Three out of six European Research Council Grants awarded in Portugal go to IGC researchers.
European Research Council (ERC) released the 2020 list of projects distinguished with the competitive Consolidator Grants. Maria João Amorim, Raquel ...
Tag: Genetics
Gene discovery could help prevent heart attacks
Credit: Courtesy Civelek lab Researchers at the University of Virginia have shed light on how our genes affect our risk ...
Within a hair’s breadth–forensic identification of single dyed hair strand now possible
Scientists develop modern analytical techniques as a tool for advancing forensic investigationsCredit: Shinsuke Kunimura from Tokyo University of Science In ...
Deep rooted — mother’s empathy linked to ‘epigenetic’ changes to the oxytocin gene
Modification of the oxytocin gene is correlated with personal distress, an emotional response related to empathy, scientists showCredit: Akemi Tomoda ...
Synthetic biology and machine learning speed the creation of lab-grown livers
Credit: Arizona State University PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7, 2020 - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have combined ...
Hidden structure found in essential metabolic machinery
Discovery 'requires us to rethink everything we thought we knew about peroxisomes'Credit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. ...
Researchers discover how bean plants fend off famished foes
Credit: Adam Steinbrenner/University of Washington For a caterpillar, a green leaf can make a nice meal. But to the plant ...
What makes psoriasis sore: Novel role of immune system in the disease
Scientists uncover another one of the complex immune-mediated mechanisms behind severe psoriasis lesionsCredit: Kazumitsu Sugiura from Fujita Health University Psoriasis ...
New compact model for gene regulation in higher organisms
Scientists at IST Austria find a way to describe how different molecules interact with each other to activate gene expressionCredit: ...
Tomato’s wild ancestor is a genomic reservoir for plant breeders
Humans turned a weedy plant with tiny fruit into the tomato that we know today. That wild ancestor could lead ...
Tweaking carotenoid genes helps tomatoes bring their a-game
A research team led by the University of Tsukuba shows that modern gene editing techniques can help tomato breeders introduce ...
Unexpected similarity between honey bee and human social life
Credit: Tim Gernat, University of Illinois Bees and humans are about as different organisms as one can imagine. Yet despite ...
New method identifies adaptive mutations in complex evolving populations
Credit: HKUST A research team co-led by a scientist at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has ...
Wheat diversity due to cross-hybridization with wild grasses
Credit: Rebecca Leber, UZH A variety of bread wheat that flourishes across Switzerland would remain just a poorly growing grass ...
Landmark study generates first genomic atlas for global wheat improvement
USask-led study sequences genomes of 15 wheat varieties around the worldCredit: Christina Weese/USask SASKATOON - In a landmark discovery for ...
New insights into how the CRISPR immune system evolved
Credit: Ditlev E. Brodersen With new insights into how the genetic tool CRISPR - which allows direct editing of our ...
William Reznikoff, other MBL affiliates are named fellows of the AAAS
Credit: University of Chicago News Office WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- William S. Reznikoff, senior research scholar at the Marine Biological ...
Salk Professors Susan Kaech and Alan Saghatelian named 2020 AAAS Fellows
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(November 24, 2020) Salk Professors Susan Kaech and Alan Saghatelian have been named 2020 Fellows of ...
8 Berkeley Lab Scientists Named 2020 AAAS Fellows
New Fellows honored for contributions in fields ranging from astrophysics and science philanthropy to the noncoding genome and high-performance computingCredit: ...
Mother’s touch lingers in her child’s genes
Credit: WEHI, Australia Mothers leave their mark on their children in many ways - and Australian researchers have discovered a ...
