Tag: Genetics

Borrowing the machine-learning concept of 'cross-validation,' a tool called Benchmarker helps scientists prioritize the results of GWAS studies Genome-wide association ...

Study published today in PLOS ONE challenges today's standard beliefs that neurofibromas initiate as tumors; new discovery allows novel strategies ...

Younger parental age significantly associated with risk for ADHD and Tourette's, whereas older parental age associated with Autism and obsessive-compulsive ...

Study finds that the vast majority of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia still had elevated cholesterol levels a year later, highlighting ...

Newly identified mechanisms offer novel avenues for targeted therapeutic developmentCredit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May ...

Historic climate change events can have a lasting impact on the genetic diversity of a species, reveals a new study ...

The new Research Training Group 'Gene Regulation in Evolution: From Molecular to Extended Phenotypes' gives a boost to Mainz University ...

UC San Diego researchers discover new role for epidermal growth factor receptor in blood stem cell development, a crucial key ...

New DNA-nanotechnology-based method enhances nucleic acid analysis in cells and tissues, enabling parallel detection of many targets with high sensitivity ...

Mothers' presence influences the reproductive success of their adult sonsCredit: © Martin Surbeck, Kokolopori Bonobo Research "This is the first ...

Credit: FENG Yingang and LIU Yajun Transcription is the process of synthesizing messenger RNA by RNA polymerase based on the ...

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia New funding is enabling Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers to develop new ...

New Haven, Conn. -- According to researchers at Yale Cancer Center, a cancer drug thought to be of limited use ...

Finding offers potential novel approach to cancer treatment and prevention BOSTON - Your mother was right; broccoli is good for ...