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GENETICS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2018
You really are turning into your parents
At least you have some sense of what's coming, and maybe it's not too late to swerve.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 20, 2018
Battling 'biopiracy', scientists catalog the Amazon's genetic wealth
In a bid to stop "biopiracy," researchers are building a giant database to catalog genetic material from the world's largest rainforest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2018
Despite gene-editing flap, Chinese scientists still aiming for supremacy in experimental Crispr tech
Chinese scientists are pressing ahead with their attempts to perfect human gene-editing technology, even after one of their compatriots drew a global backlash for editing the genes of twin girls.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 4, 2018
WHO plans team to consider standards for 'uncharted water' gene editing
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that gene editing "may have unintended consequences" and that it was setting up a team of experts to study the ethical, social and safety dimensions and set guidelines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2018
Gene editing: Repeating nature's experiment
A mutation sometime in the last 3,000 years already gave some Europeans the immunity that a scientist claims to have recreated in an embryo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2018
Japanese scientists and doctors blast birth of gene-edited babies
Japanese scientists and doctors have condemned the birth of gene-edited twin babies, claimed by a Chinese researcher earlier this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 23, 2018
The little blind fish that can mend a broken heart
The Mexican tetra is a small and boring-looking animal, but appearances are deceptive. This fish is famous among evolutionary biologists, physiologists and sleep scientists for its hidden talents.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 23, 2018
Scared your DNA is exposed? Then share it, scientists suggest
A group of medical researchers have a counterintuitive proposal for shielding people's most intimate personal data from prying eyes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 2, 2018
Scientists launch plan to map genes of all complex life on earth
Scientists launched a vast project on Thursday to map the genetic code of all 1.5 million known species of complex life on Earth, aiming to complete the work within a decade.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2018
Bumblebees' decline linked to inbreeding and disease
Researchers in Canada playing detective with the yellow-banded bumblebee's genome have found evidence that inbreeding and disease are the likely reasons for the decline of the species, York University associate professor Amro Zayed says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2018
Home DNA testing gains popularity in aging Japan
DNA testing at home is starting to gain traction nationwide as more people age and seek answers about their risks for diseases.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 1, 2018
Scientists hunt down genes behind humankind's big brain
Scientists have pinpointed three genes that may have played a pivotal role in the evolution of the striking increase in brain size that helped define what it means to be human.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2018
Catching a killer in the family tree
Through DNA samples in online genealogy databases, police have a powerful tool to find the guilty — and exonerate the innocent.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 4, 2018
Core genes of malaria parasite found, offering new medical targets
Scientists have identified the core genes that are essential for the deadliest malaria parasite to survive, revealing new targets for drugs or vaccines to fight the potentially deadly disease they cause in people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 20, 2018
I want to drink your blood: Vampire bat's genetic secrets revealed
If you want to know how vampire bats can survive on a diet that — as everyone knows — consists exclusively of blood, the answer is simple. It's in their genes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 8, 2018
Bat's surprising genetic trait holds secrets to longevity
Bats are the longest-living mammals relative to body size, and a species called the greater mouse-eared bat lives especially long. Researchers now have unlocked some of this bat's longevity secrets, with hints for fighting the effects of aging in people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 25, 2018
Chinese scientists clone monkeys, breaking a key technical barrier
Chinese scientists have cloned monkeys using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep two decades ago, breaking a technical barrier that could open the door to copying humans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 3, 2017
Born this way? Researchers seek genetic influences on gender identity
While President Donald Trump has thrust transgender people back into the conflict between conservative and liberal values in the United States, geneticists are quietly working on a major research effort to unlock the secrets of gender identity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jul 21, 2017
Did DNA influence Japan's collectivist society?
If you've spent any time in Japan you will have heard the expression, "Deru kugi wa utareru" ("The nail that sticks out gets hammered down"). The phrase is used to explain how Japanese society traditionally prefers conformity and social harmony to independence and individual expression. There is a similar...
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Massive quake kills at least 150 in Myanmar and Thailand
Medical workers treat a earthquake survivor on a bed in the compound of a hospital in Naypyitaw on Friday, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
Student suicides in Japan hit all-time high
A volunteer handles an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a suicide hotline center in Japan's capital.
Copyright questions loom as ChatGPT's Ghibli-style images go viral
A screenshot of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Ghibli-style profile picture on X
Myanmar quake toll passes 1,000 as rescuers dig for survivors
A resident looks on next to a collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Friday, after an earthquake rocked the country's central region.
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Rise and shine with ‘The Wakey Show’
“The Wakey Show” is NHK’s first new daily children’s program in three years, and it carries on the station’s storied past in youth-centric educational entertainment.
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
New SDF command will be key for contingency planning, Australian commander says
A Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K "Super Auk" from JS Shiranui prepares to land on HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Malabar 2023 while off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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