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Midget plant gets makeover
Jun 22, 2009 |
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A tiny plant with a long name (Arabidopsis thaliana) helps researchers from over 120 countries learn how to design new crops to help meet increasing demands for food, biofuels, industrial materials, and ne ...
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New evidence for theory of evolution found
Aug 01, 2006 |
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U.S. geneticists say they have found evidence a category of genes, known as pseudogenes, serve no function -- a finding supporting the theory of evolution.
Scientists discover small RNAs that regulate gene expression and protect the genome
May 13, 2008 |
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RNA is best known as a working copy of the DNA sequence of genes. In this role, it’s a carrier of the genes’ instructions to the cell, which manufactures proteins according to information in the RNA molecule.
Loss of egg yolk genes in mammals and the origin of lactation and placentation
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Mar 18, 2008 |
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If you are reading this, you did not start your life by hatching from an egg. This is one of the many traits that you share with our mammalian relatives. A new paper in this week’s PLoS Biology explores the ge ...
Comparative genomics reveals molecular evolution of Q fever pathogen
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Texas A&M Health Center, and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have uncovered genetic clues about why some strains of the pathogen ...
Novel mouse gene reduces major pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease
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Nov 11, 2009 |
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A new study reveals that a previously undiscovered mouse gene reduces the two major pathological perturbations commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The research, published by Cell Press in the November 12 issue ...
Learning the language of DNA
May 02, 2006 |
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An international consortium of scientists, including a team from The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), is a step closer to the next generation of treatments to combat disease, after publishing ...
Molecular Decay of Enamel-Specific Gene in Toothless Mammals Supports Theory of Evolution
Sep 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at the University of California, Riverside report new evidence for evolutionary change recorded in both the fossil record and the genomes (or genetic blueprints) of living organisms, ...
Study: DNA barcoding in danger of 'ringing up' wrong species
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Aug 25, 2008 |
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DNA barcoding is a movement to catalog all life on earth by a simple standardized genetic tag, similar to stores labeling products with unique barcodes. The effort promises foolproof food inspection, improved border security, ...
Exploring the Dark Matter of the Genome
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Jun 15, 2007 |
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Not so long ago, the difficult-to-sequence, highly repetitive, gene-poor DNA found in regions of chromosomes known as heterochromatin was called "junk." Like dark matter in the universe, the true nature of ...
Researchers develop new self-training gene prediction program for fungi
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Sep 29, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a computer program that trains itself to predict genes in the DNA sequences of fungi.
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