Monthly Archives: November 2025

Lacking key genes that control its transposon numbers, the South American lungfish’s genome just kept growing

Posted on November 23, 2025 by DWN

Sometimes called “living fossils,” lungfish are air-breathing lobe-finned fish — believed to resemble most closely the most ancient common ancestors of all vertebrates. Lungfish are bony fish with a well-developed internal skeleton; their lobed fins even have a bone structure … Continue reading →

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The Off-Label Treatment That Helps Many with Severe Chronic Pain

Posted on November 20, 2025 by DWN

Some GEITP’ers (e.g., George Leikauf) might ask — “What does this topic have to do with ‘gene-environment interactions’?” However, when you think about it, there is a connection: in this case, the “environment” is the drug naltrexone and the “gene/gene … Continue reading →

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HGNC Newsletter, Autumn 2025

Posted on November 20, 2025 by DWN

Below is the HGNC (HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee) Newsletter, autumn 2025. Some of you will find some of this news interesting — and/or relevant to the gene(s) or gene groups that you are currently studying. DwN HGNC gene group news … Continue reading →

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RETRACTION OF “ARSENIC LIFE” PAPER FROM 2010

Posted on November 20, 2025 by DWN

An article published 14 years ago (Science 2011 Jun 3; 332: 1163-1166) reported that a microbe found in the inhospitable waters of Mono Lake in California could, unlike any other known life forms, use the heavy metal arsenic (As) to … Continue reading →

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