News tagged with genetic activity
Efficient preparation of a set of potential glycosidase inhibitors
(Phys.org) -- In many biological and pathological processes, glycosidase enzymes attack glycosidic bonds in carbohydrates, glycoproteins, and glycolipids. The ability to modify or block these processes by ...
May 29, 2012 |
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Researchers discover new layer of genetic information that helps determine how fast proteins are produced
A hidden and never before recognized layer of information in the genetic code has been uncovered by a team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) thanks to a technique developed ...
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Alan Turing's 1950s tiger stripe theory proved
Researchers from King's College London have provided the first experimental evidence confirming a great British mathematician's theory of how biological patterns such as tiger stripes or leopard spots are ...
Feb 19, 2012 |
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Before animals first walked on land, fish carried gene program for limbs
Genetic instructions for developing limbs and digits were present in primitive fish millions of years before their descendants first crawled on to land, researchers have discovered.
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Researchers flip the switch between development and aging in C. elegans
When researchers at the Buck Institute dialed back activity of a specific mRNA translation factor in adult nematode worms they saw an unexpected genome-wide response that effectively increased activity in specific stress ...
Jul 05, 2011 |
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New study reduces threat level for caribou in Alberta's oilsands country
(Edmonton) A University of Alberta researcher has co-written an extensive study of the caribou population in the Fort McMurray oilsands region that show the animals' survival isn't as threatened as was perceived in the past. ...
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Cystic fibrosis bacteria could help fight back against antibiotic resistance
(PhysOrg.com) -- A bacteria which infects people with cystic fibrosis could help combat other antibiotic-resistant microbes, according to a team from Cardiff and Warwick Universities.
May 27, 2011 |
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Could gene tests tell if kids can be sports stars?
Was your kid born to be an elite athlete? Marketers of genetic tests claim the answer is in mail-order kits costing less than $200.
Mar 08, 2011 |
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The undead may influence biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions
It's commonly known, at least among microbiologists, that microbes have an additional option to living or dying -- dormancy.
Jan 26, 2011 |
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New study suggests that a propensity for one-night stands, uncommitted sex could be genetic
So, he or she has cheated on you for the umpteenth time and their only excuse is: "I just can't help it." According to researchers at Binghamton University, they may be right. The propensity for infidelity could very well ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Study shows importance of exercise for those at special risk for Alzheimer's
Physical activity promotes changes in the brain that may protect high-risk individuals against cognitive decline, including development of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study done at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Heart link discovered in sudden epilepsy deaths
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the most common cause of epilepsy-related death and responsible for about 150 Australian deaths each year yet the underlying cause has remained a mystery.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Capacity for exercise can be inherited, biologists find
Biologists at the University of California, Riverside have found that voluntary activity, such as daily exercise, is a highly heritable trait that can be passed down genetically to successive generations.
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Physical activity can reduce the genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent
Although the whole population can benefit from a physically active lifestyle, in part through reduced obesity risk, a new study shows that individuals with a genetic predisposition to obesity can benefit even more. The research, ...
Aug 31, 2010 |
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U of M licenses unique plant protection product
Adapting a chemical used to deliver medicines through the skin, University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) scientist Tom Levar has developed a way to protect plants from browsing by deer and mice by delivering a natural hot pepper ...
Aug 19, 2010 |
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