Genetics

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Genetics

Are telomeres a double–edged sword?

Long telomeres, increasing the vitality of the body as a whole, are a risk factor for brain cancer and, possibly, a number of more common forms of cancer.

10.06.2014
Genetics

The thousand-dollar genome: the goal is almost achieved

With the help of a unique program for financing promising developments, the US government has almost managed to achieve the long-awaited goal: to reduce the cost of genome sequencing to thousands of dollars.

03.06.2014
Genetics

How to determine the risk of alcoholism

A panel of 11 genes, most of which are involved in the development of various neuropsychiatric disorders, is an effective tool for diagnosing predisposition to alcoholism.

23.05.2014
Genetics

I recognize the cute one by... DNA

The DNA of two people living in a couple is much more similar to each other than the DNA of any other pair of arbitrarily considered men and women.

20.05.2014
Genetics

Designer kids: technology is improving

With the help of the new Matchright technology, it will be possible to learn about the health and external features of the child even before conception.

15.04.2014
Genetics

Radiotherapy according to genetic indications

Different variants of several genes make it possible to predict whether radiotherapy will be effective in the treatment of cancer or, conversely, will lead to deterioration.

01.04.2014
Genetics

"Obesity genes": another candidate for leadership

According to the results of the latest study on this burning topic, of the entire spectrum of genes that affect body mass index, the highest degree of such influence is in the AMY1 gene encoding the enzyme amylase contained in saliva.

31.03.2014
Genetics

How to get live artificial yeast

The synthetic chromosome, made instead of the natural one, differs from the natural prototype by every sixth nucleotide, which does not prevent the yeast from feeling normal.

28.03.2014
Genetics

Fantom 5: from reading the genome to decoding it

The Russian participant of the fifth stage of the Fantom project (Functional ANnoTation Of Mammals – functional characteristics of the mammalian genome) bioinformatician Vsevolod Makeev – about the tasks of the work and how it was conducted.

28.03.2014
Genetics

Transcriptomics will help in the treatment of periodontitis

A new approach to the classification of periodontitis, based not on clinical manifestations and symptoms, but on the analysis of gene activity in the affected tissues, will allow for earlier diagnosis and more individualized therapy.

25.03.2014
Genetics

Preventive genetics is not a luxury

Genetic diseases must be prevented. Did the participants of the round table "Preventive genetics – luxury or the key to the health of Russians" talk about this?

24.03.2014
Genetics

Genetics knocks on the doors of operating rooms

Contrary to the popular opinion that genetics is a "guest from the future", the RNC is confident and successfully proves that this science has already become a powerful help for surgeons today.

24.03.2014
Genetics

Breast Cancer Gene Affects Brain Development

Mutations in the BRCA1 gene lead not only to malignant tumors of the mammary glands and ovaries. If this gene does not work in neural stem cells, the brain they form will be much smaller than it should be.

20.03.2014
Genetics

Genome-wide sequencing: beware of mistakes!

Existing technologies of genome-wide DNA sequencing, with all their perfection, still do not accurately read some genes that may be related to a particular disease.

13.03.2014