Bacteria can tell the time
Credit: Professor Ákos Kovács, Technical University of Denmark Humans have them, so do other animals and plants. Now research reveals ...
Tag: Genes
Which came first, sleep or the brain?
Researchers find that, despite lacking a brain, Hydra exhibit characteristics at a molecular and genetic level associated with sleep in ...
A new approach to study autoimmune diseases
Research team determines that the "Immune only" focus of current research must be updated to better understand autoimmune diseases such ...
DNA-editing method shows promise to treat mouse model of progeria
Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorderCredit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI Researchers have successfully ...
Chinese scientists uncover gene for rice adaption to low soil nitrogen
Credit: IGDB Chinese scientists from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have ...
Some English bulldogs thought to have cancer may have newly identified syndrome
Credit: Colorado State University DENVER/January 5, 2020 - Some English bulldogs diagnosed with a common cancer may instead have a ...
New clues why gold standard treatment for bipolar disorder doesn’t work for majority of patients
Salk researchers find decreased activation of gene called LEF1 is more common in neurons of people with bipolar disorder who ...
Brain cancer linked to tissue healing
Brain tumours might arise when tissue does not heal properly-- a finding that opens up new ideas about how cancer ...
Scientists pinpoint molecular cause for severe disorder in children
A team of scientists from the University of Ottawa have opened a window into the cause of a rare genetic ...
Salk Assistant Professor Dmitry Lyumkis receives CAREER award from NSF
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 22, 2020) Assistant Professor Dmitry Lyumkis has received a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) ...
Scientists uncover mechanisms that wire the brain’s cerebral cortex
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists describe 'molecular brakes' of the brainCredit: Virginia Tech A research team led by ...
New 3D maps reveal inner workings of immune cell gene expression
LJI scientists track down control elements that govern gene expression from a distanceCredit: Alex Fung LA JOLLA--The COVID-19 pandemic has ...
Researchers identify a rare genetic bone disorder through massive sequencing methods
They have used precision medicine to uncover and treat new skeletal disordersCredit: University of Malaga Researchers of the "Cell Biology ...
Medical oddity reveals unheard-of ‘immunity gene’ mutations and new way to screen them
Researchers baffled by an infant's rare encephalitis case unusual in children found unheard-of mutations and a new way to examine ...
The incredible, variable bacteria living in your mouth
Researchers take a closer look at the genomes of microbial communities in the human mouthCredit: Photo credit: Jessica Mark Welch, ...
Gene biomarkers indicate liver toxicity quickly and accurately
Credit: University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. ¬- When agrochemical and pharmaceutical companies develop new products, they must test extensively for ...
Study in mice shows genes may be altered through drug repurposing
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have published a study showing a promising approach to using drug repurposing to ...
Clemson researcher identifies gene teams working in subregions of brain
Researchers can now test to see if those gene pairs are changing in brain tumors or in people with intellectual ...
Oh so simple: Eight genes enough to convert mouse stem cells into oocyte-like cells
Surprisingly simple method could provide a new tool for producing specialized cytoplasm for reproductive medicineCredit: Kyushu University In a new ...
The DNA regions in our brain that contribute to make us human
Credit: Source: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/illustrations/artificial-intelligence-brain-think-4389372/ With only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are ...