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.
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Fruit Fly Study Challenges 20-Year Epigenetics Theory on Cell Memory
A new study from Umeå University is shaking up 20+ years of thinking in biology. Scientists have long believed a...
“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...
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...
Humpback whale sexual selection shifts as populations recover from whaling
Humpback whale sexual selection is undergoing a profound transformation as populations recover from decades of commercial whaling, according to a...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
POPULAR NEWS
Yelling Isn’t Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Child’s Brain for Constant Alert
To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child...
Is Gen Z the First Generation Less Intelligent Than Their Parents?
Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each...
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...
Male G-Spot Found: New Study Identifies Frenular Delta as Penis’s Most Sensitive Area
The study found that human penile innervation develops in distinct fetal stages and shows region-specific patterns in adults, with the...
Stanford Geneticist Warned Humans Are Getting Dumber
Gerald Crabtree, a prominent geneticist at Stanford University, made a startling claim. If an average citizen from Athens around 1000...
EDITOR CHOICE‘S
Scientists Find Molecule That Wipes Out Liver Cancer
Researchers investigated this question because metastasis causes most cancer deaths, and the liver is a frequent site of spread for...
Fossil Penguins From New Zealand Reveal Stages of the Birds’ Long Evolutionary History
The discovery of four new species of fossil penguins in New Zealand in 2025 sheds light on the long evolutionary...
Colossal Biosciences Announces De-Extinction of Bluebuck Antelope, 226 Years After Its Extinction
It has been 226 years since humans last saw a living bluebuck, an elegant antelope species native to South Africa...
Researchers Identify a Hidden Memory Risk Hiding in Plain Sight for Older Adults
More and more research suggests that psychological and behavioral factors can play a role in cognitive decline as people get...
