News tagged with repetitive dna

Alternate ending -- living on without telomerase

Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center have discovered an alternative mechanism for the extension of the telomere repeat sequence by DNA repair enzymes.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers link spontaneous gene mutations to autism

(Medical Xpress) -- Using high-throughput gene sequencing technology, researchers have identified several harmful spontaneous gene mutations in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) that may cause the disorder.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study in roundworm chromosomes may offer new clues to tumor genome development

A study of DNA rearrangements in roundworm chromosomes may offer new insight into large-scale genome duplications that occur in developing tumors.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Canine compulsive disorder gene identified in dogs

A canine chromosome 7 locus that confers a high risk of compulsive disorder susceptibility has been identified through a collaboration between the Behavior Service at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, the Program ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers unlock genetic secrets of date palm

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar have mapped a draft version of the date palm genome, unlocking many of its genetic secrets.

Biology / Biotechnology

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

New Hope for Deadly Childhood Bone Cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have shed new light on Ewing’s sarcoma, an often deadly bone cancer that typically afflicts children and young adults. Their research ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The tiny difference in the genes of bacteria

Every year, diarrhea causes around five million fatalities worldwide. Most people die due to pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, which were ingested into the gastro-intestinal tract through contaminated ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0