Ian Robinson1d ago

Another Philip Ball article that’s well worth reading. And a fantastic wool/yarn image representation of tangled DNA.

Why the Human Genome’s Tangled Physicality May Confound AI - Philip Ball | Quanta Magazine

https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-the-human-genomes-tangled-physicality-may-confound-ai-20260618/

#Science #Biology #Genes

Why the Human Genome’s Tangled Physicality May Confound AI | Quanta Magazine

Our genetic heritage is not a blueprint or an algorithm, as many biologists have imagined, but something else entirely.

Quanta Magazine
HuffPost [ES]2d ago

💪 ■ Un nuevo estudio sobre el Alzhéimer aporta nuevas pistas sobre cómo un factor genético de riesgo actúa de forma diferente según la población ■ En España hay 1,16 millones de personas que conviven actualmente con Alzheimer u otras formas de deme[…]
https://www.huffingtonpost.es/life/salud/un-nuevo-estudio-sobre-alzheimer-aporta-nuevas-pistas-sobre-como-factor-genetico-riesgo-actua-forma-diferente-poblacion-f202606.html?int=MASTODON_WORLD

#genetica #genes #salud #ciencia #alzheimer

Show threadBiohacking Pathway4d ago
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Claude TrudelJun 11
Les premières cellules complexes possédaient des gènes issus d’un mélange complexe d’espèces
🔸Les génomes de nos ancêtres ont été construits à travers des vagues successives de transferts génétiques.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/the-first-complex-cells-had-genes-from-a-complex-mix-of-species/
#science #biologie #évolution #humanité #cellules #gènes #génétique #espèce #complexité #nature #bactérie #archée #eucaryote #mitochondrie #généalogie #virus
The first complex cells had genes from a complex mix of species

Our ancestors' genomes were built through successive waves of gene transfers.

Ars Technica
Steve Thompson PhDJun 11

Report of gene-edited human embryos sparks worries about the technology’s future uses | Scientific American

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/report-of-gene-edited-human-embryos-sparks-worries-about-the-technologys-future-uses/

#genes #ethics #science

Report of gene-edited human embryos sparks worries about the technology’s future uses

Eight years after a Chinese scientist's report of gene-edited babies shocked the world, U.S. scientists reported editing embryos not meant for pregnancies using a more precise technique

Scientific American
joe•iuculano Jun 10

Antibiotics research: Resistance-linked genes found in oceans

#Genes linked 2 #AntibioticResistance r present across multiple ocean basins, incl'g remote waters, per findings released Monday frm #Italian-led #research project that analyzed seawater samples worldwide

The #SeA_CareProject found antibiotic-resistance genes in #Mediterranean, #Atlantic, #Arctic & other regions, w/higher concentrations detected near busy shipping routes & densely populated coastal areas

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/antibiotic-resistance-genes-found-across-world-oceans-italian-study-shows/

Antibiotic resistance genes found across world oceans, Italian study shows

Genes linked to antibiotic resistance are present across multiple ocean basins, including remote waters, according to findings released on Monday from an Italian-led research project that analyzed seawater samples worldwide.

CTVNews
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Show threadRaymondPierreL3Jun 4
@Susan60
I was taking about gene therapy and the disccovery of #marker #genes for a number of genetically transmitted physical #disorders. I don’t know that #neurological disorders (as opposed to #neurodivergence which is a given in any population as part and parcel of evolutionary development in a specie — in my poor understanding of the term) are genetically transmitted as such, nor do I know if marker genes are discoverable for any identified neurological disorders. Without getting into fields of study of which I am completely incompetent to talk about, my assumption is that neurodivergence is not a neurological disorder. Happy to be corrected.
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jun 3
Ancient #DNA tests the notion that #allergies are due to our dirtier past
#Genes for #immunity forged in a #germ-filled past are often blamed for making our bodies overreact to harmless triggers such as pollen or food. But evolution may not be so one-sided.
Finding challenges long-standing idea that modern allergies are simply the price we pay for immune systems tuned to a dirtier past. Its “too simplistic,” says evolutionary geneticist Will Barrie
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-dna-allergies-dirtier-past
https://archive.ph/R8bRD
Ancient DNA tests the notion that allergies are due to our dirtier past

An analysis of ancient DNA and modern disease risk suggests some immune genes may reduce allergy risk rather than increase it.

Science News
J of Systematics and EvolutionJun 1
Hybrid capture of nuclear #genes helps create a robust phylogenetic framework for Dalbergia, illustrating how dispersal, #ClimateChange, and lineage-specific diversification have interacted to generate #biodiversity.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.70073
@WileyEcology
#JSE #plant #systematics