Even resilient common species are not immune to environmental crisis
Measures of genetic diversity of a fruit bat common in Singapore decreased 30-fold over the last 90 yearsCredit: ©2013 Simon ...
Tag: Genetics
Agricultural parasite avoids evolutionary arms race, shuts down genes of host plants
Credit: Claude dePamphilis, Penn State A parasitic plant has found a way to circumvent an evolutionary arms race with the ...
Math equation predicts and detects liver cancer
UC San Diego researchers pinpoint moment when healthy liver cells become cancerousCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences By combining RNA ...
New study sheds light into origins of neurodegenerative disease
Credit: Duke Department of Neurology New research has shed light on the origins of spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) and ...
Southern white rhinos are threatened by incest and habitat fragmentation
Targeted measures can help to avert this dangerCredit: Robynne Prinsloo The fragmentation of natural habitats by fences and human settlements ...
New CRISPR-based system targets amplified antibiotic-resistant genes
'Pro-active' genetics technology demonstrates 100-fold improved efficiency in targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteriaCredit: Bier Lab, UC San Diego Taking advantage of powerful ...
Genetic counseling: Clinical practice and ethical considerations from cshlpress
Credit: Image provided by Grommik/Shutterstock.com Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press announced the release of Genetic ...
New assay assesses multiple cellular pathways at once
Credit: Nature Communications/The Venken lab A novel technological approach developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine expands from two ...
The wild relatives of major vegetables, needed for climate resilience, are in danger
The wild relatives of chile peppers, pumpkins, carrots, and lettuce join a growing list of poorly conserved plant species; these ...
Study probing visual memory, amblyopia unveils many-layered mystery
Credit: Bear Lab/ Picower Institute for Learning and Memory In decades of studying how neural circuits in the brain's visual ...
Researchers create synthetic nanopores made from DNA
Credit: Rasmus Peter Thomsen, Aarhus University In 2015, the first commercial nanopore DNA sequencing device was introduced by Oxford Nanopore ...
Perinatal exposure to flame retardant alters epigenome, predisposing metabolic disease
UMass Amherst scientist expanding chemical exposure research to include humansCredit: UMass Amherst Studies have shown that perinatal exposure of rats ...
Beyond ‘shovelomics’: Growing cassava in the air helps study the plant’s mysterious roots
Scientists tossed aside the shovel and studied cassava roots as they grew in real-time, suspended in the air. The innovative ...
New drugs more likely to be approved if backed up by genetics
New analysis confirms human genomic data could predict success in clinical trialsCredit: Andy Leppard, Flickr A new drug candidate is ...
Novel study underscores microbial individuality
Largest-ever study analyzing cells' individual blueprints reveals new patterns in the global distribution and diversity of ocean microbesCredit: Bigelow Laboratory ...
Understanding Asteraceae: Validation of a Hyb-Seq probe set for evolutionary studies
Credit: Jones, K. E., T. Fér, R. E. Schmickl, R. B. Dikow, V. A. Funk, S. Herrando-Moraira, P. R. Johnston, ...
Your genes aren’t the only factor dictating Alzheimer’s risk, says Baycrest-U of T study
The colour of our eyes or the straightness of our hair is linked to our DNA, but the development of ...
MASS: An integrative software program for streamlined morphometric analyses of leaves
Credit: Chuanromanee, T. S., J. I. Cohen, and G. L. Ryan. 2019. Morphological Analysis of Size and Shape (MASS): An ...
Modifier gene may explain why some with cystic fibrosis are less prone to infection
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Cystic fibrosis is caused by an inherited mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance ...
ERC awards 2 million to research into late effects of childhood cancer treatment
Credit: Marloes Verweij, Laloes Fotografie The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Consolidator grant to Ruben van Boxtel, PhD. ...
