Genetics

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Genetics

Breakthrough in paleogenetics

After deciphering the DNA of Neanderthals obtained from the soil of caves, scientists restored the genomes of two species of bears using the same method.

21.04.2021
Genetics

"Handles from the frying pan"

Complex spatial structures that arise in long strands of RNA can play an important role in controlling gene activity.

20.04.2021
Genetics

Keep the pocket wider

Analysis of the composition of three pairs of genes allows us to conclude how well the human immune system sees the coronavirus.

19.04.2021
Genetics

DNA from dirt

Scientists have extracted and decoded the nuclear DNA of Neanderthals from the soil of caves where Neanderthals lived for the first time.

16.04.2021
Genetics

Mitochondria and obesity

Obesity disrupts the function of mitochondria in fat cells, which leads to inflammation and a number of other adverse consequences.

15.04.2021
Genetics

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2

Most viruses do not have a mechanism for correcting errors made during genome replication, which is why they mutate at a high rate.

07.04.2021
Genetics

Heredity or environment?

Telomere length correlates with life expectancy, determined mostly by heredity, and not by living conditions and the environment.

06.04.2021
Genetics

Damn dozen

Scientists have found thirteen previously unknown rare mutations associated with Alzheimer's disease.

02.04.2021
Genetics

Not just cholesterol

The SVEP1 gene works only at the stage of development of the body and is a promising target for the development of drugs against atherosclerosis.

02.04.2021
Genetics

Crohn's disease and Escherichia

Proteins produced by one of the strains of E. coli are one of the key factors in the appearance of Crohn's disease.

02.04.2021
Genetics

Disable Arthritis

Exposure to just one protein can slow down and even cure rheumatoid arthritis.

01.04.2021
Genetics

"Modern" hacked

The RNA sequence of the coronavirus vaccine Moderna, which has not yet been published, has been posted in the public domain.

31.03.2021
Genetics

Genes are to blame for everything

What information do genes store when the human genome has been decoded and what can be learned by passing genetic testing.

31.03.2021
Genetics

Accomplice of metastases

If you block the SGK1 protein, which plays a crucial role in preventing the death of cancer cells, you can stop the process of tumor growth.

30.03.2021
Genetics

A tooth for a mouse

Pinpoint suppression of the gene that prevents the growth of teeth restored their complete set in mice and ferrets.

30.03.2021
Genetics

Acrobats involuntarily

The inability of mutant rabbits to jump was associated with disruption of the interneurons, through which motor activity is coordinated.

29.03.2021
Genetics

The gender problem

The same genes in men can contribute to the development of mental illness, and in women prevent it. And others – on the contrary.

26.03.2021
Genetics

Zombie genes?

Some genes are activated in the brain after death, as a result of which glial cells increase their activity and grow to gigantic sizes.

25.03.2021
Genetics

Why do we have big heads?

Differences in the expression of the ZEB2 gene allow human brain cells to develop longer than in our relatives – chimpanzees and gorillas.

25.03.2021