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Biologists identify genes that prevent changes in physical traits due to environmental changes

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created Nov 04, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

New York University biologists have identified genes that prevent physical traits from being affected by environmental changes. The research, which studied the genetic makeup of baker's yeast, appears in the latest issue ...





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Genetic link to heart failure

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers, at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, has identified a group of 12 genetic variants in the HSPB7 gene that is associated with heart failure in humans.


Genes identified may help breast cancer diagnosis

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Researchers at Keele University, Germany, have identified two genes which may help improve the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer patients.


Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets

Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whitehead researchers have developed a new approach for genetics in human cells and used this technique to identify specific genes and proteins required for pathogens.


Drunken fruit flies help scientists find potential drug target for alcoholism

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A group of drunken fruit flies have helped researchers from North Carolina State and Boston universities identify entire networks of genes—also present in humans—that play a key role in alcohol drinking behavior. This discovery, ...


Plasma levels of GGT and ALB and their genetic correlations with cardiovascular risk factors

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two indicators of liver function, Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and albumin (ALB) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. It is known that the variation in the plasma level of these liver related proteins ...


Researchers identify genes associated with onset age of Parkinson's disease

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified genes which may influence the onset age of Parkinson's Disease (PD). The findings, which currently appear on-line in BMC Medical Genetics, are th ...


Genes that drive you to drink (but don't make you an alcoholic)

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Your genetic make up may predispose you to drink more but may not increase your genetic risk for alcoholism (alcohol dependence). Research published in the open access journal, BMC Biology, pinpoints genetic pathways and ge ...


Study shows gene positions may aid cancer diagnosis

Study shows gene positions may aid cancer diagnosis

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Certain genes switch their nuclear position in tumor cells, offering a potential new method of diagnosing cancer, say researchers from the National Cancer Institute. The study by Meaburn et al. will be published ...


Discovery of novel genes could unlock mystery of what makes us uniquely human

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created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Humans and chimpanzees are genetically very similar, yet it is not difficult to identify the many ways in which we are clearly distinct from chimps. In a study published online in Genome Research, scientists have made a ...


Research points to potential chink in cancer's armor

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at the University of York have identified and successfully silenced a gene that appears essential to cancer cell survival.



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