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.

It's common knowledge that the human race is made up of one species. Scientists have said, however, that our line was nearly split in two at some point in our history. The cause may have had something to do with living conditions in Africa. More splits occur in the full article after the jump.

"Gone, but not forgotten" is a phrase we often attribute to those who have passed on.  The phrase once applied to Javan elephants, as they were thought extinct. We said "once" because new evidence suggests that these animals may not really have died out after all. Find out why this is the case after the jump.

Sometimes, ancient life finds the the oddest places within which to hide and to leave signs. Take the case of this underground nuclear waste dump in New Mexico, for example. Scientists recently discovered the remains of ancient plant life in there. More "ancient" news follows after the jump.

The average person will probably have nothing in mind about his own solid waste except to get rid of it by flushing it. Thank goodness they didn't have johns 14,000 years ago or we might have less clues about our ancestors. Recently discovered in Oregon is the oldest native American DNA, and it's all because someone's feces lasted so long. Full story 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.

Just because we humans are at the top of the food chain doesn't mean we're the fastest evolving living being out there. We're just the success story of evolution. The fastest evolving creature out there - at a molecular level - aren't humans. It's not even a mammal. It's a reptile called the tuatara, which lives in New Zealand. More 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.