13-02-01 University of Utah researchers decoded the genetic blueprint of the rock pigeon, unlocking secrets about pigeons' Middle East origins, feral（野生的，凶猛的） pigeons' kinship with escaped racing birds, and how mutations give pigeons traits like a f...

13-01-16 Genetic differences are significantly associated with the likelihood that people take on managerial responsibilities, according to new research from UCL (University College London). The study, published online in Leadership Quarterly, is the first t...

12-12-25 In research published online Dec. 23, 2012 in the journal Nature Genetics, scientists have found three new and relatively rare genetic variants that influence insulin production, offering new clues about the genetic factors behind diabetes. Studying...

12-12-12 Researchers say they have unlocked the genetic secrets of honey bees' high sensitivity to environmental change. 研究人员称，他们已揭开蜜蜂对环境变化保持高敏感性的基因秘密。 Scientists from the UK and Australia think their findings could help show li...

12-12-04 Probiotics（益生菌） like those found in yogurt are not only good for people -- they are also good for fish. A new study by scientists at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology found that feeding probiotics to baby zebrafish accelerate...

12-11-21 Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have sequenced the genetic code of a birch（桦木） tree for the first time, which could help protect British birch populations. The genome, which is around 450 million letters, will help researchers u...

12-10-17 Sumatran orangutans have undergone a substantial recent population decline, according to a new genetic study, but the same research revealed the existence of critical corridors for dispersal（分散，传播） migrations that, if protected, can help main...

12-09-20 Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science reported in the latest issue of the journal Nature that human brains share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity. The findings stem from the first deep and larg...

12-09-13 A team of Australian researchers, led by University of Melbourne has developed a genetic test that is able to predict the risk of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Lead researcher Professor Stan Skafidas, Director of the Centre for Neural E...

12-09-06 Only about 1 percent of the human genome contains gene regions that code for proteins, raising the question of what the rest of the DNA is doing. Scientists have now begun to discover the answer: About 80 percent of the genome is biochemically activ...