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UNSW students sequence genome of the Wollemi Pine

UNSW students sequence genome of the Wollemi Pine

Biology / Biotechnology

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(PhysOrg.com) -- UNSW students have sequenced the chloroplast genome of the ancient Wollemi Pine - a world first that could reveal how a "dinosaur" of the tree kingdom survived 200 million years of shifting ...


Gene linked to a rare form of progressive hearing loss in males is identified

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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A gene associated with a rare form of progressive deafness in males has been identified by an international team of researchers funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The gene, PRPS1, ...


Christmas Tree

Scientists works to develop Christmas tree that doesn't shed needles

Biology / Biotechnology

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After chasing the perfect Christmas tree for three decades, Gary Chastagner could be getting close.


Genetic variant may control lung function and risk of COPD

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Researchers have discovered evidence that suggests a genetic variant may be associated with better preserved lung function among children with asthma and adults who smoke, according to a new study funded by the National Heart, ...


Researchers find human protein that prevents H1N1 influenza infection

Medicine & Health / Research

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have identified a naturally occurring human protein that helps prevent infection by H1N1 influenza and other viruses, including West Nile and dengue virus.


Light used to map effect of neurons on one another

Light used to map effect of neurons on one another

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Harvard University have used light and genetic trickery to trace out neurons' ability to excite or inhibit one another, literally shedding new light on the question of how neurons ...


Two common forms of cancer have been genetically mapped for the first time

Scientists crack gene code of common cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Two common forms of cancer have been genetically mapped for the first time, British scientists announced, in a major breakthrough in understanding the diseases.


Researchers publish review of the 'molecular basis of colorectal cancer'

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Every year in the United States, 160,000 cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed, and 57,000 patients die of the disease, making it the second leading cause of death from cancer among adults, after lung cancer.


Leprosy susceptibility genes reported

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) of leprosy and the largest GWAS on an infectious disease, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and 26 institutes in China identified seven genes that increase ...


Study reveals lack of diversity in embryonic stem cell lines

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, a finding that raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from stem cell advances, according ...



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