona has produced an epigenetic sperm test, which it claims can determine whether sperm will produce 'good' or 'poor' quality embryos...
Image by Christoph Bock/Max Planck Institute for Informatics via Wikimedia Commons. Depicts a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the centre cytosine.
Epigenetics could predict life expectancy
A person's 'epigenetic age' can predict how long they will live, according to a study of over 13,000 individuals...
Image by Christoph Bock/Max Planck Institute for Informatics via Wikimedia Commons. Depicts a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the centre cytosine.
Smoking can leave epigenetic changes on DNA for 30 years
Research has found that smoking can leave long-lasting epigenetic changes on the genome...
Image by Christoph Bock/Max Planck Institute for Informatics via Wikimedia Commons. Depicts a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the centre cytosine.
Hispanic longevity linked to epigenetics
Researchers in the US have found that Hispanic individuals age slower than people from other ethnic backgrounds...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Genes guide A-level choices 'more than environment'
Genetic factors influence not just achievement in further education, but also what subjects students take, a study suggests...
Image by K Hardy via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human embryo at the blastocyst stage (about six days after fertilisation) 'hatching' out of the zona pellucida.
The final frontier - mouse embryos grown in space
Chinese scientists have successfully grown mouse embryos in space, the first reported development of mammalian embryos in space history...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Genetic test detects 'all known inherited heart conditions'
A new blood test has been developed that can accurately detect all genes known to cause inherited heart conditions, say scientists...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Network of human intelligence genes identified
Scientists from Imperial College London have identified two gene networks that are linked to human intelligence...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Five new genetic regions linked to long life in humans
Scientists have identified five genetic loci associated with extreme longevity...
