Dating apps have reduced the ritual of human coupling down to a swipe. Out in the wild, though, love and sex don’t come as easy. Creatures of all sorts have evolved some pretty spectacular strategies to woo their mates and ensure their genes carry on. Here are just a few examp...
According to the National Human Genome Research Institute, the Y chromosome is about one-third the size of the X chromosome. The X chromosome has about 900 genes while the Y chromosome has about 55. The Y chromosome contains a 'male-determining gene' called the SRY gene. This gene is what...
Presents key facts about Genset SA, a genomics based biotechnology company that is involved in analysing the human genome, to identify and patent genes linked to common diseases and illnesses. Address and contact information; Revenues and financial year end data; Number of employees; SIC and NAICS...
According to Human Genome project, our genome has ~22000 genes. Analysis of the human microbiome has revealed that there are 3.3 million unique genes in human gut alone which is 150 times more genes than in our genome.5. What is Microbiome fingerprint?Each individual has a unique microbiome ...
42 Facts about Douglas Adams (+Video) On Monday, Google celebrates the author Douglas Adams with a"Hitchhiker's Guide to the... BE O'Carroll 被引量: 0发表: 1974年 Concatenated Multitype L2 Fusion Proteins as Candidate Prophylactic Pan-Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Vaccination with minor capsid ...
Geneticists believe that the same segment of DNA in the human genome is responsible for the development of both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.[4] Three percent of the funding for the Human Genome Project, which sought to map out the entire sequence of human DNA, was dedicated to investigat...
There are so many nerve cells in a human brain that it would take almost 3,000 years to count them.[22] An adult’s skin weighs between 8 and 11 pounds (3.6 to 5 kg). It’s surface area is about 18-22 square feet (1.7 to 2 sq. m), which is the size of the floor in a...
In this talk from TEDxDeExtinction, Poinar talks about how he and fellow scientists are getting closer to completing a woolly mammoth genome, an intricate puzzle that consists of discovering, entangling and connecting over 5 billion base pairs. Hendrik Poinar: Bring back the woolly mammoth! So,...
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Here's a quick rundown of the systems of the human body, its vital organs and its "vestigial" organs, as well as a few fascinating facts about how the body works. What are the different systems of the human body? Our bodies consist of a number of biological systems that carry out spe...