Tag: Genetics

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Low blood sugar levels, known as hypoglycemia, can be a life-threatening situation, especially for people ...

Defects in the ‘Swiss-army knife’ of gene expression may contribute to neuronal diseases like Alzheimer’s

Credit: Toshifumi Inada, Tohoku University The growth, death, and diseases of complex organisms rely on the flow of information -- ...

RNA chemist recognized with $11M ‘proven trackrecord’ award

Matthew Disney, PhD, develops RNA-targeting medicines for brain diseases, cancer and COVID-19Credit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla. -- ...

Hidden symmetry found in chemical kinetic equations

Rice University discovery has implications for drug design, genetics, moreCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (April 30, 2020) -- Rice ...

Virginia Tech researchers link rare medical condition to its cause

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC researchers use zebrafish to understand puzzling diseaseCredit: Kristin Ates Virginia Tech scientists with the ...

African skeletons from early colonial Mexico tell the story of first-generation slaves

An interdisciplinary study into the origins and health status of three African skeletons unearthed in Mexico shows evidence of forced ...

The story of three African slaves during Spanish colonialism, as told by their bones

Credit: Collection: San José de los Naturales, Post Graduate Studies Osteology Laboratory, Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia Photo: Rodrigo ...

Understanding the diversity of cancer evolution based on computational simulation

Study helps arboreta, botanical gardens meet genetic diversity conservation goals

Findings published in Proceedings B biological research journalCredit: The Morton Arboretum LISLE, Ill. (April 30) - In a groundbreaking study, ...

Cultivating cooperation through kinship

Cooperation among biologically unrelated individuals is uniquely humanCredit: Painted by: Liane Gabora While the capability for organisms to work together ...

KU Leuven researchers unravel protein mystery of three brain diseases

Credit: Microscopy by Anke Van der Perren The accumulation of one particular protein in the brain is at the basis ...

Professor John Shine AC elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

April 29, 2020

For his scientific leadership and pioneering research in molecular genetics Garvan's Professor John Shine AC, has been elected as Fellow ...

New insights into how genes control courtship and aggression

Two new studies by Salk researchers show how sex-determining genes can mediate behavior in fruit fliesCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April ...

Virus genomes help to explain why a major livestock disease has re-emerged in Europe

Credit: Ciriaco Ligios Livestock diseases like bluetongue virus (BTV) can have devastating economic and health consequences, but their origins can ...

Offspring may inherit legacy of their father’s Toxoplasma infection

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Australian researchers have revealed for the first time that males infected with the ...

Joan W. Conaway elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Credit: Stowers Institute KANSAS CITY, MO--The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is pleased to announce that Joan Weliky Conaway, PhD, ...

Skoltech research shows how a ‘Swiss Army knife’ protein helps phages disarm their victims

Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Researchers from the Severinov Laboratory at Skoltech, along with their colleagues from Switzerland and Israel, ...

Antibiotic exposure can ‘prime’ single-resistant bacteria to become multidrug-resistant

Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Antibiotics save lives -- but using them also helps antibiotic-resistant strains evolve ...

HudsonAlpha scientists collaborate to uncover a gene that doubles the risk of developing several neurodegenerative diseases

Credit: HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology April 27, 2020 (Huntsville, Ala.) - Scientists at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, the University ...

Rapid evolution in fish: genomic changes within a generation