Genetics news
'Junk' DNA proves functional
Nov 04, 2008 |
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In a paper published in Genome Research on Nov. 4, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) report that what was previously believed to be "junk" DNA is one of the important ingredients distinguishing humans ...
Researchers find connection between caloric restriction and longevity
Sep 20, 2007 |
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For nearly 70 years scientists have known that caloric restriction prolongs life. In everything from yeast to primates, a significant decrease in calories can extend lifespan by as much as one-third. But getting under the ...
Identical twins not as identical as believed
Feb 15, 2008 |
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Contrary to our previous beliefs, identical twins are not genetically identical. This surprising finding is presented by American, Swedish, and Dutch scientists in a study being published today in the prestigious journal ...
New route for heredity bypasses DNA
Jan 04, 2008 |
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A group of scientists in Princeton's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology has uncovered a new biological mechanism that could provide a clearer window into a cell's inner workings.
Biologists discover why 10percent of Europeans are safe from HIV infection
Mar 10, 2005 |
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Biologists at the University of Liverpool have discovered how the plagues of the Middle Ages have made around 10% of Europeans resistant to HIV.
Scientists identify new longevity genes
Mar 12, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Washington and other institutions have identified 25 genes regulating lifespan in two organisms separated by about 1.5 billion years in evolutionary change. At least 15 of those genes have ...
Genes that both extend life and protect against cancer identified
Oct 14, 2007 |
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A person is 100 times more likely to get cancer at age 65 than at age 35. But new research reported today in the journal Nature Genetics identifies naturally occurring processes that allow many genes to both slow aging and pr ...
Homosexual behavior due to genetics and environmental factors
Jun 29, 2008 |
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Homosexual behaviour is largely shaped by genetics and random environmental factors, according to findings from the world's largest study of twins.
Researchers confirm association between gene and intelligence
Feb 27, 2007 |
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If you're particularly good with puzzles or chess, the reason may be in your genes. A team of scientists, led by psychiatric geneticists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has gathered the most extensive ...
Our genome changes over lifetime, Johns Hopkins experts say
Jun 25, 2008 |
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[B]May explain many 'late-onset' diseases[/B] Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that epigenetic marks on DNA-chemical marks other than the DNA sequence-do indeed change over a person's lifetime, and that the degree of ...
Smoking turns on genes -- permanently
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Smoking tobacco is no longer considered sexy, but it may prove a permanent turn on for some genes. Research published today in the online open access journal BMC Genomics could help explain why former smokers are still more s ...
New findings challenge established views about human genome
Jun 13, 2007 |
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A team of researchers led by University of Virginia Health System geneticists has uncovered a major secret in the mystery of how the DNA helix replicates itself time after time. It turns out that it is not just the sequence ...
A novel way found to prevent protein plaques implicated in Alzheimer's
Nov 18, 2007 |
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For unknown reasons a protein called amyloid beta aggregates into toxic plaques in the brain, killing neurons. These plaques are one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Now two new animal studies show for the first time ...
DNA code breaker tested theory on Jane Austen text
Nov 17, 2006 |
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A researcher at the University of Bradford has perfected a computer programme that could unlock the secrets of the human genome and pave the way towards new treatments and drugs sooner than had been expected.
Genes May Hold Keys to How Humans Learn
Oct 02, 2007 |
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New research is giving scientists fresh insights into how genetics are a prime factor in how we learn.
