Leonardo Da Vinci: New family tree spans 21 generations, 690 years, finds 14 living male descendants
Paper offers foundation to advance search for Leonardo's DNACredit: Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato The surprising results of a decade-long ...
Tag: Genes
Could genetics hold the key to preventing SIDS?
Credit: Unsplash A state-of-the-art genetic biobank could hold the key to preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), potentially saving the ...
How information beyond the genetic sequence is encoded in plant sperm
Credit: John Innes Centre Hereditary information is passed from parent to offspring in the genetic code, DNA, and epigenetically through ...
New approach can add diversity to crop species without breeding GMOs
Genetic technique edits every chloroplast in a plant, but does not change nuclear DNA of offspringCredit: Image by Hiroko Uchida ...
How plants quickly adapt to shifting environmental conditions
Salk scientists find that canopy shade from competing plants triggers cellular changes in as little as five minutesCredit: Chan Yul ...
Discovery of the role of a key gene in the development of ALS
Loss of function of the C9orf72 gene may affect communication between neurons and musclesCredit: Christian Fleury Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ...
How plants become good neighbors in times of stress
Credit: Pexels Scientists have discovered how plants manage to live alongside each other in places that are dark and shady. ...
Gene variant linked to unnecessary bone marrow biopsies in African Americans
Findings show how using genetic data could reduce a racial health disparityCredit: Erin O. Smith/VUMC A gene variant that lowers ...
Small-scale engineering could bring big progress in medical care
Credit: Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University Effective diagnostics, therapies and treatments for diseases and infections ...
Genetic study of liver cancer reveals new drug target
Credit: Craig AJ et al., 2021, PLOS Genetics Drugs targeting the gene MAGEA3 may help block the growth of hepatocellular ...
Leopard gecko skin tumors traced to cancer gene
Credit: L. Guo et al./PLOS Genetics 2021/Steve Sykes The leopard gecko's name was Mr. Frosty, and he was hard to ...
Cardiac atrophy findings may set course for preventing harm from long space flights
Team led by scientists at Cincinnati Children's discover molecular process behind dangerous loss of heart muscleCredit: Cincinnati Children's In many ...
Flipping a molecular switch for heart fibrosis
Gladstone researchers discover how to reverse cardiac scarring -- and how this could treat heart failureCredit: Photo: Michael Short/Gladstone Institutes ...
Cedars-Sinai awarded $11.99 million for ALS clinical trial
Grant from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine supports new testing of potential gene and stem cell therapy for incurable diseaseCredit: ...
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