Researchers expose new vulnerabilities in the security of personal genetic information
Using only a computer, an Internet connection, and publicly accessible online resources, a team of Whitehead Institute researchers has been able to identify nearly 50 individuals who had submitted personal genetic material ...
Genetics
Jan 17, 2013 |
4.3 / 5 (4) |
2
|
Silence of the genes
A molecular mechanism by which gene silencing is regulated at the genome-wide level in plants has been uncovered by a research team led by Motoaki Seki of the RIKEN Plant Science Center, Yokohama, Japan. ...
Genetics
Jul 22, 2011 |
4 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Controlling patterns of DNA methylation
A study performed by scientists in Dirk Schübeler's team at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Basel identifies DNA sequences that autonomously determine DNA methylation patterns. ...
Genetics
Oct 28, 2011 |
4 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Three new eczema genes discovered
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from Children of the 90s at the University of Bristol, in collaboration with 22 other studies from across the world, have discovered three new genetic variants associated with ...
Genetics
Dec 26, 2011 |
4 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Research shows genes influence criminal behavior
Your genes could be a strong predictor of whether you stray into a life of crime, according to a research paper co-written by UT Dallas criminologist Dr. J.C. Barnes.
Genetics
Jan 25, 2012 |
4 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Genetic 'Rosetta Stone' unveiled in Nature
Scientists have developed a new community resource that may act as a Rosetta Stone for revealing the genetic basis of traits and disease.
Genetics
Feb 17, 2012 |
4 / 5 (4) |
2
|
Genetics of flu susceptibility: Researchers find gene that can transform mild influenza to a life-threatening disease
A genetic finding could help explain why influenza becomes a life-threating disease to some people while it has only mild effects in others. New research led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has identified for the first ...
Genetics
Mar 25, 2012 |
4 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Fragile X protein linked to nearly 100 genes involved in autism
Doctors have known for many years that patients with fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, are often also diagnosed with autism. But little has been known about how the two diagnoses ...
Genetics
Dec 12, 2012 |
4 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Gout study offers genetic insight into 'disease of kings'
Scientists have shed light on why some people are more susceptible to gout than others. A study has identified 18 new genetic variations that increase levels of uric acid in the blood, which is the main cause of the disease. ...
Genetics
Dec 23, 2012 |
4 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Team perfects non-lethal way of switching off essential genes in mice
One way of discovering a gene's function is to switch it off and observe how the loss of its activity affects an organism. If a gene is essential for survival, however, then switching it off permanently will ...
Genetics
Apr 14, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
5
|
Researchers complete whole-exome sequencing of skin cancer
A team led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health is the first to systematically survey the landscape of the melanoma genome, the DNA code of the deadliest form of skin cancer. The researchers ...
Genetics
Apr 15, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
World-first glaucoma gene discovery
(Medical Xpress) -- An Australian research team led by Flinders University researchers has discovered two new genes that could open the way to new treatments for blinding glaucoma.
Genetics
May 02, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
1
|
New study solves mouse genome dilemma
Laboratory research has always been limited in terms of what conclusions scientists can safely extrapolate from animal experiments to the human population as a whole. Many promising findings in mice have not held up under ...
Genetics
May 29, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Researchers characterize epigenetic fingerprint of 1,628 people
Until a decade, it was believed that differences between people were due solely to the existence of genetic changes, which are alterations in the sequence of our genes. The discoveries made during these last ten years show ...
Genetics
Jun 02, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
Scientists find link between master gene and neurodegenerative disorders
Garbage comes in all shapes and sizes. Cells, the body's functional units of life, also produce 'garbage' - debris and dysfunctional elements the body must get rid of. Failure to dispose of this garbage could ...
Genetics
Jun 24, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
