Genetics
Exploring the dark side of the genome
Research has shown a direct relationship between mutations in introns and variability in human populations.
Feb 1, 2019
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News tagged with copying
Oncology & Cancer
Researchers use optimized single-cell multi-omics sequencing to better understand colon cancer tumor heterogeneity
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has found that using optimized single-cell multi-omics sequencing better reveals colon cancer tumor heterogeneity. In their paper published in the journal ...
Genetics
Genes linking Alzheimer's and Down syndrome discovered
Scientists are a step closer to understanding which genes are responsible for early onset Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome, thanks to a new study led by researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL along ...
Jun 25, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mate-choice copying in humans – are all the taken men good?
A new study by researchers from the Universities of St Andrews, Durham, Exeter and Arizona State finds that men get an 'attractiveness boost' from being chosen by others – but so do abstract works of art.
Jan 29, 2018
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Genetics
Scientists find a striking number of genetic changes can occur early in human development
The genetic material of an organism encodes the instructions that guide its development. These codes are not written in stone; they can change or mutate any time during the life of the organism. Single changes in the code ...
Feb 24, 2017
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Neuroscience
Playing favorites: Brain cells prefer one parent's gene over the other's
Most kids say they love their mom and dad equally, but there are times when even the best prefers one parent over the other. The same can be said for how the body's cells treat our DNA instructions. It has long been thought ...
Feb 23, 2017
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Genetics
Largest study of its kind finds rare genetic variations linked to schizophrenia
Many of the genetic variations that increase risk for schizophrenia are rare, making it difficult to study their role in the disease. To overcome this, the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, an international team led by Jonathan ...
Nov 22, 2016
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Genetics
How our cells use mother's and father's genes
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have characterized how and to what degree our cells utilize the gene copies inherited from our mother and father differently. At a basic level ...
Sep 28, 2016
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Genetics
More anti-inflammatory genes mean longer lifespans for mammals
We age in part thanks to "friendly fire" from the immune system—inflammation and chemically active molecules called reactive oxygen species that help fight infection, but also wreak molecular havoc over time, contributing ...
Apr 7, 2015
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Genetics
Taking the 'mute' off silenced gene may be answer to Angelman syndrome
Most genes are inherited as two working copies, one from the mother and one from the father. However, in a few instances, a gene is imprinted, which means that one copy is silenced. This is called genomic imprinting. If the ...
Dec 1, 2014
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