News tagged with human chromosome 22
Dogs, humans, put heads together to find cure for brain cancer
Pinpointing the genes involved in human brain cancer can be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and sometimes the needle you find may not be the right one. By comparing human and canine genomes, researchers at North ...
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Men might not 'become extinct' after all: Theory of the 'rotting' Y chromosome dealt a fatal blow
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you were to discover that a fundamental component of human biology has survived virtually intact for the past 25 million years, you'd be quite confident in saying that it is here to stay.
Feb 22, 2012 |
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'Genetic biopsy' of human eggs might help pick the best for IVF
Given the stakes of in vitro fertilization, prospective parents and their doctors need the best information they can get about the eggs they will extract, attempt to fertilize, and implant. New research at Brown University ...
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Scientists discover important step in sperm reprogramming
When sperm meets egg, the chemical instructions that tag sperm cells must be erased so that human life can start anew. One way these instructions are erased is through demethylation, the removal of specific ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
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First German genome comprehensively resolved at its molecular level
Max Planck researchers analyze the two chromosome sets in the human genome separately for the first time.
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Discovering the bigger picture in chromosomes
By mapping various genomes onto an X-Y axis, a team comprised mostly of Kansas State University researchers has found that Charles Darwin and a fruit fly -- among other organisms -- have a lot in common genetically.
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Study of stem cell diseases advanced by new technique
A rare genetic disease called dyskeratosis congenita, caused by the rapid shortening of telomeres (protective caps on the ends of chromosomes), can be mimicked through the study of undifferentiated induced pluripotent stem ...
May 23, 2011 |
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A new ending to an old 'tail'
In stark contrast to normal cells, which only divide a finite number of times before they enter into a permanent state of growth arrest or simply die, cancer cells never cease to proliferate. Now, scientists ...
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Genome code cracked for most common form of pediatric brain cancer
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have deciphered the genetic code for medulloblastoma, the most common pediatric brain cancer and a leading killer of children with cancer. The genetic "map" is believed ...
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Very low birthweight Down syndrome infants at high risk for heart, lung disorders
Very low birthweight Down syndrome infants are at higher risk for disorders of the heart and lungs than are very low birthweight infants who do not have a chromosomal variation, according to a study by a National Institutes ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Protein made by breast cancer gene purified
A key step in understanding the origins of familial breast cancer has been made by two teams of scientists at the University of California, Davis. The researchers have purified, for the first time, the protein produced by ...
Aug 22, 2010 |
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