Genetics

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Genetics

Delayed-action genes

A healthy person is a carrier of approximately 400 genetic variants that pose a potential threat to health, and 2 variants directly associated with diseases.

17.12.2012
Genetics

Genetic testing: no need for extremes!

There is a lot of talk today about both the omnipotence of genetic testing and its utter uselessness. Although the second statement is close to the truth for complex diseases, such statements may lead to an underestimation of the role of genetic testing in modern medicine.

10.12.2012
Genetics

The Genetic Revolution

Department of Science "Newspapers.Ru" tells about the history of genomics, its development in the world and in Russia and how it will change the world in the future.

04.12.2012
Genetics

Nail soup

One of the world's leading experts on the origin of life and the most cited biologist of Russian origin, E. Kunin, has published a book in which he claims that the genetic code arose by chance, and the explanation of the origin of life is impossible without the involvement of the anthropic principle. "The tape.ru" decided to talk to him about evolution, randomness and the multiverse.

03.12.2012
Genetics

Macular degeneration, epigenetics and immunity

Epigenetic changes in the genes of cells of the immune system and retina can lead to the development of age-related macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of vision loss in elderly people.

29.11.2012
Genetics

Mosaic Man

American geneticists have found out that a person is a "mosaic" of cells with different genomes. Approximately 30% of skin cells differ from each other in the number of copies of different DNA fragments; the same "genetic kaleidoscope" can be seen in other parts of the human body.

19.11.2012
Genetics

"Alzheimer's genes": in second place – TREM2

An international group of scientists has reported the identification of the second most important genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, after the APOE 4 gene, which more than triples the chances of the carrier of this mutation for the development of the disease.

15.11.2012
Genetics

Another weak spot has been found in Alzheimer's disease

The enzyme that regulates the metabolism of endocannabinoids and prostaglandin contributes to the development of Alzheimer's disease and, therefore, is a promising therapeutic target for the prevention and treatment of this disease.

13.11.2012
Genetics

Identical in appearance, but genetically different

The average pair of identical twins carries 359 genetic differences that arose during embryonic development. Therefore, despite the amazing similarity, they may have a different medical history.

13.11.2012
Genetics

1000 Genomes project: five-year plan exceeded

At the end of the second phase of the 1000 Genomes project, an international group of researchers published the results of the analysis of the complete sequencing of the genomes of 1,092 representatives of 14 different populations.

02.11.2012
Genetics

How will a placebo affect you?

The ability to predict the placebo effect in advance, based on the analysis of variations of just one gene, will help reduce the scale, cost and duration of clinical trials.

25.10.2012
Genetics

Intelligence genes are multiplying rapidly

Scientists predict that the number of intelligence genes may be more than a thousand. Why has always rational nature in this case turned out to be so wasteful?

24.10.2012
Genetics

Jurassic Park will never be opened

The talk that it would be good to isolate the DNA of dinosaurs or insects trapped in an amber trap can be stopped.

11.10.2012
Genetics

The cause of dozens of hereditary diseases

The mechanism of occurrence of severe diseases associated with an unusual change in the structure of the genome has been solved. This knowledge is important both for the diagnosis and for the search for drugs against three dozen human genetic diseases.

08.10.2012
Genetics

Hard and software for personalized medicine

The transition from the sale of software to hardware with a pre-installed set of programs is primarily due to the fact that medical institutions are unable to maintain the level of data protection required by regulatory documents.

04.10.2012