Genetics

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Genetics

Protection against deadly mutations

Analysis of the genomes of almost 600,000 people revealed that 13 of them were completely resistant to one of the mutations, which were 100% likely to lead to fatal diseases.

12.04.2016
Genetics

The mystery of lncRNA has been solved

Biologists from the University of Pennsylvania have found out what long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are needed for, whose role in the genome has long remained unknown.

08.04.2016
Genetics

Heart attack or angina pectoris?

Genetically determined changes in the amount of T-cadherin protein are associated with the nature of the onset of coronary heart disease – myocardial infarction or stable angina pectoris.

07.04.2016
Genetics

How Diet affected Genes

Researchers have discovered a gene whose different variants (alleles) favor a vegetarian diet in the population of India or are adapted to a fish diet in the indigenous population of Greenland.

30.03.2016
Genetics

The story of a first-hand discovery

The author of this article describes in detail the history of the discovery of the causes and mechanisms of a rare hereditary disease, in which he was lucky to take part. The results of the work are published in Nature Immunology.

29.03.2016
Genetics

Viruses in our chromosomes

Human DNA contains parts of the genome of dozens of endogenous retroviruses. Recently, scientists have found the second ancient virus in the human genome, the genome of which has been completely preserved and theoretically can be reproduced.

24.03.2016
Genetics

Epigenetics of obesity

Overweight and blood sugar problems can pass from generation to generation without any mutations. And the reason for this is not in the habit of "mom's kitchen", but in epigenetic heredity.

17.03.2016
Genetics

The case of basal cell carcinoma

Several of the 387 genes on the "suspect list" may contribute to the emergence of the most common type of skin cancer and the development of tumor resistance to treatment.

11.03.2016
Genetics

A thousand-dollar genome is on the way

The American startup Veritas Genetics, which is scheduled to launch in April, promises to decode your DNA for just $999. The customer will be able to view the results of the study on his phone.

11.03.2016
Genetics

Mutations protect against heart attack

Certain genetic variants of the ANGPTL4 gene reduce the risk of myocardial infarction by 50% by reducing the level of triglycerides in the blood.

10.03.2016
Genetics

How important genes turned out to be unimportant

Pakistanis living in a closed community in the UK often lack genes, the absence of which is associated with serious diseases. Surprisingly, this did not affect the health of the examined.

10.03.2016
Genetics

Nutrigerontology

Is it really possible to influence the aging process with the help of food? Nutrigerontology deals with these issues.

09.03.2016
Genetics

Advanced microdissection of chromosomes

Scientists from St. Petersburg and Germany have developed a unique method of microdissection of chromosomes. With its help, it became possible to obtain and decipher tiny fragments of DNA.

09.03.2016
Genetics

Nutrigenomics

Perhaps nutrigenomics, a new direction in science that studies how food affects gene expression, will help to stop the epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases (diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases).

09.03.2016
Genetics

The first "graying gene" has been discovered

As a result of genome-wide DNA analysis of a large population of Latin Americans, the first gene responsible for graying was identified, and a number of previously unknown associations of certain gene alleles with the appearance of hair and eyebrows were found.

04.03.2016
Genetics

Three-dimensional genome

A recent work by Russian researchers highlights the nuances of three-dimensional packing of chromosomes in the somatic and germ cells, emphasizing the conservativeness of this feature of the genome.

03.03.2016
Genetics

Musical genes

Predisposition to such musical activity as composing and arranging music is associated with certain genes that determine the formation of synaptic connections in the human brain.

01.03.2016
Genetics

The health of Homo sapiens and the genes of its "cousins"

From the fact that most of the Neanderthal genes did not benefit our ancestors, it does not follow at all that the indigenous Neanderthal population of Western Eurasia could not pass on some useful alleles to people from Africa.

26.02.2016