Tag: Genetics

New research field promises to transform food production and treatment of diseases; a global panel of experts unified concepts to ...

Evolutionary and heritable axes shape our brain

Credit: Valk/ MPI CBS The location of a country on the earth says a lot about its climate, its neighboring ...

Looking at evolution’s genealogy from home

Münster University researchers develop web app for comparing genomesCredit: Erk Wibberg Evolution leaves its traces in particular in genomes. Pinpointing ...

New study finds novel functions of the pyruvate-sensing protein PdhR in E. Coli

Credit: Microbial Genomics, Tokyo Tech Organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans, run on an interconnected series of metabolic pathways--with glycolysis ...

Inside mitochondria and their fascinating genome

Credit: EPFL / Alain Herzog Mitochondria are present in all eukaryotic cells: in our cells, in mammalian cells, in the ...

Genetic differences in body fat shape men and women’s health risks

Credit: Courtesy Civelek lab New research is revealing how genetic differences in the fat in men's and women's bodies affect ...

Pale melanomas masked by albino gene

September 25, 2020

Credit: iStock People with pale coloured melanomas are more likely to have a gene mutation associated with albinism, University of ...

Potential drug target for dangerous E. coli infections identified

September 25, 2020

Credit: UNSW Sydney Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, are bacteria which many people associate with causing mild food poisoning, ...

First PhytoFrontiers paper discusses arabidopsis response to caterpillars

Credit: APS The PhytoFrontiers™ editorial board, led by editor-in-chief Nik Grünwald and associate editor-in-chief Steve Klosterman, is pleased to announce ...

New ‘atlas’ of human heart cells first step toward precision treatments for heart disease

University of Alberta cardiology team uses cutting-edge techniques to profile individual cells and genes in six regions of the heartCredit: ...

Some severe COVID-19 cases linked to genetic mutations or antibodies that attack the body

Credit: NIAID People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly. Now, two new ...

Scientists trace severe COVID-19 to faulty genes and an autoimmune condition

Credit: The Rockefeller University More than 10 percent of young and healthy people who develop severe COVID-19 have misguided antibodies ...

Born to be wild: Fungal highways let bacteria travel in exchange for thiamine

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find a mutualistic growth mechanism between a filamentous fungus and a bacterium that allows ...

UTEP-led team aiming to understand impacts of hybridization awarded $1 million NSF grant

Credit: Courtesy of Philip Lavretsky. EL PASO, Texas - A team of researchers from multiple institutions led by Philip Lavretsky, ...

Gruthan Bioscience receives funding to develop a novel class of cholesterol-lowering drugs

Gruthan Bioscience was recently awarded funding to develop a novel class of cholesterol-lowering drugs to treat a rare form of ...

Three genes predict success of naltrexone in alcohol dependence treatment

Variation in just three brain genes predicts how well a medication will work in treating a patient with alcohol use ...

Berry good news — new compound from blueberries could treat inflammatory disorders

Scientists show how a polyphenolic compound derived from blueberry can treat inflammatory bowel diseaseCredit: Tokyo University of Science Various plants ...

Alcohol, nicotine mix during pregnancy increases health risk in newborns

Report: Combination increases brain damage and development riskCredit: Houston University of Houston researchers have found that during early pregnancy, the ...

Genome duplications as evolutionary adaptation strategy

Researchers study relationship of morphological variation and biological diversity in plantsCredit: Photo: Marcus Koch Genome duplications play a major role ...

Likely molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis are revealed by network biology