News tagged with genetic blueprint
The Nobel Prize and Pond Scum as a 'Model' Organism
Oct 15, 2009 |
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A man is a man and a mouse is a mouse, but if you talk to a few biomedical scientists about their research, at least one is likely to spring the term “mouse model” on you.
Molecular Decay of Enamel-Specific Gene in Toothless Mammals Supports Theory of Evolution
Sep 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at the University of California, Riverside report new evidence for evolutionary change recorded in both the fossil record and the genomes (or genetic blueprints) of living organisms, ...
Species diversity helps researchers refine analyses of human gene mutations
Sep 03, 2009 |
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In the new era of personalized medicine, physicians hope to provide earlier diagnoses and improve therapy by evaluating patients' genetic blueprints. But, as a new bioinformatics study emphasizes, the first step must be to ...
Inherited risk factors increase odds of developing childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Aug 16, 2009 |
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified inherited variations in two genes that account for 37 percent of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), including a gene that may help predict drug ...
Comprehensive look at rare leukemia finds relatively few genetic changes launch disease
Jul 27, 2009 |
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The most comprehensive analysis yet of the genome of childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) found only a few mistakes in the genetic blueprint, suggesting the cancer arises from just a handful of missteps, according to new ...
New tool isolates RNA within specific cells (w/Video)
May 18, 2009 |
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A team of University of Oregon biologists, using fruit flies, has created a way to isolate RNA from specific cells, opening a new window on how gene expression drives normal development and disease-causing ...
Findings show insulin -- not genes -- linked to obesity
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting factors other than genes could cause obesity, finding that genetically identical cells store widely differing amounts of fat depending on subtle variations ...
'Experiment of nature' examines how mother's diet may impact on child's health
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Could our mother's diet at the time we are conceived set the course for our future health? This intriguing question is at the heart of a new study based on an "experiment of nature" being conducted by Wellcome Trust-funded ...
