News tagged with mhc genes
Mapping immune genes in salmon
Morten F. Lukacs' doctoral research at The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science has identified and mapped a group of immune genes that are the key to warding off infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Researchers find genes that help frogs resist fungus
(PhysOrg.com) -- For several decades, the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been decimating frogs, yet some populations and species have been able to resist the fatal disease, called ...
Sep 27, 2011 |
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The spice of life: Variety is also good for hares
Since 1871, when Charles Darwin wrote The Descent of Man, it has been widely accepted that "Variability is the necessary basis for the action of selection." Variability is associated with the ability to adapt, which is clearly ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Opposites attract -- how genetics influences humans to choose their mates
New light has been thrown on how humans choose their partners, a scientist will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today. Professor Maria da Graça Bicalho, head of the Immunogenetics and ...
May 25, 2009 |
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Living longer -- variability in infection-fighting genes can be a boon for male survival
Females of mammals (including humans) tend to outlive males, a circumstance that is usually attributed to males´ more aggressive and hence energy-depleting behaviour, especially when they compete for females. This might ...
May 11, 2012 |
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Diseases and sex: The cocktail maintaining immune gene variation
The great variation of a specific form of immune genes makes organ transplants so complicated. On the other hand, we need such a great variability in order to resist infectious diseases. This is why it also ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Humans, sharks share immune-system feature
A central element of the immune system has remained constant through more than 400 million years of evolution, according to new research at National Jewish Health. In the September 29, 2011, online version ...
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Sequencing of cod genome reveals unique immune system characteristic
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers working out of Norway's University of Oslo have discovered through sequencing the genome of the Atlantic cod that the fish doesn't have a gene critical to the immune system in ...
Aug 11, 2011 |
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Self or non-self: Social amoeba rely on genetic 'lock and key' to identify kin
The ability to identify self and non-self enables cells in more sophisticated animals to ward off invading infections, but it is critical to even simpler organisms such as the social amoebae Dictyostelium discoideum.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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The importance of 'inner values': Female sparrows test the genetic make-up of their mates
How do females select partners? Darwin's initial idea that the fittest males would be the most desirable and would therefore be most likely to secure partners has represented a cornerstone of evolutionary theory since the ...
May 27, 2011 |
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Immune molecule regulates brain connections
The number of connections between nerve cells in the brain can be regulated by an immune system molecule, according to a new study from UC Davis. The research, published Feb. 27 in the journal Nature Neuroscience, reveal ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 27, 2011 |
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Immune interaction optimises foetal nourishment during pregnancy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Paternal genes advise maternal immune cells on how to build the best womb for developing foetuses.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 08, 2011 |
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New labeling method expands ability to read DNA modification
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and the University of Chicago have developed a method for labeling and mapping a "sixth nucleotide," whose biological role scientists are only beginning to explore.
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Combating cancer with the body's own defenses
In the past 40 years, scientists have learned a great deal about how cells become cancerous. Some of that knowledge has translated to new treatments, but most of the time doctors are forced to rely on standard ch ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
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