News articles tagged with 'genes'
Why sex with a partner is better
— 22 Oct 2009 07:49 | BiologyOK, it takes two for human reproduction, and now it seems that plants and animals that can rely on either a partner or go alone by self-fertilisation give their offspring a better chance... — full story
Magnetic microbe genome attracting attention for biotech research
— 12 Aug 2009 13:21 | BiologyThe smallest organisms to use a biological compass are magnetotactic bacteria, however mysteries remain about exactly how these bacteria create their cellular magnets. In a study published... — full story
Potato blight plight looks promising for food security
— 11 Aug 2009 10:25 | BiologyOver 160 years since potato blight wreaked havoc in Ireland and other northern European countries, scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)... — full story
Tumour suppressor pulls double shift as reprogramming watchdog
— 9 Aug 2009 20:00 | HealthA collaborative study by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies uncovered that the tumour suppressor p53, which made its name as 'guardian of the genome,' not only... — full story
From nerve roots to plant roots - research on hereditary spastic paraplegia yields surprises
— 7 Aug 2009 10:56 | HealthSprouting. Branching. Pruning. Neuroscientists have borrowed heavily from botanists to describe the way that neurones grow, but analogies between the growth of neurones and plants may... — full story
Carnegie Mellon develops innovative method to detect genetic causes of complex diseases
— 7 Aug 2009 10:31 | HealthComputational biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an analytical technique to detect the multiple genetic variations that contribute to complex disease syndromes... — full story
Tumour mutations can predict chemo success
— 7 Aug 2009 09:24 | HealthNew work by MIT cancer biologists shows that the interplay between two key genes that are often defective in tumours determines how cancer cells respond to chemotherapy... — full story
Scientists devise efficient way of learning about complex corn traits
— 7 Aug 2009 09:19 | BiologyThere's no 'silver bullet' gene or gene region that controls so-called complex traits in maize, commonly known as corn... — full story
Sensitising tumour response to cancer therapy
— 6 Aug 2009 09:23 | HealthTwo forms of skin and brain cancer respond very poorly to chemotherapy and radiation: melanoma and glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer... — full story
Decoding leukaemia patient genome leads scientists to mutations in other patients
— 6 Aug 2009 08:52 | HealthDecoding the complete DNA of cancer patients is giving scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis a clearer picture of the complexity of the disease and allowing... — full story