14-12-05 A test to tell if you are at risk from Alzheimer's disease and dozens of other conditions goes on sale in Britain today costing 125. 在英国，你只要花125英镑（约合人民币1210元）进行一个DNA检测，就能知道自己患阿尔兹海默症或其他几十种疾病的风险有多高。...

14-10-23 Sequencing the genomes of tumor cells has revealed thousands of genetic mutations linked with cancer. However, sifting through this deluge of information to figure out which of these mutations actually drive cancer growth has proven to be a tedious,...

14-10-08 A new, large-scale study has identified six new genetic variants associated with habitual coffee drinking. The genome-wide meta-analysis, led by Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers, helps explain why a given...

14-10-05 The HIV pandemic with us today is almost certain to have begun its global spread from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a new study. An international team, led by Oxford University and University of Le...

14-10-05 Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a biomarker living next door to the KLK3 gene that can predict which GS7 prostate cancer patients will have a more aggressive form of cancer. The results reported in th...

14-10-04 Americans love their dogs, but they don't always love to pick up after them. And that's a problem. Dog feces left on the ground wash into waterways, sometimes carrying bacteria -- including antibiotic-resistant strains -- that can make people sick....

14-09-11 Led by Itsik Pe'er, associate professor of computer science at Columbia Engineering, a team of researchers has created a data resource that will improve genomic research in the Ashkenazi Jewish population and lead to more effective personalized medi...

14-08-26 In a study published in Nature Genetics, researchers from Uppsala University present the first global analysis of genome variation in honeybees. The findings show a surprisingly high level of genetic diversity in honeybees, and indicate that the spe...

14-08-04 During the winter of 1944, the Nazis blocked food supplies to the western Netherlands, creating a period of widespread famine（饥荒） and devastation. The impact of starvation on expectant mothers produced one of the first known epigenetic（后生的）...

14-07-26 Scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus living in the human gut, according to a study in Nature Communications. 《自然通讯》的一项研究显示，科学家在人类肠道中发现一种以前未知的病毒。 Scientists scoured international genetic databases t...