Tag: Genetics

June 18, 2019

Credit: Belkaya et al., 2019 Researchers have identified a genetic mutation that caused an 11-year-old girl to suffer a fatal ...

Drug boosts growth in youngsters with most common form of dwarfism, new study finds

June 18, 2019

Results of the four-year study are summarised online June 18 in the New England Journal of Medicine A groundbreaking drug ...

Researchers report longest duration of therapeutic gene expression

Study reveals new genomic roots of ecological adaptation in polar bear evolution

UMass Amherst genomicist explores how natural selection shaped gene copy numbersCredit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Scientists from the University ...

First lung map uncovers new insights into asthma

Understanding lung cells and their signals could help towards finding new asthma drug targets For the first time, researchers have ...

Lynx in Turkey: Noninvasive sample collection provides insights into genetic diversity

Credit: Deniz Mengulluoglu, Nurten Salikara Little is known about the biology and the genetic status of the Caucasian Lynx (Lynx ...

Sights are set on better understanding vision-damaging keratoconus

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 17, 2019) - It's an eye condition where genetics and ...

Balancing data protection and research needs in the age of the GDPR

Scientific journals and funding bodies often require researchers to deposit individual genetic data from studies in research repositories in order ...

Genetic study of the causes of excess liver iron may lead to better treatment

June 16, 2019

High levels of iron in the liver are linked to a number of serious health conditions including cancer, diabetes, high ...

Identifying the risk of recurrence of developmental disorder in future pregnancies

June 15, 2019

Having a child with a developmental disorder can cause parents to worry about the outcome of further pregnancies. In cases ...

Modified enzyme can increase second-generation ethanol production

Using a protein produced by a fungus that lives in the Amazon, Brazilian researchers developed a molecule capable of increasing ...

Iowa State’s Geetu Tuteja selected for Pew Scholars Biomedical Research Program

Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa -- Geetu Tuteja, assistant professor in Iowa State University's department of genetics, ...

Researchers’ discovery could lead to improved therapies for duchenne muscular dystrophy

Credit: Parvatiyar A new multi-institution study spearheaded by researchers at Florida State University and the University of California, Los Angeles ...

Virus genes help determine if pea aphids get their wings