News articles tagged with 'chromosome'
Chromosomes dance and pair up on the nuclear membrane
— 15 Nov 2009 16:11 | BiologyMeiosis - the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each egg or sperm cell - is a major crossroads in all organisms reproducing sexually. Yet,... — full story
Longevity tied to genes that preserve tips of chromosomes
— 12 Nov 2009 08:21 | HealthA team led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme... — full story
Horse genome sequence and analysis published in Science
— 6 Nov 2009 11:51 | BiologyAn international team of researchers has decoded the genome of the domestic horse Equus caballus, revealing a genome structure with remarkable similarities to humans and more than one... — full story
New insights into Australia's unique platypus
— 3 Nov 2009 11:47 | BiologyNew insights into the biology of the platypus and echidna have been published, providing a collection of unique research data about the world's only monotremes... — full story
U-M study uncovers key to how 'triggering event' in cancer occurs
— 30 Oct 2009 10:00 | HealthResearchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre have discovered what leads to two genes fusing together, a phenomenon that has been shown to cause prostate cancer... — full story
Common weed could provide clues on ageing and cancer
— 28 Oct 2009 13:31 | HealthA common weed and human cancer cells could provide some very uncommon details about DNA structure and its relationship with telomeres and how they affect cellular ageing and cancer,... — full story
Researchers discover mechanism that prevents two species from reproducing
— 27 Oct 2009 18:53 | BiologyCornell researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species evolve... — full story
A solution to Darwin's 'mystery of the mysteries' emerges from the dark matter of the genome
— 27 Oct 2009 18:03 | HealthBiological species are often defined on the basis of reproductive isolation. Ever since Darwin pointed out his difficulty in explaining why crosses between two species often yield sterile... — full story
CSHL-led team discovers rare mutation dramatically increasing schizophrenia risk
— 26 Oct 2009 16:25 | HealthAn international team of researchers led by geneticist Jonathan Sebat, Ph.D., of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), has identified a mutation on human chromosome 16 that substantially... — full story
New chromosomal abnormality identified in leukaemia associated with Down syndrome
— 19 Oct 2009 07:49 | HealthResearchers identified a new chromosomal abnormality in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) that appears to work in concert with another mutation to give rise to cancer. This latest... — full story