Gene-alteration in ants has the potency for medical breakthroughs

According to the study, even an insignificant alteration of the ant’s DNA can impact its social behaviour. The study has the potential to impact research on complex biological systems such as autism, depression and even cancer. What is the percentage of societal behavior dictated by genetics, could be a million dollar question. Before you jump forward…

Scripps Research Institute create the world’s first semi-synthetic bacteria

The development could eventually lead to the discovery of new medicines and “much more”. In a significant development for medical science, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute have produced the world’s first stable semi-synthetic organism. While earlier it had created organisms with synthetic DNA letters they however could not keep their artificial base pair in…