Reports of a mammoth cloning project on-going under George Church’s supervision appear periodically in the press. Close examination of the available evidence indicates that there is indeed such a project (carried out in a ...

The most significant polymorphism associated with dog size occurs in the region of the IGF1 gene and concerns a single base change in a neighbouring lncRNA. The “small” (C) ...

GWAS analysis of severe Covid patients implicates a major locus on chromosome 3. The corresponding 50 kb segment appears to originate from Neanderthal/Sapiens crossings, raising interesting evolutionary questions.

Les mutations du gène FKRP codant la fukutin-related protein (FKRP) sont à l’origine d’un large éventail de myopathies allant de formes sévères de dystrophies musculaires ...

Des avancées majeures révèlent l’hétérogénéité intra-tumorale des cancers d’origine épithéliale, incluant des cellules initiatrices de tumeurs qui ressemblent aux cellules souches adultes. Les cellules souches normales et ...

Diseases of the locomotor system are at the origin of disabilities with severe social and economic consequences. The study of the neuromuscular system development and maintenance has become a key challenge for the scientific ...