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Epigenetic changes play role in Alzheimer’s
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 28 Aug 2014
Researchers say they have amassed some of the strongest evidence yet to show that epigenetic change…
Speedier diagnosis using new genomic mapping technique
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 8 Aug 2014
Canadian researchers have developed a technique for massive parallel genomic analysis of long DNA m…
New non-coding RNA discovered
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 6 Aug 2014
A new species of non-coding RNA has been discovered by researchers in Germany, who believe these se…
Control protein switch found
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 28 Jul 2014
Research from Dundee has revealed how a complex protein pivotal in the development of cancer, autoi…
The shrinking human genome
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 14 Jul 2014
Our understanding of the human genome has been reduced to 19,000 genes, almost all of which have an…
Four new genes confirmed to increase familial breast cancer risk
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 20 Jun 2014
Four new genes have been added to those already known to increase the risk of familial breast cance…
Proteome catalogue reveals 193 unknown proteins
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 13 Jun 2014
A proteome catalogue has revealed 193 novel proteins in regions of the genome not predicted to code…
Leap in modelling cardiovascular disease
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 30 May 2014
American scientists have made a huge leap forward in genetic modelling after growing functioning hu…
New gene linked to oesophageal cancer treatment
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 23 May 2014
A newly discovered gene linked to oesophageal cancer could hold the key to treatments for the hard-…
Gene variant linked to longevity
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 20 May 2014
Spanish and Japanese centenarians have revealed of the genetic keys to longevity – a variant on a c…
DNA shape-change causes ALS
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 9 Apr 2014
A mutation linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) changes …
Genetic mutations linked to melanoma
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 9 Apr 2014
A mutation in the gene responsible for protecting the ends of chromosomes is responsible for a here…
Epigenetic root to endometriosis
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 24 Mar 2014
An epigenetic modification could be an integral component in endometriosis and its progression sugg…
Cas9’s secrets revealed
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 26 Feb 2014
Bacterial enzyme Cas9 needs short DNA sequences to identify and degrade foreign DNA during viral in…
Ribosome-building dance
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 22 Oct 2013
An important step in building ribosomes is like a strictly choreographed dance say scientists from …
Scientists view 3D chromosomes
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 21 Oct 2013
Researchers have been able to model the structure of chromosomes when they are active using a novel…
Left or right? It’s not genetic
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 14 Oct 2013
It is often assumed that handedness is inherited but a new study rules out a strong genetic factor …
British baked beans – yes please
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 3 Oct 2013
Baked beans are a staple of the British diet, with over 1.7 million cans consumed in the UK every y…
Henrietta Lacks’ family win recognition for immortal cell line
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 4 Sep 2013
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose tumour cells revolutionised modern medicine, have been…
Flesh-eating plant discards DNA ‘junk’
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 7 Jun 2013
Scientists have spent decades puzzling over why noncoding DNA makes up the majority (98%) of the hu…
