News tagged with molecular markers

A new approach to molecular plant breeding

(Phys.org) -- A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has shown researchers and plant breeders a better way to handle the massive amounts of data being generated by plant molecular studies, using ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover 'switch' in plants to create flowers

Flowering is the most crucial act that plants undergo, as the fruits of such labor include crops on which the world depends, and seeds from which the next generation grows.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Failing to bridge the gap between test tubes, animals, and human biology

Reasoning used in many highly cited cancer publications to support the relevance of animal and test tube experiments to human cancer is questionable, according to a study by researchers from Université Libre de Bruxelles ...

Biology / Other

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scab resistance in durum wheat

Durum wheat is a valuable cereal crop widely used for human consumption in the United States, Canada, and several European countries. Scab or Fusarium head blight is one of the crop's most serious diseases, reducing its grain ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Hidden' differences of chromosome organization become visible

Why different species have dissimilar sets of chromosomes? Why the differentiated species often conserve apparently identical chromosome complements? Furthermore, why, while chromosome rearrangements can considerably ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using DNA in fight against illegal logging

Advances in DNA 'fingerprinting' and other genetic techniques led by Adelaide researchers are making it harder for illegal loggers to get away with destroying protected rainforests.

Biology / Other

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists use DNA technique to distinguish sardines from mackerel

Being able to distinguish sardines from horse mackerel has just got a little easier. Researchers in Spain used forensic mitochondrial DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) species identification techniques to genetically ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Personalized molecular therapy shows promising results for people with advanced lung cancer

A new study shows that a combination of epigenetic therapy and molecular targeted therapy has promising results at combating advanced lung cancer according to research presented at the 2010 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study into bladder regeneration heralds organ replacement treatment

Researchers in the United States have developed a medical model for regenerating bladders using stem cells harvested from a patient's own bone marrow. The research, published in STEM CELLS, is especially relevant for paediatric ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New diagnostic test for bladder cancer

Researchers from the Danish Cancer Society and the Herlev University Hospital of Copenhagen have developed a novel assay to test for multiple tumor markers in bladder cancer. The related report by Serizawa et al, "Custom-designed ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wild potato germplasm holds key to disease resistance

Wild potato germplasm that offers resistance to some major potato diseases has been identified by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Molecular marker could help spot pancreatic cancer early

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have identified a molecular marker of pancreatic cancer that may help spot the disease at its earliest stages, when it can ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rattlesnakes sound warning on biodiversity and habitat fragmentation

Like the canary in the coal mine, the timber rattlesnake may be telling us something about the environment we share.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 21, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New study suggests minke whales are not preventing recovery of larger whales

Genetic analyses refute the hypothesis that an overly abundant population of minke whales is creating too much competition over food for populations of other whale species to rebound, according to a new study ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A modernized methodology for obtaining new varieties of potato

Research into the potato tuber at the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development and at the NEIKER-Tecnalia Technology Centre has, in recent years, focused on the development of new varieties of potato adapted ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0