Genetics

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Genetics

How do we differ from chimpanzees?

Biologists have made a breakthrough by identifying several dozen regulators unique to humans that control the work of genes.

29.05.2019
Genetics

Autism in the "trash"

Mutations in the so-called "junk" DNA can cause autism spectrum disorders.

29.05.2019
Genetics

Alleles of lupus

Scientists have discovered gene variants that are more common in lupus patients and likely contribute to the development of the disease.

21.05.2019
Genetics

Leukemia and epigenetics

The new method allows isolating individual cancer cells of patients and mapping epigenetic labels on chromosomes.

21.05.2019
Genetics

Born dog lovers

The study of twins showed the genetic roots of dog breeding. It turned out that people get dogs because of genes, but which ones are still unknown.

20.05.2019
Genetics

A new histocompatibility protein

The transplanted organ may not take root even if it is fully compatible with the proteins of the main histocompatibility complex.

17.05.2019
Genetics

Epigenetics and lifestyle

The latest findings of studies conducted in the field of epigenetics related to obesity and type 2 diabetes.

14.05.2019
Genetics

Two - faced squirrel

A cancer cell can synthesize several different forms of Mcl-1, one of which blocks apoptosis, and the other, on the contrary, accelerates it.

29.04.2019
Genetics

A new forensic tool

The favorite hobby of American pensioners, home DNA tests, is the main driver of the revolution in criminology.

29.04.2019
Genetics

DNA Leak

Who can potentially get information about your genome and whether it is worth fearing for the confidentiality of genetic data.

26.04.2019
Genetics

Obesity and its genes

The new polygenic analysis method allows to predict to some extent the probability of an extra 13 kilograms.

22.04.2019
Genetics

Not DNA united

While the twins are saving each other from punishment and vice versa, geneticists have learned to distinguish them.

17.04.2019
Genetics

IQ and genes: new data

The next calculations showed that genes are responsible for 11% of differences in intelligence and 16% of differences in school performance.

16.04.2019
Genetics

CRISPR/Cas9 is looking for mutants

Russian scientists have developed a new method of rapid selection of cells with gene modifications using CRISPR/Cas9

15.04.2019
Genetics

Epigenetics and spermatozoa

Chromosomes of spermatozoa with modified histones affect gene expression in offspring.

08.04.2019
Genetics

SDA for genes

Some pairs of nucleotides in DNA serve as a kind of traffic lights that regulate gene expression.

05.04.2019
Genetics

Competitor 23andMe

The GenePrism test analyzes only those genetic variants that really significantly affect the risk of developing diseases.

04.04.2019
Genetics

Intelligence in one snip?

Predicting IQ by one change in a particular gene is like guessing the denouement of a detective story by a single letter in the middle of a chapter.

04.04.2019