genes

A first link between chronic stress, genetics, and mental illness has recently observed in mice. Researchers have discovered that the genes of mice exposed to chronic stress change over time. Modifications were most associated with genes related to a…

by Amir Bitran figures by Daniel Utter Proteins, the molecules that sustain all life, are similar to cars and other machines in an important way: they require a specific, well-defined structure to function. Obviously, a random pile of car parts cannot be…

  Human egg cell about to undergo in vitro fertilization, which can be used to assist with conception or screen for genetic diseases [Image: ‘Oocyte with Zona pellucida’ from ZEISS Microscopy]A now five-month-old boy was the first child to be born…