According to new research published in Nature, depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder are linked with ancient viral DNA known as HERVs in our genome. Ancient viruses have left behind genetic sequences that makeup 8% of human DNA. These sequences are known as human endogenous retroviruses or Hervs, and they have
According to a research report published on Monday in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, it is now possible to extract your DNA from thin air. David Duffy, a wildlife geneticist at the University of Florida, just wanted a better way to track disease in sea turtles. Then he started
An Icelandic company called deCODE genetics, which has sequenced more whole genomes than any other institution in the world, is trying to find out how genetics determine our life choices. In the subterranean depths of a granite building on the outskirts of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, a robot is slowly and
A new IVF procedure called mitochondrial donation treatment (MDT) has resulted in the birth of the first UK baby with DNA from three people. The first UK baby created with DNA from three people has been born after doctors performed a groundbreaking IVF procedure that aims to prevent children from
Increased competition could benefit the genomics industry, even though research is generally difficult to convert into real-world health advances. But now, you can get your genome sequenced for just $200.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has increased funding for an ongoing study that began eight years ago with the launch of its “BRAIN 2.0” initiative, which is investigating brain manipulation and rewriting history.
DNA technology in the hands of government officials will complete our transition to a Surveillance State in which prison walls are disguised within the seemingly benevolent trappings of technological and scientific progress, national security and the need to guard against terrorists, pandemics, civil unrest, etc.
‘You can take someone’s DNA and design a weapon that can kill them’: House intelligence committee member warns people not to share health data with sites like 23andMe because it can be used to program new bio-weapons to target them
COVID vaccines’ alteration of DNA could extend to reproductive cells and affect babies. According to research, mRNA from COVID vaccinations can reach reproductive cells, and McCullough stated that this could have an impact on the genetic make-up of future generations.