News tagged with gene deletions

Scientists demonstrate link between genetic defect and brain changes in schizophrenia

For decades, scientists have thought the faulty neural wiring that predisposes individuals to behavioral disorders like autism and psychiatric diseases like schizophrenia must occur during development. Even so, no one has ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Enzyme necessary for DNA synthesis can also erase DNA

In this week's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS, Uppsala University scientists describe a new mechanism behind an important process that causes a rapid reduction of DNA in the chromosomes of bac ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0