News articles tagged with 'chromosome' (Page 2)
Punctuated evolution in cancer genomes
— 8 Jan 2011 13:30 | HealthRemarkable new research overthrows the conventional view that cancer always develops in a steady, stepwise progression. It shows that in some cancers, the genome can be shattered into…
Cancer in a single catastrophe
— 8 Jan 2011 12:57 | HealthMost of the time cancer seems to creep up gradually over time; cells become premalignant, then increasingly abnormal before they become cancerous. But sometimes cancers seem to pop…
'Food of the gods' genome sequence could make finest chocolate better
— 3 Jan 2011 20:05 | BiologyThe production of high quality chocolate, and the farmers who grow it, will benefit from the recent sequencing and assembly of the chocolate tree genome, according to an international…
OSU helps decode strawberry genome in bid to improve fruit
— 3 Jan 2011 19:38 | BiologyResearchers at Oregon State University have helped sequence the genome of a wild strawberry, laying the groundwork for genetic improvements to related fruits like apples, peaches and…
Brain gene a trigger for determining gender
— 3 Jan 2011 17:35 | HealthUniversity of Adelaide researchers are a step closer to unravelling the mysteries of human sexual development, following genetic studies that show male mice can be created without a…
Brain gene makes a female develop as a male
— 3 Jan 2011 16:38 | HealthAustralian scientists have discovered that changes to a gene involved in brain development can lead to testis formation and male genitalia in an otherwise female embryo…
Faulty gene linked to disorders of sexual development
— 3 Dec 2010 17:38 | HealthScientists have discovered that the alteration of a single gene could cause some male embryos to develop as females…
Gene duplication detected in depression
— 2 Dec 2010 19:31 | HealthA large genetic study of people with major depression has found that a duplicated region of DNA on chromosome 5 predisposes people to the disorder. The gene involved plays an important…
U-M researchers identify protein essential for cell division in blood-forming stem cells
— 2 Dec 2010 18:46 | HealthUniversity of Michigan researchers have discovered that a protein known to regulate cellular metabolism is also necessary for normal cell division in blood-forming stem cells. Loss…
Getting a tighter grip on cell division
— 30 Nov 2010 21:38 | HealthThe dance of cell division is carefully choreographed and has little room for error. Paired genetic information is lined up in the middle of the cell in the form of chromosomes. The…