News tagged with genetic locus

New genetic risk factor for sudden cardiac death identified

In a large and comprehensive investigation into the underlying causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD) – a surreptitious killer of hundreds of thousands annually in the United States – researchers have discovered a ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Lopsided fish show that symmetry is only skin deep

Putting function before form, members of the Perissodinus genus of fish have developed a hugely lopsided jaw that provides a distinct feeding advantage. Research published in the open access journal BMC Bi ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Did the North Atlantic fisheries collapse due to fisheries-induced evolution?

The Atlantic cod has, for many centuries, sustained major fisheries on both sides of the Atlantic. However, the North American fisheries have now largely collapsed. A new paper in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ON ...

Biology / Ecology

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Scientists perform large asian genome-wide association study on kidney disease

Singapore and China scientists, headed by Dr Liu Jianjun, Senior Group Leader and Associate Director of Human Genetics at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Dr Yu Xueqing, a nephrologist at the 1st Affiliated Hospital ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pinpointing asthma susceptibility in Japanese adults

A team of geneticists has identified five specific gene regions associated with asthma susceptibility among Japanese adults. Mayumi Tamari of the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine, Yokohama, led the research.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists perform first Asian genome-wide association study on spine disease

Singapore and China scientists, headed by Dr Liu Jianjun, Senior Group Leader and Associate Director of Human Genetics at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Dr Gu Jieruo, a rheumatologist at the 3rd Affiliated Hospital ...

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Toward more cost-effective production of biofuels from plant lignocellulosic biomass

In 1925, Henry Ford observed that fuel is present in all vegetative matter that can be fermented and predicted that Americans would some day grow their own fuel. Last year, global biofuel production reached ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers find alterations of a single gene associated with intellectual disability, epilepsy and autistic features

(Medical Xpress) -- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers, working with an international team of colleagues, have identified a gene that may play a role in causing a neurodevelopmental disorder that ...

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Gene controlling flowering boosts energy production from sorghum

A sorghum hybrid that does not flower and accumulates as much as three times the amount of stem and leaf matter may help the bioenergy industry, according to a study appearing today in the Proceedings of th ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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Close up look at a microbial vaccination program

A complex of proteins in the bacterium E.coli that plays a critical role in defending the microbe from viruses and other invaders has been discovered to have the shape of a seahorse by researchers with the U. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Genetic controller prepares immune system for diverse threats

An army of immune cells circulates the human body to protect against its potential foes—viruses, bacteria, cancer cells, and other invaders. Because the immune system cannot know what to expect, it must be prepared to ...

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Researchers uncover genetic link to cattle diseases

The origin of three costly cattle diseases is genetically linked, according to findings from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using a mathematical model to evaluate microsatellite genotyping from low-quality DNA

Noninvasive sampling has been used in studies of endangered animals. It has the advantage of obtaining samples without affecting the target animals. However, the quality of DNA obtained by such methods is ...

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