Scientists Identify Retrovirus-Like Components In Corn Genome
...ng kernels of knowledge about the organization and makeup of genetic material in plants. The findings offer new insights into why some plants have larger genomes than others, and they indicate that some plants may be able to thwart certain viruses that are devastating to humans. Every living organism has a ......y, which was designed to show how a child'sgenetic makeup and environment influence the development of language andother cognitive skills, should reassure parents about the generalintelligence of toddlers who are less talkative than their playmates. In tests of 408 pairs of same-sex twins -- half id...New Nonviral Gene Therapy System Could Help Fight Cancer
...ls, it's not necessary to change thebody's genetic makeup permanently. The T7 system is a means todeliver a gene product or drug into a patient without that genebecoming part of the body's genetic machinery." While the gene therapy system could be used to expressany gene, Wagner and other researchers a...Hunt For Early Heart Attack Genes Begins
...art attacks result from a person's complex genetic makeup andhis or her interactions with the environment including what he or she eats, howmuch he or she exercises and if he or she smokes. While we know a great dealabout the influence of diet, exercise and cigarettes on heart disease, we do notyet know th...NIDR Supports Total Genome Studies Of Major Oral Pathogens
...s ofparamount importance to understand the genetic makeup of Candida in order todevelop new and effective therapeutic agents. Dr. Ronald Davis, principal investigator on the project, was a member ofthe research team that recently sequenced the genome of the brewer's yeast,Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ......bernation on Groundhog Day has more to do with the makeup of fatty acids inhis body than being scared by his own shadow. Colorado State University biology Professor Greg Florant, aninternational expert on hibernating animals, recently discovered that highamounts of linolenic acid can actually hinde...Infants, Toddlers Should Not Restrict Fat Intake, Experts Say
...ns for children as old as age 5 and changes in the makeup of infant formulas. "The scientific community is focused in one direction, and that is reducing dietary fat in all individuals," Watkins says. "But trying to adapt fat recommendations from adults to infants and toddlers is not the best way." Hennig a...Study Finds Gene Is Associated With Higher Risk Of One Kind of Stroke Among African-Americans
...ds. "Having the e4 allele in one's genetic makeup just might be one of thoseadditional risk factors if you are an African American," Alberts continued. Apo-E, which is located on the surface of circulating blood-fatparticles, normally binds to liver cells, helping them clear cholesterol fr...Common Mutations Linked To Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer
...Institute, Hopkins scientists compared the genetic makeup of 110 breast cancerpatients with 113 women not affected by breast cancer. The women who had breastcancer were more likely to have variations in the GST gene family. According to Dr. Helzlsouer, if the association can be confirmed ...Aspirin's Preventive Action In Heart Attacks Tied To Genetics
...ation and can represent improvementsin the genetic makeup of species over time. Glen Cooke, a post-doctoral researcher in the laboratory of Pascal Goldschmidt,chief of the division of cardiology and director of the Heart andLung Institute at Ohio State, linked the existence of the PlA2 polymorphism toaspiri...Major Risk Factor For Cervical Cancer Found
...uch lessin known about how an individuals' genetic makeup may contribute to cervicalcancer development. P53 is a key control point in the body's defence against tumour formation. Itprotects the genetic information in the cells from things which can damage themsuch as ultra violet radiation or certain che......advanced techniques to determine the exact genetic makeup of individuals,scientists understand considerably ...at allowresearchers to determine the exact genetic makeup of individual plants in anecosystem. Even now, the problem is daunting, since there were more than 8......ed Mars soil, samples of Earth soil whose chemical makeup has been changed to match the findings of the Viking and Mars Pathfinder spacecraft. Even if it is an ideal radiation shield for crews staying on the surface, it has to be prepared. "We need to learn a lot on mining, processing, packing, and using...Putting Down Your Roots: How Plants Know To Do It
...ications for the agriculturalindustry. The genetic makeup of Arabidopsis is similar to that of food cropslike rice and corn, so understanding genetic pathways that regulate the growthof this weed will lead to new approaches for the genetic improvement ofagriculturally important crops. For example, since roo...Putting Doesn't Pollute, Research Finds
...efore they reach the soil." It is the chemical makeup of the fungicides themselves that causes this tohappen: "They are large, sticky molecules. In the laboratory we had to takegreat caution not to lose them on liners and on our equipment," he says. Besides the extremely short height of the grass on...Data Support Idea That Zinc Plays Key Role In Fight Against Anorexia
...ritional deficiencies -- to determine the cellular makeup of the compound to find out why it becomes inactive. Like NPY, the hormone leptin, which is made in fatty tissue and released into the bloodstream, has been shown to have potent effects on body weight and food-intake. Shay has found that when zinc ...Researchers Link Gene Defects To The Course Of A Deadly Form Of Heart Disease
...octors will use theknowledge of a person's genetic makeup to specify a treatment. "Eventually, every discovered gene should be related to improvingthe care of patients, because that's what medicine is all about,"says Arthur Moss, M.D., a co-author of the study and one of theworld's leading experts on Long ...NASA Using Space Incubator To Understand Breast Cancer
...h of the trip, the type of shielding used, and the makeup of solar and galactic radiation. At this time the radiation damage for a trip to Mars is predicted to provide approximately lifetime cancer risk for 30 year-old males of about 28% as compared to 20% on Earth. This is unacceptably high, and scienti......fluence since identical twins have the samegenetic makeup while fraternal twins are only 50 percent the same genetically,"said Dale. "For the broad range of children, environment or nurture appears to be moreimportant. With fast, average and even moderately slow language developmentgenetics or nature does...Test For Genetic Trait May Indicate Heart Benefits Of Hormone Replacement Therapy
...ov. 8 -- A new study shows that a woman's genetic makeup can revealhow well hormone replacement therapy will reduce her risk of developing heartdisease. "Women do not respond equally to hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Not allpostmenopausal women will receive the same heart benefit of lower LDLcholester...