A piglet with a monkey's face was born in China. I cannot, in good conscience, crop the picture of said mutant pig-monkey and place it here in the short version, so here's Spanky Ham for you. You'll just have to see it in the full article if you think you can handle... DNA GONE MAD!

Science has confirmed what a lot of people have suspected: gay men and straight women, as well as lesbians and straight men, share some physical characteristics in certain areas of the brain. Well well well. We can already hear the sarcasm: "That just proves that everyone's a bit gay doesn't it?" Story in the full article.

A year ago, scientists found that there really is such a thing as an obesity gene. That statement isn't entirely accurate though. In reality, there's more than one "fat" gene. Now they've found two more. Details after the "read more" link below.

Cancerous cells multiply because of fast and uncontrolled cell division. If we knew what controls cell division, we may be able to do something about it. Scientists may have found the culprit: mitochondria. Yes, if you want your imagination to get ahead of you, the story of Parasite Eve just might prove itself true. Details in the full article.

In a recent study involving 740 pregnant women in the UK, it was concluded that there's a real correlation between what mothers eat and what the gender of their kids are. Carbohydrates, sugars, and other high-energy compounds yields boys, experts say.

Everyone has fears of their own, but have you were wondered why our fears tend to change as we grow older? According to a study conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University, the answer lies in human genes. More on the human genome in the full article after the jump.

No matter how pesky rats may seem in our homes, we can't deny how helpful they are in our fight with diseases. After being studied to cure liver cirrhosis, rats are now pivotal once again in the research against Parkinson's disease. More details after the jump.

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that having a brain biopsy when you're ill is risky. Sometimes, though, the procedure of drilling through the skull to examine it in hopes of finding is necessary. Doctors want to change that, and they're closing in on an alternative with good old MRI technology, plus some genetics in action. Hit the jump for the full story.

This next story needs no further introduction. We'll just inform you that this is about a hybrid embryo created by Newcastle University scientists. Why hybrid, you ask? Well, it came from different species - humans and cows to be exact. The full details are in the full article.

Obesity is in the genes. And with all these wonder drugs and genetic manipulation being such a fad in science nowadays, it won't be long till scientists find a way to get rid of these genes. They're actually three steps closer to it, after finding three genes that appear to promote weight gain. More details in the full article.