Genetics

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Genetics

Antidiabetic mutation

Scientists have discovered a mutation associated with a reduced risk of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases.

23.10.2018
Genetics

Not a day without mutation

The number of mutations in human cells increases tenfold with age, but they do not always lead to something bad.

23.10.2018
Genetics

One million Chinese genomes

The first results of a genetic study of Chinese residents, covering more than 140,000 people, have been published.

22.10.2018
Genetics

How dangerous is it?

Geneticists have found a way to distinguish fatal prostate cancer from curable cases with an accuracy of over 90%.

18.10.2018
Genetics

The genetic trap

Customer data from companies selling genetic tests can identify almost every white American.

16.10.2018
Genetics

Not just heredity

Many cases of dementia may be associated with the appearance of new mutations in a small set of genes in individual neurons.

16.10.2018
Genetics

Under the hood of geneticists

A database containing the genomes of only 2% of the inhabitants of a country or city will allow to determine the identity of virtually all its inhabitants.

12.10.2018
Genetics

When time does not heal

Violations of DNA repair mechanisms can significantly increase the risk of cancer, especially in the context of aging.

11.10.2018
Genetics

Science against Crime

Instead of looking for DNA samples blindly, criminologists will be able to see places where a lot of genetic material has accumulated.

09.10.2018
Genetics

Harmful mutation

Geneticists have identified a section of DNA in which mutations are associated with an increased likelihood of impotence in old age.

09.10.2018
Genetics

In search of Health Genes

Professor Evgeny Rogaev – about when the scientific community will be able to defeat death and find the long-awaited "pill for old age".

08.10.2018
Genetics

This is us doing genetics

Who in St. Petersburg studies gene mutations and develops drugs against hereditary diseases.

05.10.2018
Genetics

A million genomes

In the USA, the largest-ever project to decipher the DNA of a million people has been launched.

28.09.2018
Genetics

The addiction virus

In people most susceptible to drug addiction, a specific variant of an ancient retrovirus is more often integrated into the DNA.

26.09.2018
Genetics

Exception to the rule

A mechanism has been discovered by which the injured skin of old people heals better than that of young animals and people.

26.09.2018
Genetics

sleepiness check

British doctors managed to identify biomarkers in the blood that allow them to notice lack of sleep and prevent the risks associated with it.

24.09.2018
Genetics

Top 10%

American biologists have explained why researchers are actively studying only 10 percent of human genes

19.09.2018
Genetics

Twice as much

The human genome has been read for a long time, but we still don't know how many genes there are in it. According to a new study, there are twice as many of them as thought.

18.09.2018