Blogs: genetics
Shutting down a memory-blocking gene in mice may lead to super-recall. But will this expand our intelligence or bury us in useless detail?
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
We now know why a dog can be as small as a gerbil or as big as a tiger--and it says more about us than it does about our pooches.
Friday, April 06, 2007
If scientists can create mice with human vision, can they engineer us to see infrared or ultraviolet?
Thursday, March 29, 2007
By Emily Singer
Taiwanese scientists in search of DNA that may account for sports stars' prowess are building a genetic library of these athletes' saliva.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Ten years after Ian Wilmut announced that he had cloned the first mammal ever, where are the clones of me, you, and my dog, Brownie?
Friday, March 02, 2007
