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Researchers identify gene variant associated with both autism and gastrointestinal dysfunction

A study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and Vanderbilt University have identified a specific gene variant that links increased genetic risk for autism with gastrointestinal (GI) conditions.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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New research reveals challenges in genetically engineered crop regulatory process

A new innovation can completely reshape an industry-- inspiring both optimism and debate. The development of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the 1980's ignited a buzz in the agricultural community with the potential ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Same samples, different analytical strategies, complementary inferences

(Phys.org) -- The results of two separate but complementary analyses on 400 samples of Hanford Site groundwater appeared together in the journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology. The studies ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Black Queen Hypothesis: A new evolutionary theory

Microorganisms can sometimes lose the ability to perform a function that appears to be necessary for their survival, and yet they still somehow manage to endure and multiply. How can this be? The authors of an opinion piece ...

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

NASA's astrobiology research sparks 'GreenTech' revolution

NASA’s astrobiologists study microbial life to understand how it transformed a rocky Earth into the thriving, diverse, life-sustaining planet we inhabit today. These studies of photosynthetic ‘green’ ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Review: A stellar finish to 'Mass Effect' trilogy

(AP) -- Science fiction fans love their galactic empires. From the novels of Isaac Asimov and Frank Herbert to the multimedia epics created by George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry, the planet-hopping space opera ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA says it's working to resolve items' ownership

(AP) -- The head of NASA met Monday with former astronauts to discuss who owns space artifacts from moon shots and other missions, saying afterward that the agency will work cooperatively with them to resolve what's recently ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bugs may be resistant to genetically modified corn

(AP) -- One of the nation's most widely planted crops - a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide - may be losing its effectiveness because a major pest appears to be developing resistance ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Archeologists investigate Ice Age hominins' adaptability to climate change

Computational modeling that examines evidence of how hominin groups evolved culturally and biologically in response to climate change during the last Ice Age also bears new insights into the extinction of ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers field test genetically modified mosquitoes to combat dengue fever

(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxitec, a British company spun off from Oxford University has announced the results of its field test of genetically altered mosquitoes to combat the infamous dengue fever. As they report ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Biochemical cell signals quantified for first time

Just as cell phones and computers transmit data through electronic networks, the cells of your body send and receive chemical messages through molecular pathways. The term "cell signaling" was coined more than 30 years ago ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast


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