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Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction

Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancestor of the AIDS virus hijacked an entire gene, perhaps from some prehistoric cat it had infected, a gene that makes it much better able to infect humans, according to a study published ...


Study finds new relationship between gene duplication and alternative splicing in plants

Study finds new relationship between gene duplication and alternative splicing in plants

Biology / Biotechnology

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University of Georgia scientists looking to understand the genetic mechanisms of plant defense and growth have found for the first time in plants an inverse relationship between gene duplication and alternative ...


Transcription factors guide differences in human and chimp brain function

Transcription factors guide differences in human and chimp brain function

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Humans share at least 97 percent of their genes with chimpanzees, but, as a new study of transcription factors makes clear, what you have in your genome may be less important than how you use it.


The thalamus, middleman of the brain, becomes a sensory conductor

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Two new studies show that the thalamus--the small central brain structure often characterized as a mere pit-stop for sensory information on its way to the cortex--is heavily involved in sensory processing, and is an important ...


Genetic variations indicate risk of recurrence, secondary cancer among head and neck cancer patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Eighteen single-point genetic variations indicate risk of recurrence for early-stage head and neck cancer patients and their likelihood of developing a second type of cancer, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...


New approach to sickle-cell disease shows promise in mice

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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A new genetic approach to treating sickle cell disease is showing promising results in mice, report researchers from Children's Hospital Boston. By inactivating a gene they previously discovered to be important in the laboratory, ...


Researchers prove key cancer theory

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Mayo Clinic researchers have proven the longstanding theory that changes in the number of whole chromosomes -- called aneuploidy -- can cause cancer by eliminating tumor suppressor genes. Their findings, which appear in the ...


Type 2 diabetes gene predisposes children to obesity

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds light on the genetic origins of ...


Study shows nearly 1/3 of human genome is involved in gingivitis

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created 18 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Gingivitis, which may affect more than one-half of the U.S. adult population, is a condition commonly attributed to lapses in simple oral hygiene habits. However, a new study shows that development and reversal of gingivitis ...


JAK2 inhibitor demonstrates effective, durable control of myelofibrosis

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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A first-in-its class oral medication provides significant and durable relief for patients with a rare, debilitating and lethal bone marrow disorder called myelofibrosis, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...



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