Genetics

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Genetics

Melanoma and Alzheimer's disease

The presence of a variant of the ApoE4 gene – a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease – contributes to the least growth and metastasis of the tumor.

27.05.2020
Genetics

At the molecular level

A group of scientists from the University of Warwick found out how cells activate autophagy genes during fasting.

27.05.2020
Genetics

Profitable competition

Cells with cancer mutations could take over the entire tissue, but they are hindered by other cells with the same ambitions.

27.05.2020
Genetics

29 "genes of alcoholism"

19 of them were discovered for the first time, and many are also associated with mental disorders, risky behavior and cognitive abilities.

26.05.2020
Genetics

Sequencing of the metavirome

The metaviralSPAdes algorithm is able not only to find fragments of viral genomes, but also to assemble a ready–made "puzzle" from them - the genome of the pathogen.

26.05.2020
Genetics

"The slimness gene"

Scientists have managed to identify a gene that does not allow you to gain extra weight even with improper nutrition.

22.05.2020
Genetics

Stunted Peruvians

Each copy of a new variant of a previously known gene in the genome is associated with a decrease in height by more than two centimeters.

14.05.2020
Genetics

Are vaccines in danger?

The coronavirus strain that dominates Europe and the United States is mutating, which may limit the effectiveness of vaccines being developed against it.

07.05.2020
Genetics

Drunk brute

A new study returns to a long-standing dispute about the reality of intoxication of elephants who have eaten the fruits of the marula tree.

07.05.2020
Genetics

We huddle together…

For the normal functioning of the brain of African naked diggers, an increased concentration of carbon dioxide is vital.

06.05.2020
Genetics

How caffeine protects against cirrhosis

Scientists from Europe in a sample of almost 16 thousand people found a link between coffee and tea consumption and changes in DNA methylation.

30.04.2020
Genetics

Conspiracy theory and viruses

Why scientists are sure that SARS-CoV-2 is not artificially created, how often it mutates and whether it is worth hoping that evolution will make it less dangerous.

27.04.2020
Genetics

Non - canonical amino acids

American molecular biologists forced human hematopoietic cells to encode non-classical amino acids and embed them into proteins.

27.04.2020
Genetics

Stress and sperm

Scientists have discovered the mechanism of epigenetic influence of chronic stress through extracellular vesicles on sperm and embryo development.

25.03.2020
Genetics

Target RNA for CRISPR

A large database has been created containing information on the role of various RNA sites for the possibility of editing using the CRISPR technique.

18.03.2020
Genetics

Multi-armed CRISPR

The CHyMErA method, created by researchers from the University of Toronto, allows you to edit several fragments of the genome at once.

17.03.2020
Genetics

Not just garbage

Probably, some areas of non-coding DNA are involved in the regulation of genes, while others are genetic garbage.

13.03.2020
Genetics

And the latter will be the first

Scientists believe that the influence of parents, peers, teachers, as well as simple luck are no less important for academic success than DNA.

12.03.2020
Genetics

The second one is not superfluous

An additional copy of the genome in cancer cells allows them to survive and divide, even if fatal mutations have occurred in the main copy.

11.03.2020