Genetic mutations linked to the practice of burning coal in homes in China
...ons from cooking and heating their homes may carry genetic mutations that greatly increase their risk of deve... individuals, or 16.3 percent, tested positive for genetic mutations 13 individuals tested positive for p53 mutations, one tested positive for K-ras mutation ...Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...a precedent both for biodiversity conservation and genetic research by including indigenous peoples as full p...ented a Samoan-language PowerPoint presentation on genetic engineering in each village. A previous royalty agreement on Prostratin was signed in 2001 by the Pr...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...a precedent both for biodiversity conservation and genetic research by including indigenous peoples as full p...ented a Samoan-language PowerPoint presentation on genetic engineering in each village. A previous royalty agreement on Prostratin was signed in 2001 by the Pr...Researchers determine genetic cause of Timothy syndrome
... Medical Institute researchers have pinpointed the genetic cause of a devastating but rare childhood disorder...children who have the syndrome develop spontaneous genetic mutations that interfere with calcium channels that regulate the excitation and contraction of the h...Cigarette smoke causes breaks in DNA and defects to a cell's chromosomes, Pitt study finds
...'s chromosomes, leading to irreversible changes in genetic information being passed to a newly divided cell, ...mal chromosome segregation, which in turn leads to genetic imbalances," explained Dr. Saunders, associate professor of biological sciences, University of Pitts...Rare childhood genetic syndrome identified
...ah have identified a rare, previously undiscovered genetic syndrome that is often fatal by the second year of life, but which may be treatable with calcium channel-blocking drugs. Findings are reported in the October 1 issue of the journal Cell . The disease, named Timothy syndrome after one of the paper's...Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
... by the genomic work. The research provided direct genetic confirmation of a hypothesis that diatoms evolved ...arrangement called endosymbiosis, and swapped some genetic material to create a new hybrid genome. "This project helps illustrate the amazing diversity of li...DNA lends scientists a hand, revealing new chemical reactions
...NA, techniques long used to screen and amplify the genetic mainstay can be applied. In the current work, the scientists coupled DNA-templated synthesis with in vitro selection and DNA microarray analysis to scan for pairs of reactants that are able to undergo chemical reaction under a chosen set of reaction ...Pack-MULEs are toting a new look at plant evolution
...nce is in a certain order. Change the order of the genetic material and a function can be changed. Transposable elements are sort of the rowdy kids in a classroom their insertion may disrupt an orderly gene. Jiang offers Indian corn as an example. An ear of Indian corn can be mostly row after row of purple ...Alzheimer's disease is not accelerated aging
...hological and volumetric analyses, studies of rare genetic mutations, and functional imaging methods such as positron emission tomography (PET) and functional MRI in healthy adults and individuals with Alzheimer's disease, as well as new techniques that enable imaging of amyloid plaques in people living with...UT Southwestern biochemist honored with NIH Director's Pioneer Award
...patterns to signs of depression. Studies of the genetic link to sleep patterns may help researchers better understand and treat insomnia and other sleep-related disorders, while a clearer picture of the relationship between circadian rhythms and depression might impact drug discovery in the treatment of p...Award winning researchers reveal potential new role for Glivec
...or unresectable DFSP when it exhibits a particular genetic profile. The study, presented at the EORTC-NCI-AAC...nd Switzerland set out to see whether the cellular genetic and kinase profiles in DFSP would correlate with clinical responses to imatinib. The ten patients we...Trial shows which brain cancer patients benefit from temozolomide
... likely to get only marginal, if any, benefit. The genetic predictive test on tumour biopsies to identify who...lation is one of the ways that cells control which genetic information they will use. If the MGMT promoter is methylated, the MGMT gene is silenced and this me...New research shows plants can shuffle and paste gene pieces to generate genetic diversity
...niversity of Georgia has discovered a new way that genetic entities called transposable elements (TEs) can pr...echanisms known for evolving new genes, and one is genetic recombination, which can bring fragments of different genes next to each other," said Wessler. "A se...Genetic differences might help distinguish thyroid cancers
...mors, these genes, in combination with other known genetic changes in thyroid cancer cells, form the basis fo...pies," Eng says. Clinical testing for the genetic differences can be done using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology, which is far more availabl...Gene clusters predict atherosclerosis severity, susceptibility
...are tailored to and informed by a patient's unique genetic make-up. Atherosclerosis is a disorder marked by the thickening and clogging of blood vessels, which over time can deprive the heart of necessary oxygen and nutrients. While factors such as diet, smoking, cholesterol levels and inactivity are impo...Far more men than women favor routine paternity testing at birth
...d often conclude that it is to improve the child's genetic heritage or to gain parental investment from more ...their children had correct information about their genetic heritage. Of the men who favored testing, it was unclear just how strongly they were in fa...UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
...orted that they had identified the full breadth of genetic activity at a key stage of development in the parasite, revealing that an unusually high percentage of genes ? at least 60 percent -- were "turned on," or expressed, at the third and critical stage in the parasite' s life cycle ? when it invades red ...A test case for DNA barcodes to identify species
...rd species. The idea is that a short stretch of genetic code from a reference gene is sufficiently charact...t and colleagues tested the effectiveness of their genetic barcode in an extensive study of North American birds by comparing the 'species' identified from the......tion. The group's research is providing detailed genetic explanations of how and why c-myb is essential for the proliferation of white blood cells and breast cells by demonstrating that when it's removed, cell proliferation is impaired and the risk of developing cancer is reduced. "We hope to develop a d...