Genetic mutation linked to walking on all 4s June 02, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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What are the genes implicated in upright walking of humans? The discovery of four families in which some members only walk on all fours (quadrupedality) may help us understand how humans, unlike other primates, are able ... | |
8 new human genome projects offer large-scale picture of genetic difference April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A nationwide consortium led by the University of Washington in Seattle has completed the first sequence-based map of structural variations in the human genome, giving scientists an overall picture of the large-scale differences ... | |
Newly identified role for 'power plants' in human cells could lead to targeted therapies June 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists have determined that human cells are able to shift important gene products into their own mitochondria, considered the power plants of cells. The finding could eventually lead to therapies for dozens of diseases. | |
NYU biologists show how eye's neurons switch functions during metamorphosis June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at New York University's Center for Developmental Genetics report that the photoreceptors in an insect's eye can change their traditional functions during metamorphosis. The study appears in the most recent issue ... | |
Many African-Americans have a gene that prolongs life after heart failure April 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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About 40 percent of African-Americans have a genetic variant that can protect them after heart failure and prolong their lives, according to research conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and ... | |
Eczema in infancy may be linked to cat ownership in those with a specific gene mutation June 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A gene mutation and cat exposure at birth may increase a child's risk of developing eczema during their first year according to a study published in PLoS Medicine this week. Researchers led by Professor Hans Bisgaard ... | |
 Genes for common heart condition and kidney problem identified April 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A gene that can cause the heart to become enlarged, greatly increasing the risk of heart attacks and heart failure, is identified today in a new study. A gene that can cause the kidney to become inflamed, ... | |
 Rat survey may help identify human disease genes April 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A survey of genetic variation in laboratory rats which may help identify human disease genes is published this week in Nature Genetics. | |
Scientists trace causal link between a tumor suppressor gene and liver cancer June 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have taken the search for cancer-causing genes an important step forward. In a newly published paper, they confirm that a gene called DLC1 is a tumor suppressor. They have ... | |
Scientists identify new longevity genes March 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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Scientists at the University of Washington and other institutions have identified 25 genes regulating lifespan in two organisms separated by about 1.5 billion years in evolutionary change. At least 15 of those genes have ... | |
New paradigm for cell-specific gene delivery June 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers from Northwestern University and Texas A & M University have discovered a new way to limit gene transfer and expression to specific tissues in animals. In studies to determine how plasmids enter the nuclei of ... | |
UC researchers find new ways to regulate genes, reduce heart damage June 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) are looking for ways to reduce or prevent heart damage by starting where the problem often begins: in the genes. | |
Tiny magnets offer breakthrough in gene therapy for cancer April 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A revolutionary cancer treatment using microscopic magnets to enable 'armed' human cells to target tumours has been developed by researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Research ... | |
Genes May Hold Keys to How Humans Learn October 02, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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New research is giving scientists fresh insights into how genetics are a prime factor in how we learn. | |
Researchers find an evolutionarily preserved signature in the primate brain June 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers from Uppsala University, Karolinska Institute, and the University of Chicago, have determined that there are hundreds of biological differences between the sexes when it comes to gene expression in the cerebral ... | |
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