While sparse data makes accurate measurement difficult, most would agree violence and lawlessness are increasing in many parts of PNG. The broader context for this violence includes: rural decay ...

A research paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences highlights that spiny rats have already developed a new male-determining gene, which could indicate a potential ...

The gene mutation is a harbinger of HDGC, which often remains undetected until it's too late. For Anders Johnson, the genetic odds were not in his favor, and the chances of him developing the ...

Researchers in California are working to genetically engineer the cow microbiome -- and in the process, eliminate methane emissions. DAVIS, Calif. — Sushi, a four-week-old Holstein calf, was ...

The sex of human and other mammal babies is decided by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome. But the human Y chromosome is degenerating and may disappear in a few million years, leading to our ...

This year’s PNG Update marks a decade since it was instituted in 2014 as a purpose-driven program to have economic-related updates around the country to be presented by researchers in all professions.

Gene editing had become the biggest subject on the biotech beat, and once a team in China had altered the DNA of a monkey to introduce customized mutations, it seemed obvious that further envelope ...