News articles tagged with 'phenotype'
Research shows how pathogenic bacteria hide inside host cells
— 26 Jan 2011 18:19 | HealthA new study into Staphylococcus aureus, the bacterium which is responsible for severe chronic infections worldwide, reveals how bacteria have developed a strategy of hiding within host…
In flies, a search for the essence of obesity
— 3 Nov 2010 12:02 | HealthFruit flies that grow obese after eating a diet loaded with fat could lead the way to the core elements of obesity, according to researchers who report their findings in the November…
New approach which can help to predict neurodegenerative diseases
— 27 Jul 2010 09:04 | HealthNew investigations, initiated by research workers at CIC bioGUNE and led by Dr Aitor Hierro, have opened possibilities for making progress in the knowledge and prediction of neurodegenerative…
What plant genes tell us about crop domestication
— 8 Jul 2010 08:36 | BiologyAnyone who has seen teosinte, the wild grass from which maize (corn) evolved, might be forgiven for assuming many genetic changes underlie the transformation of one plant to the other…
Study raises new concerns about radiation and breast cancer
— 14 May 2010 13:31 | HealthIt is well established that exposure to ionising radiation can result in mutations or other genetic damage that cause cells to turn cancerous. Now a new study led by researchers with…
Hypertensive rat genome sequence expected to uncover genetic basis of human hypertension
— 29 Apr 2010 11:22 | HealthChronic high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a serious health risk factor that afflicts more than 25% of all adults worldwide, but the molecular basis of the disease…
Molecular basis for Pseudomonas aeruginosa persistent infections in CF patients
— 17 Mar 2010 13:44 | HealthNew research reveals Small Colony Variants (SCVs) of P. aeruginosa to be a hallmark of chronic infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Results, published March 12th in the open-access…
Use of multiple genetic markers not linked with better risk prediction of CVD
— 17 Feb 2010 13:38 | HealthCreation of a genetic risk score comprised of multiple genetic markers associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) was not associated with significant improvement in CVD risk prediction…
Biologists explain how organisms can tolerate mutations, yet adapt to environmental change
— 21 Jan 2010 17:34 | BiologyBiologists at the University of Pennsylvania studying the processes of evolution appear to have resolved a longstanding conundrum: How can organisms be robust against the effects of…
Genomes of identical twins reveal epigenetic changes that may play role in lupus
— 22 Dec 2009 07:48 | HealthIdentical twins look the same and are nearly genetically identical, but environmental factors and the resulting cellular changes could cause disease in one sibling and not the other.…