Tag: gene
Update: Still No Evolutionary Explanation for Human Language
“The case that human language develops step by step through natural selection is weakened by the fact that no single language gene has ever been discovered.”
Princeton Researchers Watch “Junk DNA” at Work
In “real time” they show the function of an enhancer in switching a gene from off to on.
We Need the Grim Good of Animal Research
Scientists researching gene therapy as a potential future therapy have succeeded in restoring feeling to paralyzed rats.
Out of One Cell, Many Tissues — But How?
Scientists are delving into the remarkable way a zygote grows through its embryonic stages to an adult.