11 – 17 June 2018
WHO: Gaming addiction 'a mental health condition'
Gaming addiction has been listed as a mental health condition for the first time by the World Health Organization. Find source
Cancer researchers target the dormant cells that seed tumours
Different approach to treatment zeroes in on the silent cells that break off of tumours — and aims to keep them asleep. Find source
Non-coding DNA changes the genitals you're born with
Male mice grow ovaries instead of testes if they are missing a small region of DNA that doesn't contain any genes — a finding that could help explain disorders of sex development in humans, at least half of which have an unknown genetic cause. Find source
Microbe breaks 'universal' DNA rule by using two different translations
This unexpected finding breaks what was thought to be a universal rule, since the proteins from this yeast cannot be fully predicted from the DNA sequence. Find source
