Genetics

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Genetics

One of the "obesity genes" is being studied at NSU

New data on the expression of genes with the yellow mutation, which reduces leptin synthesis, in the future may help in the search for a way to treat obesity in people with such a mutation.

15.12.2016
Genetics

Diagnosis of genetic diseases by photo

Thousands of doctors and researchers dealing with genetic diseases around the world use the Face2Gene computer program for preliminary diagnosis.

12.12.2016
Genetics

Epigenetics with super resolution

MSU scientists have created a method for labeling working genes based on the differences between active and inactive sections of chromosomes during replication from DNA.

11.11.2016
Genetics

The fate of Neanderthal genes

Neanderthal DNA segments are gradually disappearing from human DNA under the influence of natural selection, which suggests that the second "extinction" awaits Neanderthals.

09.11.2016
Genetics

The color of a native European

Skin pigmentation and the ability to drink milk are phenotypic signs that have changed over the course of evolution due to adaptation to certain environmental conditions.

09.11.2016
Genetics

Keep it up !

The first round of the DREAM-ENCODE biology machine learning competition, timed to coincide with the international DREAM Conference, was won by the team autosome.ru from Russia.

02.11.2016
Genetics

A genetically based diet

The "personalized nutrition" program from Habit aims to analyze a person's DNA and create an individual nutrition plan and food delivery at home.

31.10.2016
Genetics

Brittle X chromosome syndrome

In this article we will talk about one of the severe hereditary diseases – the syndrome of the brittle X chromosome - and about the difficulties of studying it.

26.10.2016
Genetics

Racial immunology

Afromericans have stronger immunity against bacterial infections than their white fellow citizens. The reasons for this are mostly genetic in nature.

25.10.2016
Genetics

Why did snakes lose their legs

American researchers using CRISPR-Cas9 technology have proved the role of an enhancer mutation (a sequence in DNA that regulates gene activity) in the fact that snakes have no legs.

25.10.2016
Genetics

Genes and schizophrenia

The researchers studied the cells of the cerebral cortex of patients with schizophrenia and found that disorders in the regulation of gene activity are associated with the development of the disease.

24.10.2016
Genetics

Evolution continues

In a new study, an international group of geneticists reconstructs human evolution that took place not in the Stone Age, but literally in recent centuries.

21.10.2016
Genetics

Do not put tomatoes in the refrigerator

Hypothermia reduces the activity of hundreds of genes in heat-loving plants, including those responsible for the synthesis of substances that make tomatoes taste sweeter and give them an attractive aroma.

21.10.2016
Genetics

The legends of giants have been confirmed by genetics

The frequency of mutations in the AIP gene and the associated gigantism in the current inhabitants of Ulster could serve as the basis for legends and fairy tales about giants living in the north of Ireland.

19.10.2016
Genetics

Buy triploid pink salmon!

Scientists from Russia have shown that pink salmon, whose DNA contains three, not two sets of chromosomes, contains the same amount of nutrients as ordinary fish.

18.10.2016
Genetics

Why naked diggers are insensitive to pain

Evolutionary changes have led to modification of the structure of their pain receptors. In addition, adults have practically no "pain" neurotransmitter.

17.10.2016
Genetics

Mixed up genes

At least a third of studies on gene expression contain incorrectly labeled samples – this is the conclusion of scientists at the University of British Columbia.

14.10.2016