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Redefining DNA: Darwin from the atom up

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1

In a dramatic rewrite of the recipe for life, scientists from Florida today described the design of a new type of DNA with 12 chemical letters instead of the usual four. Presented here at the 237th National Meeting of the ...





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Scientists identify 2 genes as potential therapeutic targets for multiple sclerosis

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Mayo Clinic study has found that two genes in mice were associated with good central nervous system repair in multiple sclerosis (MS). These findings give researchers new hope for developing more effective therapies for ...


Research findings key for understanding, interpreting genetic testing for long QT syndrome

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results of a long QT syndrome (LQTS) study published in the current issue of Circulation play an important role in understanding genetic testing's role in diagnosing disease, according to the senior author, Michael Ackerman, ...


Protecting the future: How plant stem cells guard against genetic damage

Protecting the future: How plant stem cells guard against genetic damage

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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

Scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK, have shown how plants can protect themselves against genetic damage caused by environmental stresses. The growing tips of plant roots and shoots have an ...


No such thing as ethnic groups, genetically speaking

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Central Asian ethnic groups are more defined by societal rules than ancestry. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genetics found that overall there are more genetic differences within ethnic groups than betwee ...


Genes behind increasingly common form of cancer identified

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified two genes believed to play a role in the development of endometrial cancer. These results may eventually lead to better diagnosis and treatment of this ...


Why do human populations differ? Fruit fly study aims to provide genetic answers

Biology / Other

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Charles Aquadro, professor of molecular biology and genetics, researches how fruit flies provide clues to humans' own genetic footprints of adaptation.


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Study: Cancer may pass from mother to unborn child

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has provided genetic evidence for the first time that it is possible for a mother to transmit cancer to her unborn child via the placenta.


Diarrhea disorder Giardiasis caused by two different parasite species

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Uppsala University and the Karolinska Institute have found major genetic differences between the human variants of the intestinal parasite Giardia intestinalis. Sequencing of the genomes ...


Color differences within and between species have common genetic origin

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Spend a little time people-watching at the beach and you're bound to notice differences in the amount, thickness and color of people's body hair. Then head to the zoo and compare people to chimps, our closest ...


Genetic link to vitamin A deficiency

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Almost half of UK women may be lacking an important source of vitamin A due to a previously undiscovered genetic variation, scientists at Newcastle University have found.



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