Not yet, but it could be close to being achieved. Scientists at the University of Milan, in Italy, have created an amino acid supplement that increases the life expectancy of mice, according to a study published in the journal Cell Metabolism.
The extraordinary height of Pau Gasol (2.15 meters) or the actor Tim Robbins (1.96) does not depend on a single gene. The number of genetic variants that affect human stature amounts to more than a thousand, according to an international study published in the journal 'Nature'.
An international team of researchers has sequenced and assembled more than 90% of the genome of the common turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), the fourth most popular source of meat in the US. The study is published in the latest issue of the journal 'PLoS Biology'.
The proverb says that "Of the colors, the scarlet; of the fruits, the apple" and that "There is nothing healthier than to eat an apple on an empty stomach". An international team from France, Italy, Belgium, New Zealand and the United States has just published the first draft of the genome of this popular fruit that inspired Isaac Newton's theory of gravity and is a symbol of temptation.
A virus that causes cancer in mice may be behind the appearance of chronic fatigue syndrome in humans, according to the results of a study by the United States National Institute of Health in which they have found its presence in almost 90 percent of patients. patients analyzed.
The most comprehensive statistical examination of the genetic data of our species places mitochondrial Eve - the maternal ancestor common to all humans today - 200,000 years ago. The results of the research, conducted at Rice University and led by Marek Kimmel, professor of statistics, has been published in the journal Theoretical Population Biology.
The Boule gene, responsible for the production of sperm, is common to most animals and humans. And according to a study published in the journal Plos Genetics, it has been dedicated to this activity for 600 million years.
Low-salt foods may taste more salty to some people than others. This is indicated by an investigation carried out by scientists from Pennsylvania State University (USA) and published in the journal 'Physiology & Behavior', which points out how genetics has its part of influence on the amount of salt we like in food .
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
