News tagged with nuclear genome
New drug targets revealed from giant parasitic worm genome sequence
Scientists have identified the genetic blueprint of the giant intestinal roundworm, Ascaris suum, revealing potential targets to control the devastating parasitic disease, ascariasis which affects more than one billion people ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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In next-gen DNA sequence, new answers to a rare and devastating disease
In Leigh syndrome, infants are born apparently healthy only to develop movement and breathing disorders that worsen over time, often leading to death by the age of 3. The problem is that the mitochondria responsible for powering ...
Sep 06, 2011 |
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A hot species for cool structures: Complex proteins in 3-D thanks to simple heat-loving fungus
A fungus that lives at extremely high temperatures could help understand structures within our own cells. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Heidelberg University, both in Heidelberg, Germany, ...
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Androgenetic species of clam utilizes rare gene capture
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, biologist David Hillis from the University of Texas shows how the freshwater Corbicula clam utilizes rare g ...
May 24, 2011 |
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Mothers curse linked to male infertility
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have discovered the first real evidence of the 'mother's curse' and its connection to male infertility due to genetic mutations in mitochondria. Led by Dr. Damian Dowling from Monash University ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Waking the dead: Ancient genome of extinct human being reconstructed
For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the nuclear genome of an extinct human being. The innovative technique can help reconstruct human phenotypic traits of extinct cultures. It also allows for ...
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Geneticists publish largest-ever study on African genetics revealing origins, migration
African, American, and European researchers working in collaboration over a 10-year period have released the largest-ever study of African genetic data--more than four million genotypes--providing a library of new information ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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