Genetics & Molecular Biology

Fewer Wild Fish Needed: Genetically Modified Plants Produce Omega-3 Fish Oil

Researchers have revealed that genetically modified Camelina plants produce omega-3 fish oils suitable for feeding Atlantic salmon. The new GMO plants can produce up to 20% of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), one of the two omega-3 LC PUFA conferring health be ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 31 2015 - 11:34am

Babies May Cause Their Own Preterm Births

Some babies seem to have a genetic predisposition to a higher risk of being born too soon, according to a paper being presented Thursday at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting in San Diego. The study Birth found that variants in t ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2015 - 10:11am

Limostatin: Insulin-Decreasing Hormone Discovered

An insulin-regulating hormone that had only been postulated to exist has been discovered. The hormone, called limostatin after the Greek goddess of starvation, Limos, tamps down circulating insulin levels during recovery from fasting or starvation. In this ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2015 - 3:20pm

Viral Enigma Machine Discovered- Now We Need A Bletchley Park

Researchers have cracked a code that governs infections by the common cold and polio viruses. The code was known, it was 'hidden in plain sight' in the sequence of the ribonucleic acid (RNA) that makes up this type of viral genome but its meanin ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 4 2015 - 10:11am

We're All Going To Die: Knowing When May Just Be A Matter Of Chromosomes

Tiny biological clocks attached to our chromosomes can't tell us the exact moment of our death, but they can narrow it down. These DNA end caps, called telomeres, are the great predictors of life expectancy: the shorter your telomeres, the shorter you ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 6 2015 - 2:12pm

What Are Nano-Antioxidants?

Antioxidants reduce oxidative stress caused by our body's internal energy production, fighting off infection, and repairing damage. Our bodies produce them naturally and they can be obtained less efficiently in food, but with over 200 conditions relat ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 9 2015 - 6:06pm

Molecular ‘Switch’ That Regulates DNA Replication And Transcription Identified

Researchers have discovered a molecular ‘switch’ that controls replication and transcription of mitochondria DNA, a key finding that could influence the development of targeted therapies for cancer, developmental processes related to fertility and aging.  ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 13 2015 - 9:30am

Science Is A Verb

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Article - Steve Savage - Feb 16 2015 - 1:43pm

More Genetic Modification May Mitigate Environmentalist Worries About Genetic Modification

Genetically modified crops have long drawn fire from environmentalists, who worry that there could be contamination of organic food or creation of FrankenWeeds. Properly used, there is no chance of that, the only thing that can happen is trace material. St ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 19 2015 - 4:17pm

FASTK: Mitochondria Adopt A Crosswise Pathway For Decoding Their Genome

Mitochondria, the energy power plants inside our cells, are able to oxidize the food we eat to create a universal energy currency for all our currency. These intracellular organelles possess their own DNA, and proteins derived from their genetic instructio ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 19 2015 - 4:57pm