News tagged with genetic tools
Grass to gas: Researchers' genome map speeds biofuel development
Researchers at the University of Georgia have taken a major step in the ongoing effort to find sources of cleaner, renewable energy by mapping the genomes of two originator cells of Miscanthus x giganteus, a large perenn ...
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Plants use circadian rhythms to prepare for battle with insects
In a study of the molecular underpinnings of plants' pest resistance, Rice University biologists have shown that plants both anticipate daytime raids by hungry insects and make sophisticated preparations to ...
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Bee-killing parasite genome sequenced
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have sequenced the genome of a parasite that can kill honey bees. Nosema ceranae is one of many pathogens suspected of contributing to the current bee population decline, termed ...
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Engineered molecule changes itself to detect and attack diseased cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Christina Smolke has engineered biological molecules that regulate a cell's behavior by adjusting their own forms and functions in response to the internal conditions ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Researchers synchronize blinking 'genetic clocks' (w/ Video)
Researchers at UC San Diego who last year genetically engineered bacteria to keep track of time by turning on and off fluorescent proteins within their cells have taken another step toward the construction ...
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Light-controlled neo-neurons in the brain
French researchers at the Institut Pasteur in association with the CNRS have just shown, in an experimental model, that newly formed neurons in the adult brain can be stimulated by light. A novel technique ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varieties
Cowpea, a protein-rich legume crop, is immensely important in many parts of the world, particularly drought-prone regions of Africa and Asia, where it plays a central role in the diet and economy of hundreds ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Attention drug drives memory research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Queensland Brain Institute have found a way to measure the attention span of a fly, which could lead to further advances in the understanding of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 20, 2010 |
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'Synthetic' chromosome permits repid, on-demand 'evolution' of yeast
In the quest to understand genomes -- how they're built, how they're organized and what makes them work -- a team of Johns Hopkins researchers has engineered from scratch a computer-designed yeast chromosome ...
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Study on genetics in fruit flies leads to new method for understanding brain function
A team of University of Oklahoma researchers studying neurobiology in fruit flies (Drosophila) has developed a new method for understanding brain function with potential applications in studies of human neurological diseas ...
Sep 10, 2010 |
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Compounds could be new class of cancer drugs
A team of Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators has developed a group of chemical compounds that could represent a new class of drugs for treating cancer.
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Vitamin A derivative provides clues to better breast cancer drugs
Retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, could lead researchers to a new set of drug targets for treating breast cancer, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the June 25, 2009, issue of the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Precise molecular surgery in the plant genome
Crop plants have always been adapted to the needs of man by breeding for them to carry more fruit, survive droughts, or resist pests. Green biotechnology now adds new tools to the classical breeding methods ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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New means of safeguarding world fish stocks proven
Powerful and versatile new genetic tools that will assist in safeguarding both European fish stocks and European consumers is reported in Nature Communications. The paper reports on the first system proven to identify popula ...
May 22, 2012 |
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PiggyBac joins armory in fight against cancer
Researchers have developed a genetic tool in mice to speed the discovery of novel genes involved in cancer. The system – called PiggyBac – has already been used by the team to identify novel candidate cancer-causing ...
Oct 14, 2010 |
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