Are would-be parents carrying a genetic risk of serious illnesses that they could potentially pass on to their children? In the U.S., doctors recommend that couples have genetic screening before trying to conceive. Researchers ...
Aug 30, 2022
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The absence of one copy of a single gene in the brain causes a rare, as-yet-unnamed neurological disorder, according to new research that builds on decades of work by a University at Buffalo biochemist and his colleagues.
Nov 13, 2018
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Changes to just three genetic letters among billions led to evolution and development of the mammalian motor sensory network, and laid the groundwork for the defining characteristics of the human brain, Yale University researchers ...
May 30, 2012
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Evolution has shaped the human race, with University of Queensland researchers finding signatures of natural selection in the genome that influence traits associated with fertility and heart function.
Apr 18, 2018
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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, the Institut Pasteur and their clinical collaborators have identified a cause of testicular tissue developing in people with female chromosomes.
Jun 1, 2020
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In an international study led by Dr Kelly Williams and Associate Professor Ian Blair from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Macquarie University, researchers have linked the cause of two seemingly unrelated diseases: ...
Apr 18, 2016
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A new study published today suggests that how empathic we are is not just a result of our upbringing and experience but also partly a result of our genes.
Mar 12, 2018
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With advances in genomics, scientists are discovering additional components of the DNA alphabet in animals. Do these unusual chemical modifications of DNA have a special meaning, or are they just signs that cellular machines ...
Oct 24, 2017
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Each time a cell divides -- and it takes millions of cell divisions to create a fully grown human body from a single fertilized cell -- its chromosomes have to be accurately divvied up between both daughter cells. Researchers ...
Nov 17, 2011
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University of Manchester scientists, working with colleagues in Edinburgh and Australia, have provided the first direct biological evidence for a genetic contribution to people’s intelligence.
Aug 10, 2011
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