“Alien DNA”? The Viral Sequences That Became Part of the Human Genome
Headlines call it alien. Scientists call it horizontal gene transfer. What the latest genomic research actually reveals is far more...
March 12, 2026
GENETICS
Genetics is the study of genes, heredity, and how traits are passed from one generation to the next. RathBiotaClan covers the latest genetics research — from DNA discoveries and gene editing to genomics, inheritance, and the molecular basis of life.
Whole Brain Emulation Achieved: Scientists Run a Fruit Fly Brain in Simulation
Scientists have copied an entire biological brain neuron by neuron and synapse by synapse and made it control a simulated...
March 9, 2026
Early Aromatic Amino Acids in LUCA Proteins Hint at Chaotic Genetic Code Origins And Alien Ocean Chemistry
New Evidence Suggests We May Have Been Wrong About The Origin of Life. Looking back roughly four billion years to...
March 3, 2026
Aging-Associated Mitochondrial Circular RNAs Regulate Cellular Senescence
The study was led by first author Hyejin Mun at the University of Oklahoma, with Je-Hyun Yoon (University of Oklahoma)...
March 1, 2026
Why Epstein Barr Virus Lingers Dangerously in Some People
Imagine a virus that infects nearly everyone on the planet by adulthood, yet behaves like a harmless hitchhiker in most...
February 6, 2026
Blindsight: How Neuralink Plans to Restore Vision by Writing Directly to the Brain
Imagine a world where blindness is no longer an unbreakable barrier a device that bypasses damaged eyes entirely, feeding visual...
January 29, 2026
Plant Based Antiviral Chewing Gum Reduce Influenza and Herpes Simplex Virus Transmission
Imagine popping a piece of gum before heading into a crowded subway or a family gathering during flu season. What...
January 28, 2026
Can we find Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA on a 500-year-old drawing?
In April 2024, geneticist Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe rubbed a swab over a red chalk drawing. This sketch, titled Holy Child, might...
January 10, 2026
Fetal Microchimerism: How a Baby’s Cells Stay With the Mother for Decades to Repair and Protect
Biological boundaries are far more porous than we once believed. Through fetal microchimerism, a mother carries a low-level population of...
January 4, 2026
