Dna

Tiny DNA tweak flips biological sex, researchers report

A study reports that a single nucleotide variant in the genome can make an XY individual develop as female and an XX individual develop as male.

Laboratory mice.
 World's oldest Neanderthal fingerprint found on 43,000-year-old pebble in Spain. Illustration.

Neanderthals who lived in Siberian cave millenia apart were distant relatives, study finds

 Greenland's ancient sled dogs reveal unique genetic lineage.

Ancient DNA shows people partnered with dogs long before agriculture arose

Four young Palestinian women in Israel making their way through mainstream Israeli society.

Exploring identity through art at Jerusalem's Museum on the Seam


BIU study reveals that origin of sleeping in humans is deduced from jellyfish, sea anemones

A new study from the multidisciplinary brain research center at Bar-Ilan University found that jellyfish and sea anemones were the first to present one of sleep’s core functions.

THE NATURAL HABITAT of Cassiopea andromeda in the Gulf of Aqaba, Eilat.

Rapid pandemic response: Israeli bio-chip instantly maps antibody defense

The technology is designed to rapidly map antibody responses and may become a key tool in preparing for future pandemics.

Biotech Breakthrough Lets Doctors Track Immunity in Minutes

Ancient DNA reveals extreme family ties in Bronze Age southern Italy - study

The genetic evidence is consistent with a father-daughter union, making it one of the clearest and earliest documented cases of such extreme parental consanguinity in the archaeological record.

DNA (illustrative).

Jack the Ripper identified as Jewish barber Aaron Kosminski, historian claims

A historian says new DNA analysis confirms longtime suspect Aaron Kosminski - but experts warn the evidence remains far from definitive.

Jack the Ripper

Israel exposed to bioterrorism threats amid severe biosecurity gaps, comptroller reveals

Matanyahu Englman's report also examined the rapidly advancing field of synthetic biology and concluded that Israel has no regulatory framework for overseeing DNA synthesis.

Employees of the Research Institute for Protective Technologies, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection (WIS) inspect a dummy sample which is contaminated with a substance similar to the chemical weapon Sarin.

Ancient DNA upends long-held story of cat domestication

New DNA studies show domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread later than believed, while ancient China lived alongside a different wild feline long before housecats arrived.

 Blink, but slowly: Study reveals the secret to better communication with your cat.

Dung DNA reveals hidden population of endangered forest elephants, study finds

The species of elephant, important in helping rainforests to regenerate, is notoriously hard to assess since they are spread across remote, dense jungles in 22 African countries.

 a wild forest elephant and calves bathe in the marshes of in Bayanga Equatorial Forest, part of the Dzanga Sangha Reserve, the last refuge of forest elephants and Central African gorillas, in south-western Central African Republic.

GenAI revolution at Leumit: New system automates medical oversight

Leumit Health Services.

Israeli-American collaboration aims to crack hidden code of human genome through AI

"AI has the power to unlock the secrets of the human genome and transform health care for billions of people worldwide,” said NVIDIA.

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Scientists discover RNA molecules from a mammoth that went extinct 40,000 years ago

The never-before-seen biological snapshot provides insight into the young mammoth's final moments, expanding our knowledge of creatures that went extinct tens of thousands of years ago.

People in protective suits examine a frozen woolly mammoth from Siberia named "Yuka" during a media preview at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei November 6, 2013.