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BY ALISSA CYRIAC Thanks to new research in behavioral genetics and advanced genome analysis, scientists are discovering that our genes...

BY ANDRES ESCAMILLA Working out is hard. Between finding the right time in your schedule, choosing the right exercises, and eating the...

BY SACHIN MISRA Michael Phelps is undoubtedly the greatest of all time when it comes to swimming. The most decorated Olympian of all...

BY JOANNA XU Endurance performance in athletes is shaped by both environmental and genetic factors. Among the most studied genes in this...

BY SOPHIA MELENDEZ The goal of this survey was to examine the relationship between genetics and sleep patterns amongst Bronx Science...

BY MANDY PHYU Ever wonder why some of your friends are bouncing out of bed at 6am like clockwork while you hit snooze six times, only to...

BY ANDREW LI Sleep: a condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the eyes are closed, the...

BY MARY LOUKAITIS Imagine taking an exam. You encounter a challenging prompt. Then you suddenly… sleep. You may have narcolepsy.  What is...

Meet Dolly, the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell, the blueprint if you will. But what is cloning and how does it work? Cloning...

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What is meant by “diversity” in genomics? When talking about diversity in genomics (the study of genomes/full sets of DNA), it is...

Your body is home to around 40 trillion microorganisms that coexist with your cells, collectively known as your microbiome. That’s about...

The chromosome is complicated. Think of it like a super organized, tightly packed spaghetti noodle made of DNA. It's coiled, looped, and...

Source: Dr. David Sinclair and colleagues of Harvard Medical School The only difference between the two mice is in their epigenomes. All...

Did you know that the human genome project was completed in 2003?  And there continue to be newer additions and advancements to it every...

What is meant by “diversity” in genomics? When talking about diversity in genomics (the study of genomes/full sets of DNA), it is...