Genome

New scoring system based on genetic markers predicts obesity risk at birth

[ad_1] Researchers have come up with a scoring system based on genetic markers that predicts an individual's inborn risk for obesity. Source link [ad_2]

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A comprehensive, centralized database of bovine milk compounds

[ad_1] Milk is a staple of the human diet, full of key nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, fats, and vitamins. Cow's milk in particular is one of the most-used dairy...

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Nuclear Prohibitin3 Maintains Genome Integrity and Cell Proliferation in the Root Meristem through Minichromosome Maintenance 2

The nucleo-mitochondrial dual-localized proteins can act as gene expression regulators; however, few instances of these proteins have been described in plants. Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) PROHIBITIN 3 (PHB3) is involved in...

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Genome analysis shows the combined effect of many genes on cognitive traits

[ad_1] Individual differences in cognitive abilities in children and adolescents are partly reflected in variations in their DNA sequence, according to a study published in Molecular Psychiatry. These tiny differences...

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A gene regulatory multi-tool plays key role in unjamming the genome after DNA damage

[ad_1] A protein complex that is involved in nearly every step in the regulatory control of gene expression in cells has now been shown also to play a key role...

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New Research Unit funded by DFG aims to improve diagnosis of genetic diseases

How can we improve the identification and prompt diagnosis of genetic diseases? A new Research Unit at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin will set out to identify and reliably interpret important...

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Genome Medical and Renown Health team up to give patients genetic counseling and educational services

[ad_1] As part of the partnership, select participants in the Healthy Nevada Project can get counseling and other genetic services from Genome Medical. Source link [ad_2]

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Poverty can become embedded across wide swaths of the genome, study finds

[ad_1] A new Northwestern University study challenges prevailing understandings of genes as immutable features of biology that are fixed at conception. Source link [ad_2]

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The giant jellyfish genome and the evolution of hunting

Jellyfish belong to the phylum Cnidaria, a group that also includes coral, sea anemones, and hydra. Cnidaria is one of the earliest branching metazoan lineages, and the group had undergone...

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Seemingly identical bacteria may have a different effect

[ad_1] Our gut microbiome - the complement of bacteria we carry around in our intestines - has been linked to everything from obesity and diabetes to heart disease and even...

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Scientists identify two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease

[ad_1] Researchers have identified two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease (AD) for the first time. Source link [ad_2]

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Overflow disrupts the genome

[ad_1] Overflow disrupts the genome Source link [ad_1]

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The debate on regulation of heritable genome editing

Nature has published a letter from a group of scientists and bioethicists calling for a moratorium on the clinical use of heritable genome editing. The concern motivating this letter is...

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Researchers discover underlying cause of hereditary muscle disease

[ad_1] Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered the underlying cause of a hereditary muscle disease first characterised in a Swedish family in 1980. It proves to be the first identified...

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Scientific Symposium at LABVOLUTION focuses on key issues in life sciences

[ad_1] The Scientific Symposium at LABVOLUTION will be focusing on key issues in the life sciences. Accordingly, a high level of visitor demand is anticipated. Source link [ad_2]

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Revisiting Genome Sequencing Data in Light of Novel Disease Gene Associations

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Reply: Revisiting Genome Sequencing Data in Light of Novel Disease Gene Associations

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Novel biosensor can isolate and target leukemic stem cells

[ad_1] All stem cells can multiply, proliferate and differentiate. Because of these qualities, leukemic stem cells are the most malignant of all leukemic cells. Understanding how leukemic stem cells are...

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Substantial expansion of the human gut microbiota genome catalogue

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Bioinformatician Position Available: Genome Stability of Adult Stem Cells

[ad_1] Allison Bardin’s Lab Institut Curie, Dept. of Genetics and Developmental Biology Paris, FR In collaboration with Nicolas Servant’s Group Institut Curie, Dept. of Bioinformatics, Paris, FR Maintaining genome integrity...

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