Genetics

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Genetics

Give me two!

Australian scientists have found the most likely explanation for why women live longer than men.

04.03.2020
Genetics

A hundred-dollar genome

Employees of the Chinese company BGI Group were able to overcome an important milestone and reduce the cost of sequencing the human genome to $100.

27.02.2020
Genetics

Two genes of "senile memory"

Blocking these genes in older mice somewhat prolongs their life, and, more importantly, slows down their cognitive aging.

27.02.2020
Genetics

To the brain through the intestines

The introduction of the glucocerebrosidase gene into the cells of the intestinal wall can be a good way to treat Parkinson's disease in the early stages.

19.02.2020
Genetics

Genes from "garbage"

Genes resulting from mutations of "junk" DNA can be very useful and give their carriers important evolutionary advantages.

18.02.2020
Genetics

Mitosis or meiosis?

Both male and female mice became infertile if the meiosin gene discovered by Japanese scientists was artificially turned off.

10.02.2020
Genetics

Cancer Secrets

Analysis of non-coding DNA will help to identify cancers that are difficult to detect now, and decades earlier than existing methods.

07.02.2020
Genetics

We don't need too much

To disable the active genes of the "extra" X chromosome in female mammals, the regulatory protein SPEN is required.

07.02.2020
Genetics

How respiratory viruses hide

The diseases they cause are usually easy, but children and the elderly are at risk of developing complications.

06.02.2020
Genetics

Protective mutations

Several variations in the structure of genes associated with Alzheimer's disease reduce the likelihood of developing this disease.

06.02.2020
Genetics

One cell at a time

The non-invasive technique combines harmlessness for the unborn child and accuracy that such tests could not show before.

05.02.2020
Genetics

Leukemic mutation

A mutation affecting the process of RNA splicing can create conditions for dangerous blood cancers.

05.02.2020
Genetics

Neanderthal genes in Africa

DNA fragments characteristic of Homo neanderthalensis were found in representatives of African tribes, although they had not been found there before.

04.02.2020
Genetics

Metastases: a new level of control

AKAP8 protein suppresses breast cancer metastasis by stimulating the synthesis of "good" forms of the other two proteins.

30.01.2020
Genetics

Malignancy criterion

The new method will help to find the most aggressive tumor cells most responsible for its growth, metastases and resistance to treatment.

27.01.2020
Genetics

Genome analysis

With the help of a new method of DNA analysis, it is possible to find new types of disorders that are not determined by standard technologies.

27.01.2020
Genetics

Protection against mutations

The activity of genes in human spermatozoa allows them to repair DNA before passing it on to the next generation.

27.01.2020
Genetics

Genes of healthy old people

Studying the genomes of thousands of healthy elderly people has the potential to more accurately predict disease-related gene variants.

24.01.2020
Genetics

New Transcription regulator

A group of scientists from China and the United States has discovered a mechanism by which RNAs can control the process of DNA transcription.

24.01.2020