Genetics
Could there be a vegetarian gene?
Those who favor a plant-based diet may be hardwired that way.
Apr 8, 2016
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Molecular Biology and Evolution
Genetics
A master switch that plays a key role in energy metabolism and human brain evolution
Scientists have long used comparative animal studies to better understand the nuances of human evolution, from making diverse body plans to the emergence of entirely powerful and unique features structures, including the ...
Jan 26, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Dominant evolutionary theme emerges to better predict clinical outcomes for cancer
Despite the decades long battle since the 'war on cancer' was first declared, major breakthroughs toward improving clinical outcomes have remained elusive. Now, with advanced sequencing, scientists have increasingly entered ...
Oct 13, 2015
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Genetics
Of skin and teeth: Identifying key differences in Asians
Authors Susana Seixas et al., in a new study recently published in the advanced online edition of Molecular Biology and Evolution, have found key differences in a suite of genes important for skin and bone development that ...
Oct 6, 2015
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Genetics
An evolutionary approach reveals new clues toward understanding the roots of schizophrenia
Is mental illness simply the evolutionary toll humans have to pay in return for our unique and superior cognitive abilities when compared to all other species? But if so, why have often debilitating illnesses like schizophrenia ...
Feb 24, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
High doses of antibiotics may have the potential to promote increased cross-resistance
Antibiotic resistance has become an increasing public health concern, with MRSA infections and last lines of antibiotic drug treatments having to be increasingly deployed in hospitals and clinics.
Jun 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tool advances investigations of disease outbreaks
A new field called genomic epidemiology is taking advantage of the rapidly reduced costs of next-generation DNA sequencing to better inform public health officials faced with ongoing outbreaks.
Apr 15, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Mutation V60L increases predisposition to skin cancer
When Homo sapiens left Africa and had to adapt to less sunny climates, there was a mutation in one of the genes responsible for regulating the synthesis of melanin, the MC1R gene, which involved a discoloration of the skin. ...
Jan 14, 2014
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Genetics
Bitter taste perception is not just about flavors, geneticists show
Long the bane of picky eaters everywhere, broccoli's taste is not just a matter of having a cultured palate; some people can easily taste a bitter compound in the vegetable that others have difficulty detecting. Now a team ...
Dec 6, 2011
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