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Tag: Genetics
A gene involved in ADHD could be related to addictive substance use
Prevention of addictive behaviorsCredit: University of Barcelona (UB) Some variations in the gene LPHN3 -associated with the attention deficit / ...
International team of scientists detect cause of rare pediatric brain disorder
A team of American and Canadian scientists lead mutation discoveryCredit: McGill University Health Centre MONTREAL, February 25 2019--An international effort ...
UCI, UCR scientists eavesdrop on DNA synthesizer to steal genetic blueprint
Research shows vulnerability of sensitive procedure to acoustic side-channel attack Irvine, Calif., Feb. 22, 2019 - During the DNA synthesis ...
Finnish researchers discover a new form of hereditary osteoporosis
Credit: Outi Mäkitie Lab A research group headed by Professor Outi Mäkitie, University of Helsinki, Finland, identified in families with ...
Lack of diversity in cell lines prevents minorities from accessing ‘precision medicine’
Looking at a sample of 'ethnically diverse' cell lines, a City of Hope researcher found that most were of European ...
Breast cancer study confirms importance of multigenerational family data to assess risk
A team of researchers led by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Professor Mary Beth Terry, PhD, evaluated four ...
$1 million award lets UVA open new portal to submicroscopic world
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has received a ...
New ‘interspecies communication’ strategy between gut bacteria and mammalian hosts uncovered
Study describes molecular language bacteria use to control host genes and developmentCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Bacteria ...
New research and education partnership announced between UCL and AIIMS
UCL and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have entered into a new partnership which will enable much ...
Salk scientists uncover how high-fat diet drives colorectal cancer growth
Experimental drug candidate slows cancer progression in mouse modelCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(February 21, 2018) As cancer death rates drop ...
Researchers discover a genetic defect linked to pediatric liver disease
AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 21, 2019) - Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, in collaboration with several other ...
Dermal disruption: Amphibian skin bacteria is more diverse in cold, variable environments
Global survey of frog skin bacteria reveals microbiome rules of thumbCredit: Credit: Miguel Vences Amphibians are victims of lethal skin-disease ...
New strategy improves efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 21, 2019--The efficiency of CRISPR genome editing tools targeted to ...
Fifteen-thousand-year friendship between hound and human under the microscope
It is often remarked that 'dogs look like their owners'; might there be more to the assertion than believed? A ...
Foxes were domesticated by humans in the Bronze Age
Credit: J. A. Peñas In the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, between the third and second millennium BC, a widespread ...
New mechanisms regulating neural stem cells
Credit: Source: Helmholtz Zentrum München The use of stem cells to repair organs is one of the foremost goals of ...
Figuring out the fovea
First cellular atlas of the primate retina offers valuable foundation for future research When it comes to understanding how neurons ...
Understanding peppers and chilis from around the world
A comprehensive multinational review of Capsicum species: 'Capsicum--An Abbreviated Compendium' GRIFFIN, GEORGIA--A comprehensive and multinational review of peppers/chilis (Capsicum species) ...
New blood test may map fetal genome for countless mutations
Test could detect innumerable diseases caused by minuscule impairments in the fetal genome, Tel Aviv University researchers sayCredit: Tom Rabinowitz/AFTAU. ...