News tagged with plos genetics
Related topics: genes , genome , genetic variation , mutations , immune cells
The sexual tug-of-war -- a genomic view
The genes that are most beneficial to males are the most disadvantageous for females, and vice versa. However, this genetic conflict between the sexes is important in maintaining genetic variation within a species, researchers ...
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Effects of lifestyle and exposures are mirrored in blood gene expression
A study by Norwegian and French researchers hopes to provide new understanding of how blood cells adjust gene expression in response to various clinical, biochemical and pathological conditions. The Norwegian Woman and Cancer ...
Mar 11, 2010 |
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Stickleback genomes shining bright light on evolution (w/ Video)
Twenty billion pieces of DNA in 100 small fish have opened the eyes of biologists studying evolution. After combining new technologies, researchers now know many of the genomic regions that allowed an ocean-dwelling ...
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Genes associated with early tooth development identified
Several genes affect tooth development in the first year of life, according to the findings of a study conducted at Imperial College London, the University of Bristol in the UK and the University of Oulu in Finland. The research, ...
Feb 26, 2010 |
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A population genetics approach identifies susceptibility variants for viral infections
Viruses have played a role in shaping human genetic variability, according to a study published February 19 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. The researchers, from the Don C. Gnocchi and Eugenio Medea Scientific Instit ...
Feb 19, 2010 |
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Adapting to clogged airways makes common pathogen resist powerful antibiotics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Certain bacteria cause chronic lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis. Surviving in this oxygen-poor, nitrate-rich environment makes the bacteria less susceptible to antibiotics.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Researchers perform complete genomic sequencing of brain cancer cell line
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have performed the first complete genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line, a discovery that may lead to personalized treatments ...
Jan 29, 2010 |
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Most modern European males descend from farmers who migrated from the Near East
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from the University of Leicester has found that most men in Europe descend from the first farmers who migrated from the Near East 10,000 years ago. The findings are published January 19 in the ...
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Researchers find new method of fixing broken proteins to treat genetic diseases
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have demonstrated how it could be possible to treat genetic diseases by enhancing the natural ability of cells to restore their own mutant proteins. In particular, they found that drugs ...
Jan 15, 2010 |
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Excess DNA damage found in cells of patients with Friedreich's ataxia
Elevated levels of DNA damage have for the first time been found in the cellular mitochondria and nuclei of patients with the inherited, progressive nervous system disease called Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), says a multicenter ...
Jan 15, 2010 |
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Why do people 'play the longshot' and buy insurance? It's in our genes
Why do some people like to take risks by playing "longshot" payoffs while, on the other hand, taking the opposite tack by buying insurance to reduce risks? A team of economists and molecular geneticists from the Hebrew University ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Study identifies genetic predeterminants for diabetes in African-Americans
For years, scientists have tried to determine the basis for discrepancies between race and the predisposition for development of diseases such as type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Could factors ...
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Scientists discover gene module underlying atherosclerosis development
By measuring the total gene activity in organs relevant for coronary artery disease (CAD), scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have identified a module of genes that is important for the recruitment ...
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Scientists unlock clues for tailoring corn plant for food, energy needs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long known that the offspring of two inbred strains tend to be superior to both their parents. Now, a team of researchers including a University of Florida geneticist has discovered clues ...
Nov 19, 2009 |
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New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemic
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published today in PLoS ON ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 19, 2009 |
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