News tagged with genetic code
Related topics: genome , genes , protein , genetic variation , dna
Genome at 10: Scientists urge patience for medical breakthroughs
The genome has yet to deliver on promises it would usher in a golden age of medicine, experts say in a debate unleashed by the looming anniversary of the first draft of the human genetic code.
Apr 01, 2010 |
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DNA nanotechnology breakthrough offers promising applications in medicine (w/ Video)
A team of McGill Chemistry Department researchers led by Dr. Hanadi Sleiman has achieved a major breakthrough in the development of nanotubes - tiny "magic bullets" that could one day deliver drugs to specific diseased cells. ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Genes associated with early tooth development identified
Several genes affect tooth development in the first year of life, according to the findings of a study conducted at Imperial College London, the University of Bristol in the UK and the University of Oulu in Finland. The research, ...
Feb 26, 2010 |
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New risk factor for second-most-common form of early-onset dementia
Examining brain tissue from over 500 individuals in 11 countries, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues found a new ...
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Detecting Our Martian Cousins
The iguanas of the Galapagos Islands have evolved many unique characteristics due to their isolation from mainland iguanas. Because they can't swim long distances, biologists believe that the first Galapagos ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2010 |
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Scientists develop universal DNA reader to advance faster, cheaper sequencing efforts
Arizona State University scientists have come up with a new twist in their efforts to develop a faster and cheaper way to read the DNA genetic code. They have developed the first, versatile DNA reader that ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 11, 2010 |
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Experts hope DNA can unlock Chinese warlord's secrets
Scientists said Tuesday they hope to collect DNA from hundreds of men surnamed Cao so they can prove a recently excavated tomb in central China belongs to the legendary warlord Cao Cao.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Tracking MRSA evolution and transmission
For the first time, researchers have shown how transmission of MRSA from one person to another can be precisely tracked in a hospital setting. The team have developed a remarkable new method that can 'zoom' from large-scale ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 21, 2010 |
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The viruses within -- and what keeps them there (w/ Video)
It is known that viral "squatters" comprise nearly half of our genetic code. These genomic invaders inserted their DNA into our own millions of years ago when they infected our ancestors. But just how we keep ...
Jan 13, 2010 |
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New Yorkers beware! New cockroach hits the Big Apple
New Yorkers are used to fighting each other for space, but there may be a new contender in town according to a Rockefeller study that appears to have uncovered a new species of cockroach.
Dec 24, 2009 |
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Scientists take a step towards uncovering the histone code
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have determined the structures of two enzymes that customize histones, the spool-like proteins around which DNA coils inside the cell.
Dec 20, 2009 |
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The how and why of freezing the common fruit fly
Using a microscope the size of a football field, researchers from The University of Western Ontario are studying why some insects can survive freezing, while others cannot.
Dec 18, 2009 |
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UNSW students sequence genome of the Wollemi Pine
(PhysOrg.com) -- UNSW students have sequenced the chloroplast genome of the ancient Wollemi Pine - a world first that could reveal how a "dinosaur" of the tree kingdom survived 200 million years of shifting ...
Dec 17, 2009 |
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DNA needs a good editor: Researchers unravel the mysteries of DNA packaging
Imagine a huge spool of film containing thousands of sequences of random scenes. Without a talented editor, a screening would have no meaning.
Dec 14, 2009 |
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'Extreme' genes shed light on origins of photosynthesis
(PhysOrg.com) -- While most school children understand that green plants photosynthesize, absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, few people consider the profound global-scale effects that photosynthesis has had on Earth. ...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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