New study shows how guinea pig fathers pass on adaptive responses to environmental changes
Credit: Anja Günther Adaptations to environmental change are the most important asset for the persistence of any plant or animal ...
Tag: Genes
The brain's support cells show defective development in Huntington's disease
The neurological disorder Huntington's disease causes behavioural and motor changes, which among other things are a result of dysfunctional maturation ...
Bird migration and conservation clues in robin and Turtle dove genomes
The European robin and Turtle dove have had their genetic codes sequenced and assembled for the first time The European ...
Researchers from the CNIO and the Hospital 12 de Octubre make sense out of the chaos of melanoma
Credit: CNIO Unlike other skin cancers - and without knowing really why - melanoma is one of the most aggressive ...
Genome offers clues to esophageal cancer disparity
A genomic duplication may help explain why esophageal adenocarcinoma is much more common in Caucasians and presents a potential target ...
Genome published of the small hive beetle, a major honey bee parasite
One of only seven beetle genomes publishedCredit: Agricultural Research Service-USDA BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, December 20, 2018--Beekeepers and researchers will welcome the ...
RNA proofreading mistakes drive group of autoimmune diseases
Discovery offers new targets to treat Singleton-Merten syndrome, Aicardi-Goutières syndrome, familial chilblain lupus and moreCredit: Courtesy of Scripps Research JUPITER, ...
Getting yeast to make artificial sweets
The holiday season can be a time of excess, but low- or no-calorie sweeteners could help merry-makers stay trim. Stevia ...
Researchers zero in on potential therapeutic target for diabetes, associated diseases
Texas A&M-led study: 'Novel regulatory mechanism' may be key to interventionCredit: Texas A&M AgriLife Research COLLEGE STATION - A recent ...
X chromosome: how genetics becomes egalitarian
UNIGE researchers have observed how the second X chromosome in women is gradually inactivated cell by cell to avoid identical ...
Rabbit gene helps houseplant detoxify indoor air
Our homes are supposed to be safe havens from the outside world. However, studies have shown that household air is ...
Exposure to cannabis alters the genetic profile of sperm
Whether genetic changes can be reversed or are passed on to children is still unknown DURHAM, N.C. -- As legal ...
A versatile vaccine that can protect mice from emerging tick-borne viruses
Credit: VanBlargan et al./Cell Reports A group of researchers led by Michael Diamond of Washington University School of Medicine in ...
Get a warrant: researchers demand better DNA protections
New laws are required to control access to medical genetic data by law enforcement agencies, an analysis by University of ...