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Fragile X fixed in mice
Animal studies suggest a way to treat the devastating mental retardation disorder.
Animal studies suggest a way to treat the devastating mental retardation disorder.
Genetics
Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:34am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:34am
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System to Track Cloned Animals Is Planned
Responding to concerns in the food industry, companies developing cloned livestock have come up with a system to track the animals as they move through farms and slaughterhouses.
Responding to concerns in the food industry, companies developing cloned livestock have come up with a system to track the animals as they move through farms and slaughterhouses.
Gene Therapy Regaining Lost Luster
The past 15 years have been a roller coaster for gene therapy. After being touted in the early 1990s as “the medicine of the future,” gene therapy left an 18-year-old dead and three others with leukemia. Gene therapy scient
The past 15 years have been a roller coaster for gene therapy. After being touted in the early 1990s as “the medicine of the future,” gene therapy left an 18-year-old dead and three others with leukemia. Gene therapy scient
Genetics
Source: SciAM
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 11:05am
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Source: SciAM
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 11:05am
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Italians crack open DNA secrets of Pinot Noir
Italian scientists have cracked open the genetic make-up of Pinot Noir, responsible for the great red wines of Burgundy, in a breakthrough that may lead to hardier vines and cheaper fine wines.
Italian scientists have cracked open the genetic make-up of Pinot Noir, responsible for the great red wines of Burgundy, in a breakthrough that may lead to hardier vines and cheaper fine wines.
Genetics
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 9:22am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 9:22am
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Good genes help racehorses to be winners
Does a racehorse’s success come from its genes? New research shows that genetics really do play an important part in whether a horse will be a winner or a loser on the racetrack. But it also hints that a high stud fee might not guarantee getting the good genes: horse breeders don't always get what they pay for.
Does a racehorse’s success come from its genes? New research shows that genetics really do play an important part in whether a horse will be a winner or a loser on the racetrack. But it also hints that a high stud fee might not guarantee getting the good genes: horse breeders don't always get what they pay for.
Genetics
Source: Nature
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 9:22am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 9:22am
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Forget mistletoe - what about DNA?
A new dating service matches singles using major histocompatibility complex genes
A new dating service matches singles using major histocompatibility complex genes
Genetics
Source: The Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 11:12am
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Source: The Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 11:12am
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Reporter brings skin disorder to light
'I'm a black man turning white' on TV
'I'm a black man turning white' on TV
Genetics
Source: Chicago Tribune
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 11:12am
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Source: Chicago Tribune
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 11:12am
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'Painkiller' gene turned off in mice
We experience chilli peppers as hot because they activate an enzyme called c-Kit. It now seems that getting rid of c-Kit increases pain tolerance in mice, while stimulating it lowers the level at which heat becomes painful.
We experience chilli peppers as hot because they activate an enzyme called c-Kit. It now seems that getting rid of c-Kit increases pain tolerance in mice, while stimulating it lowers the level at which heat becomes painful.
Genetics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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Mutation in one gene tied to Lou Gehrig's disease
A mutation in a single gene may raise one's risk of getting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, by as much as 30 percent, offering a potential new target for drug research
A mutation in a single gene may raise one's risk of getting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, by as much as 30 percent, offering a potential new target for drug research
The gene decoder at work
Dr. Francis Collins explores every twist of DNA and finds a deeper meaning beyond the natural world.
Dr. Francis Collins explores every twist of DNA and finds a deeper meaning beyond the natural world.
Genetics
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:23pm
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Source: LA Times
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:23pm
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Police Use DNA to Track Suspects Through Family
Law-enforcement investigators regularly use partial DNA matches to track down criminal suspects through family members who are already in a DNA databank. But critics say such genetic matches go against the notion that a person's DNA is inherently private.
Law-enforcement investigators regularly use partial DNA matches to track down criminal suspects through family members who are already in a DNA databank. But critics say such genetic matches go against the notion that a person's DNA is inherently private.
New technique could dramatically lower costs of DNA sequencing
Using computer simulations, researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a strategy for sequencing DNA by driving the molecule back and forth through a nanopore capacitor in a semiconductor chip. The technique could lead to a device that would read human genomes quickly and affordably.
Using computer simulations, researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a strategy for sequencing DNA by driving the molecule back and forth through a nanopore capacitor in a semiconductor chip. The technique could lead to a device that would read human genomes quickly and affordably.
Genetics
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:18am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:18am
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Silencing small but mighty cancer inhibitors
As reported in Nature Genetics this week, the Myc protein can stop the production of at least 13 microRNAs, small pieces of nucleic acid that help control which genes are turned on and off. What’s more, in several instances, re-introducing repressed miRNAs into Myc-containing cancer cells suppressed tumor growth in mice.
As reported in Nature Genetics this week, the Myc protein can stop the production of at least 13 microRNAs, small pieces of nucleic acid that help control which genes are turned on and off. What’s more, in several instances, re-introducing repressed miRNAs into Myc-containing cancer cells suppressed tumor growth in mice.
Cancer
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007, 11:05am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007, 11:05am
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Music is in our genes
A study of 39 African cultures has shown that their genetics are closely linked to the songs they sing. Music, it seems, could reveal deeper biological connections between people than characteristics, such as language, that change rapidly when one culture meets another
A study of 39 African cultures has shown that their genetics are closely linked to the songs they sing. Music, it seems, could reveal deeper biological connections between people than characteristics, such as language, that change rapidly when one culture meets another
Genetics
Source: Nature
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007, 11:05am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007, 11:05am
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Like a Virgin ... Fly
The female fruit fly is a faithful lover, at least for a little while. As soon as she mates, she rejects all suitors for several days and spends her time laying eggs. Biologists have now found the switch that controls this coy female behavior, to the pleasure of male flies and disease researchers alike.
The female fruit fly is a faithful lover, at least for a little while. As soon as she mates, she rejects all suitors for several days and spends her time laying eggs. Biologists have now found the switch that controls this coy female behavior, to the pleasure of male flies and disease researchers alike.
Genetics
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007, 8:38am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007, 8:38am
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Genes, cancer are ties that bind
Genetics -- what made them a family -- put 6 women at huge risk for a deadly illness but also gave them knowledge to prevent it
Genetics -- what made them a family -- put 6 women at huge risk for a deadly illness but also gave them knowledge to prevent it
Genetics
Source: Chicago Tribune
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 08, 2007, 11:48am
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Source: Chicago Tribune
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 08, 2007, 11:48am
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Bacteria Invade Genomes, Not Just Bodies
A bacterial genome sets up shop right in a fruit fly's DNA.
A bacterial genome sets up shop right in a fruit fly's DNA.
Genetics
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 08, 2007, 11:48am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 08, 2007, 11:48am
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The gene that makes us once bitten, twice shy
Most people tend to learn from their mistakes and avoid making the same blunder twice. Now research reveals a genetic mutation that helps to determine the extent to which certain people are doomed to repeat history.
Most people tend to learn from their mistakes and avoid making the same blunder twice. Now research reveals a genetic mutation that helps to determine the extent to which certain people are doomed to repeat history.
Discover's Scientist of the Year
Researchers working to save humanity from poverty, cancer, and cosmic loneliness.
Researchers working to save humanity from poverty, cancer, and cosmic loneliness.
Astronomy, genetics, epidemiology
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Friday, Dec 07, 2007, 10:39am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Friday, Dec 07, 2007, 10:39am
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Mice Lacking Enzyme Renin Stay Lean On High-fat Diet, With Little Exercise
A new study elucidates the connection between an enzyme involved in blood pressure control and symptoms of the metabolic syndrome. The researchers report in the December issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, that mice lacking the enzyme known as renin are lean and resistant to gaining weight on a high-fat diet, even though they continue to eat just as much and don't exercise more.
A new study elucidates the connection between an enzyme involved in blood pressure control and symptoms of the metabolic syndrome. The researchers report in the December issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, that mice lacking the enzyme known as renin are lean and resistant to gaining weight on a high-fat diet, even though they continue to eat just as much and don't exercise more.
Genetics
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 06, 2007, 8:46am
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 06, 2007, 8:46am
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Speech Gene Helps Birds Sing
Like babbling babies, songbirds learn to vocalize by mimicking their elders. Now, researchers have found that a gene responsible for clear pronunciation in humans is also critical for proper song development in zebra finches.
Like babbling babies, songbirds learn to vocalize by mimicking their elders. Now, researchers have found that a gene responsible for clear pronunciation in humans is also critical for proper song development in zebra finches.
Genetics
Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007, 10:31am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007, 10:31am
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Waste Energy, Fight Disease
Mice genetically engineered to burn energy less efficiently live longer and are resistant to several age-related diseases, including cancer, hardening of the arteries, and obesity. The finding suggests that drugs based on this strategy could one day help stave off these age-related conditions in people, the researchers say.
Mice genetically engineered to burn energy less efficiently live longer and are resistant to several age-related diseases, including cancer, hardening of the arteries, and obesity. The finding suggests that drugs based on this strategy could one day help stave off these age-related conditions in people, the researchers say.
Genetics
Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007, 10:29am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007, 10:29am
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India Finds Mutated DNA Where Water Is Toxic
Toxic chemicals in the water in Punjab, India’s grain belt, could be causing genetic mutations in the population, a recent study suggests.
Toxic chemicals in the water in Punjab, India’s grain belt, could be causing genetic mutations in the population, a recent study suggests.
A Molecular Map of Aging
A new genetic database could help reveal why animals age so differently.
A new genetic database could help reveal why animals age so differently.
Genetics
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007, 11:20am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007, 11:20am
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Mutant sperm guide clinicians to new diseases
The scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute looked at four unstable regions in the genome where rearrangements cause genetic diseases, so-called 'genomic disorders', and found that some of these rearrangements were found in sperm much more frequently than expected.
The scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute looked at four unstable regions in the genome where rearrangements cause genetic diseases, so-called 'genomic disorders', and found that some of these rearrangements were found in sperm much more frequently than expected.
Genetics
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 02, 2007, 8:38pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 02, 2007, 8:38pm
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Handedness Findings Point To Biological Cause For Sexual Orientation
study of men in Ontario, Canada provides a new twist on the connection between sexual/relational orientation and right or left-handedness. Whereas earlier studies showed that gay men (and lesbians) were 39 percent more likely than heterosexuals to be left-handed, the new data “provides evidence that gay or bisexual men also have an elevated incidence of extreme right-handedness.”
study of men in Ontario, Canada provides a new twist on the connection between sexual/relational orientation and right or left-handedness. Whereas earlier studies showed that gay men (and lesbians) were 39 percent more likely than heterosexuals to be left-handed, the new data “provides evidence that gay or bisexual men also have an elevated incidence of extreme right-handedness.”
Genetics
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 02, 2007, 8:38pm
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 02, 2007, 8:38pm
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Unnoticed Mutation In AIDS Virus Can Cause Drug Resistance
A mutation in a little-studied structural region of the AIDS virus can cause resistance to several HIV drugs, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine by Gilda Tachedjian and colleagues from Australia, Canada, and the United States.
A mutation in a little-studied structural region of the AIDS virus can cause resistance to several HIV drugs, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine by Gilda Tachedjian and colleagues from Australia, Canada, and the United States.
Genetics
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 02, 2007, 8:38pm
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 02, 2007, 8:38pm
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Landmark Heart Study Expands to Genetics
60 Years Later, Landmark Heart Study Expanding to Genetic Factors Behind Health and Disease
60 Years Later, Landmark Heart Study Expanding to Genetic Factors Behind Health and Disease
Healthcare
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 01, 2007, 1:20pm
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 01, 2007, 1:20pm
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A Sweet Recipe for Baby Boys
Some parents will try anything to influence the sex of their child. Eat meat if you want a boy, some say; fish and vegetables for a girl. Now, a new mouse study indicates that the belief that a mother's diet can influence a baby's sex is not so far-fetched
Some parents will try anything to influence the sex of their child. Eat meat if you want a boy, some say; fish and vegetables for a girl. Now, a new mouse study indicates that the belief that a mother's diet can influence a baby's sex is not so far-fetched
Genetics
Source: Science
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 01, 2007, 1:19pm
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Source: Science
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 01, 2007, 1:19pm
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Hotspots found for chromosome gene swapping
Double-strand DNA breaks (the precursors to crossovers) have been shown to happen most frequently in a band near the telomeres, which ensures that all chromosomes have sufficient crossovers.
Double-strand DNA breaks (the precursors to crossovers) have been shown to happen most frequently in a band near the telomeres, which ensures that all chromosomes have sufficient crossovers.
Genetics
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Nov 30, 2007, 4:19pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Nov 30, 2007, 4:19pm
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