Hares, turtles, and the race to unravel genetic diversity
If you thought the only way to solve a puzzle was by looking at a picture of its Continue reading “Hares, turtles, and the race to unravel genetic diversity” » More...
Scientists Create Novel Approach to Find RNAs Involved in Long-term Memory Storage
Despite decades of research, relatively little is known about the identity Continue reading “Scientists Create Novel Approach to Find RNAs Involved in Long-term Memory Storage” » More...
Reseachers sequenced Turtle genome, shed light on turtle ancestry and shell evolution
From which ancestors have turtles evolved? How did they get their shell? New data provided by the Joint International Continue reading “Reseachers sequenced Turtle genome, shed light on turtle ancestry and More...
Researchers converted bad fat to good fat
Scientists from ETH Zurich have shown for the first time that brown and white fat cells in a living organism can be converted from one cell type to the other. Their work, using mice as a model organism, provides More...
Researchers ‘capture’ the replication of the human genome for the first time
The Genomic Instability Group led by researcher Óscar Fernández-?Capetillo at the Continue reading “Researchers ‘capture’ the replication of the human genome for the first time” » More...
Fishing for solutions: Examining function of all genes in the zebrafish genome to benefit human health
Equipped with the zebrafish genome, researchers have designed a method to assay the function of each and Continue reading “Fishing for solutions: Examining function of all genes in the zebrafish genome to More...
Researchers show 70 percent protein-coding human genes are related to zebrafish
Completion of the zebrafish reference genome yields strong comparisons with the human genome. Researchers demonstrate today that 70 per cent of protein-coding human genes are related Continue reading “Researchers More...
Gene sequencing project finds new mutations to blame for a majority of brain tumor subtype
The St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Continue reading “Gene sequencing project finds new mutations to blame for a majority of brain tumor subtype” More...
Tadpole’s tail holds lessons for healing
Scientists at The University of Manchester have made a surprising finding after studying how Continue reading “Tadpole’s tail holds lessons for healing” » More...
Scientists determine how hepatitis B&D enter liver cells
Liver diseases related to the human hepatitis B virus (HBV) kill about 1 million people every year Continue reading “Scientists determine how hepatitis B&D enter liver cells” » More...
