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Gene family found to play key role in early stages of development

Scientists have identified a gene family that plays a key role in one of the earliest stages of development in which an embryo distinguishes its left side from the right and determines how organs should be positioned within ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FoxJ1 helps cilia beat a path to asymmetry

New work at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reveals how a genetic switch, known as FoxJ1, helps developing embryos tell their left from their right. While at first glance the right and left sides ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genetic defect links respiratory disease and congenital heart disease

The same genetic defect that causes a rare respiratory disease may also lead to some types of congenital heart disease, according to a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 11, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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