Genetic modification of linseed produces healthier omega 3 and 6 fatty acids
...rected into the seed with the use of seed-specific gene promoter sequences. The best results were obtained with the use of the plant and algal gene sequences. These transgenic plants accumulated significant levels of very long chain PUFA in their s...Researchers develop fast track way to discover how cells are regulated
...l approach to investigate a regulatory network for gene expression that is implicated in cell growth and d...ecomes very clear that the old way -- studying one gene at a time -- is too slow. It becomes a problem of scale, with high throughput the only answer." Ma...K-State, other universities to study how climate affects plant evolution
... and apply the computer models that will track the gene responses in Arabidopsis plants. Working with seven leading laboratories in Europe, the researchers will plant and study Arabidopsis at six diverse sites, ranging from subarctic locales in Finland -- which at times during the year have just three h...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
...f the normal behavior of an animal at the level of gene expression," said Gene E. Robinson, professor of e...o do this," he said, "we will generate profiles of gene expression that occurs in the brain of individuals that are captured in the very act of performing t...New way to protect brain from stroke damage
...chemia. Mice lacking a functional copy of the ASIC gene were similarly resistant to stroke damage, they fo...mpared to control animals. Mice lacking the ASIC1a gene also showed significantly less ischemic brain injury. Scientists had long considered another class o...Wiley publishes Welcome to the Genome: A User's Guide to the Genetic Past, Present, and Future
...d so many areas of our lives, from the promises of gene therapy and personalized medicine to international trade disputes over genetically modified foods, to the religious questions raised by then President Bill Clinton's appraisal of the Human Genome Project as the learning of "the language in which God ...JCI table of contents September 15, 2004
...s did not complement one another, meaning the same gene was mutated. From there they used a battery of ma... mutations for both patients in the NDUFS6 gene; a gene not previously shown to be involved in this type of disease. This work shows how combining a series ...Human chromosome 5 final sequence analysis released to public
...ve studies conducted by our scientists of the vast gene deserts where it was thought there was little of v...rited. Researchers had known that deletions in the gene for survival of motor neurons, (SMN) caused the disease, but people with the same deletion can have ...Venn diagram tactics to vet complex disease
...s did not complement one another, meaning the same gene was mutated. From there they used a battery of ma... mutations for both patients in the NDUFS6 gene; a gene not previously shown to be involved in this type of disease. This work shows how combining a series ...Protein is key to fatal disorder and normal cell function
... Children who inherit a copy of the defective CLN3 gene from both parents produce a non-functional form of the protein. Those affected develop normally until about age five. Between the ages of five and eight years, their vision, motor and cognitive skills begin to deteriorate, with uncontrolled seizures ...Genetically modified bacterium as remedy for intestinal diseases
... the earlier research further and placed the mouse gene with the code for mouse 'trefoil factors' (TFF) into the Lactococcus. TFF play an important role in the protection and healing of the epithelium - the inner wall - of the stomach- intestinal system. They also play a role in the construction of the st...Gene expression in liver tumors and patient prognosis
An analysis of the gene expression patterns of 91 unrelated liver tumors r...d therapies for liver cancer patients. While gene technology has previously been applied to some specific aspects of liver cancer, researchers led by ...Can an old gene learn new tricks?
...t fly, Drosophila, the ancestral action of the Hmx gene was limited to the development of the central nerv..., Drosophila Hmx can substitute for the mouse Hmx3 gene in CNS development and, surprisingly, can also direct development of the inner ear. Therefore, a Dr...Molecule awakens and maintains neural connections
... the Jans, and their colleagues first identified a gene in the fruit fly Drosophila that appears to play...wth, or "arborization." In comparing the fruit fly gene with databases of vertebrate genomes, they identified a similar homologue in mice, which they named ...Researchers identify distinctive signature for metastatic prostate cancer
...th manipulation of expression of a single cellular gene and has never been done before, to my knowledge ...on the expression of Smoothened suggesting that gene may be "a focal point of regulation in tissue regeneration and tumorigenesis." They also found they...Columbia research to examine gene influence on severity of peridontal disease, therapy response
... forms of periodontitis can be classified based on gene expression in inflamed gums. Periodontitis occurs ...omponent. Dr. Papapanou and his team will examine gene expression signatures to define different subtypes of the disease in order to understand the molecul...Proteins show promise for mosquito control
...d," Lan says. Lan and her team have patented the gene and the methods for screening the compounds. It will take a year to screen another 20,000 chemicals. After that, they will be looking for companies to develop the compounds into chemical inhibitors for widespread mosquito control. "Four years ago (...Researchers report new gene test for isolated cleft lip and palate
...peech therapy. "These results show that a specific gene plays a crucial role in the development of isolate... cleft lip and palate. The authors say this latest gene test, when used with parents who already have one child with isolated cleft lip and palate, can pred...Spontaneous mutation produces new MAO A/B knockout mouse
...on in a single nucleic acid base pair in the MAO A gene created a premature stop which prevented it from b...ilar single base pair mutation occurs in the MAO A gene in the men of a Dutch family who show impulsivity and aggressive behavior." This mutation in the Dut...The impact of genetic variations on the treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis
...d epitope), as well as genetic variants in the TNF gene region. Results of genetic testing were then corre...dition to particular genetic variations in the TNF gene region were found to have better responses to treatment, regardless of which drug was used. "Resul...