Maria Branyas Morera was the oldest person in the world when she died. Scientists analysed her genes, metabolism and more.

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“She had an exceptional genome enriched in variants in genes that are associated with enhanced lifespan in other species, ...

When María Branyas Morera passed away in August 2024, she was 117 years and 168 days old, the planet’s oldest person living at the time. Her life was not only making news—it offered scientists a ...

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A group of Cornell University scientists have been outmaneuvered by a formidable (and genetically supercharged) adversary: ...

Scientists electrically culled invasive fish in a 20-year battle—but the fish fought back with rapid evolution ...

A biobank that is a partnership between UCHealth and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus looks for drug-gene ...

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Bengaluru: When couples struggle to conceive, factors like age, stress, or medical conditions such as PCOS and endometriosis ...

A genomic analysis of over 1,200 people from across South Africa reveals how colonial-era European, Indigenous Khoe-San peoples, and enslaved people contributed to the modern-day gene pool in South ...