Their parents lived to 100. Do their diets have clues to longevity?

A new study from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University suggests that the ...
Labroots

Is There a Good Dad Gene?

Males are not generally known as the caregivers of their species. It’s estimated that fewer than 5% of fathers raise their own offspring, and many of those that do not do any 'child-rearing' are ...
Earth.com

Climate stress may trigger genetic changes that last generations

A short period of heat stress changed genes in fruit flies, and these changes lasted for generations. Some offspring even ...

Preconception radiation exposure alters offspring mitochondrial DNA in an organ-specific manner

It did not take long after the discovery of X-rays in the 1890s for scientists to begin exploring the harmful effects of ...
Phys.org

Asexual reproduction usually leads to a lack of genetic diversity. Not for these ants

Genetic diversity is essential to the survival of a species. It's easy enough to maintain if a species reproduces sexually; an egg and a sperm combine genetic material from two creatures into one, ...
Digital Journal

Bacterial cells transmit memories to offspring

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Public Health Image Library, NIAID, Image ID: 18139) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Public Health Image Library, NIAID, Image ID: 18139) Bacteria related findings establish ...
Healthline

Understanding Non-Mendelian Genetics (Patterns of Inheritance)

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...