About ten years ago, the discovery of microRNAs — tiny cellular molecules that regulate our genetic code — unlocked a world of scientific possibilities, including a deeper understanding of human disease. One new analytical ...
Biotechnology
Sep 27, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On average, one hundred billion cells in the human body divide over the course of a day. Most of the time the body gets it right but sometimes, problems in cell replication can lead to abnormalities in chromosomes ...
Biochemistry
Sep 16, 2010
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For years, researchers worldwide have attempted to create genetically altered mosquitoes that cannot infect humans with malaria. Those efforts fell short because the mosquitoes still were capable of transmitting the disease-causing ...
Biotechnology
Jul 15, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A choir in London, England, has performed a new choral composition in which the choir members sang parts of their own genetic code.
Defeating the flu is challenging because the virus responsible for the disease undergoes frequent changes of its genetic code, making it difficult for scientists to manufacture effective vaccines for the seasonal flu in ...
Biotechnology
Jul 9, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The creation of synthetic proteins plays an important role for economy and science. By the integration of artificial amino acids in proteins (genetic code engineering), their already existing qualities can ...
Biochemistry
Jun 29, 2010
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In constructing an evolutionary tree of life, scientists have granted themselves and the rest of us humans a genus, Homo, all to ourselves. But there’s no getting around the fact that we’re in the same family with chimpanzees ...
Evolution
Jun 28, 2010
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The decade since the human genome was first sequenced has ushered in great leaps in understanding of the origins and evolution of mankind, although medical applications thusfar have been limited.
Biotechnology
Jun 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of molecular biologists and computer scientists at Stony Brook University have used a novel method to weaken (attenuate) influenza virus by way of designing hundreds of mutations to its genetic code ...
Biotechnology
Jun 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- You might call it comparing apples and oranges, but lining up different species' genomes is common practice in evolutionary research. Scientists can see how species have evolved, pinpoint which sections of ...
Biotechnology
May 26, 2010
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