News tagged with genetic sequence
Related topics: genes , dna sequences , genetic variation
A new approach that saves eyesight and lives in the developing world
Two Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are part of an international team that has found a way to boost the nutritional value of corn. This has the potential to reduce the number of children in developing countries ...
May 03, 2010 |
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Resurrected mammoth blood very cool (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of international researchers has brought the primary component of mammoth blood back to life using ancient DNA preserved in bones from Siberian specimens 25,000 to 43,000 years old.
May 03, 2010 |
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Refined tools help pinpoint disease-causing genes
In findings that may speed the search for disease-causing genes, a new study challenges the prevailing view that common diseases are usually caused by common gene variants (mutations). Instead, say genetics researchers, the ...
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Hypertensive rat genome sequence expected to uncover genetic basis of human hypertension
Chronic high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a serious health risk factor that afflicts more than 25% of all adults worldwide, but the molecular basis of the disease remains poorly understood. In a study published ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Probing Question: What can we learn from Neanderthal DNA?
Contrary to their image as knuckle-dragging brutes, the Neanderthals on television play tennis and attend cocktail parties — and sell auto insurance. In reality, these mysterious fellow hominids died out about ...
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Apr 22, 2010 |
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Poultry research leads to breakthrough in genetic studies of animal domestication
A Virginia Tech animal scientist, who in 1957 began breeding lines of White Plymouth Rock chickens based on their juvenile body weight, has provided scientists around the world with a model for exploring the ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
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New methods identify thousands of new DNA sequences missing from reference map of human genome
(PhysOrg.com) -- A person can have one or more copies, or no copy at all, of a particular DNA sequence, which may account for why these sequences were absent from the reference genome.
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Scientists discover new genetic sub-code
In a multidisciplinary approach, Professor Yves Barral, from the Biology Department at ETH Zurich and the computer scientists Dr. Gina Cannarozzi and Professor Gaston Gonnet, from the Computer Science Department of ETH Zurich ...
Apr 16, 2010 |
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Molecular discovery points to new therapies for brain tumors
A class of brain tumor that tends to emerge in younger patients but is less aggressive than others can be identified by examining DNA methylation of a specific set of genes, scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
Apr 15, 2010 |
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New gene associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers have identified a gene that appears to increase a person's risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, the most common type of Alzheimer's disease. The research will be presented as part of the late-breaking ...
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Researchers found breast cancer survival gene
(PhysOrg.com) -- QIMR researchers, as part of an international collaboration, have found that a gene that is most commonly associated with skin pigmentation, hair and eye colour may influence a patient’s chances of surviving ...
Apr 13, 2010 |
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International research team discovers novel genes influencing kidney disease risk
A team of researchers from the United States and Europe has identified more than a dozen genes that may play a role in the etiology of common forms of kidney disease. The team, known as the CKDGen Consortium, examined common ...
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Variations on the genetic theme
Just like members of an orchestra are active at different times although playing the same piece of music, every cell in our body contains the same genetic sequence but expresses this differently to give rise ...
Apr 08, 2010 |
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Researchers sequence peach tree DNA
As peach trees go, it doesn't look much different than its kin at the Clemson University Musser Fruit Research Farm, but appearances can be deceiving. This one, a Lovell variety, has a unique genetic characteristic ...
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Study links genetic variation to possible protection against sudden cardiac arrest
Physician-scientists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have found that a genetic variation is associated with lower risk of sudden cardiac arrest, a disorder that gives little warning and is fatal in about 95 percent of ...
Mar 25, 2010 |
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