Although multiple sclerosis (MS) is known to run in certain families, attempts to find genes linked to the disease have been elusive. Now for the first time researchers are reporting a gene mutation that can be connected ...
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Over the last several years, research teams across the world have scoured the genomes of cancer cells in a quest to uncover the genes that drive tumor growth. Meticulous analyses of the many thousands of genetic mutations ...
May 6, 2016
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Cancers evolve over time in patterns governed by the same natural laws that drive physical and chemical processes as diverse as the flow of rivers or the brightness of stars, a new study reports.
Jan 18, 2016
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Scientists from A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) have successfully established a comprehensive model of rare accelerated ageing syndrome Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), thereby opening up the possibility ...
Sep 23, 2015
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An international team of researchers, including investigators from the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), has identified a gene that underlies healthy information processing—a first step on a complicated road ...
Jul 15, 2015
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Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the researchers used the latest genetic sequencing methods to study 31 children with the disease and discovered a defect in the biological process known as deadenylation. ...
Apr 24, 2015
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Today in the journal Nature Methods, the laboratory headed by ICREA researcher Patrick Aloy, at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), presents a computational tool that allows a greater understanding ...
Feb 27, 2015
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Researchers have identified five genetic variants that influence the size of structures within the brain, a discovery that could help determine the genetic processes that underlie neuropsychiatric diseases.
Jan 22, 2015
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A new line of research from a team at Florida State University is pushing the limits on what the world knows about how human genetic material is replicated and what that means for people with diseases where the replication ...
Nov 19, 2014
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Film editors play a critical role by helping shape raw footage into a narrative. Part of the challenge is that their work can have a profound impact on the finished product—with just a few cuts in the wrong places, comedy ...
Aug 12, 2014
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