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Flesh-eating plant discards DNA ‘junk’
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 7 Jun 2013
Scientists have spent decades puzzling over why noncoding DNA makes up the majority (98%) of the hu…
Hopping back to the gene pool
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 3 Apr 2013
Scientists have revitalised the genome of an extinct Australian frog using sophisticated cloning te…
Modelling embryo development
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 24 Oct 2012
Biologists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have studied how gene networks contr…
New genetic variants linked to bipolar disorder
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 3 Oct 2012
Scientists have gained new understanding of the origin of bipolar disorder by identifying genetic v…
New genes implicated in bone strength
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 30 Aug 2012
Nine new genes determining bone strength have been discovered with a new and rapid functional scree…
APOE4 Alzheimer’s risk probed
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 21 Aug 2012
People carrying the Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 are more likely to develop the neurological disease…
Tomato genome sequenced
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 2 Jul 2012
The tomato is a major crop plant and model for fruit development, and scientists have released a hi…
New technique to improve epigenetics research
hhbphdddpt.d hhbphdddpt.d | Added: 29 Jun 2012
Scientists have developed a new chemical technique that will significantly improve their ability to…