Genetics & Molecular Biology

Arabidopsis Molecular Decoys Trick Pathogens

In the animal kingdom, predators use a full range of strategies, such as camouflage, speed and optical illusions, to catch their prey. Meanwhile, prey species resort to the same tactics to escape from their predators. Such tricks are also used at the molec ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2015 - 9:34am

W Chromosome: DNA Which Only Females Have

In many animal species, the chromosomes differ between the sexes- the male has a Y chromosome. This contains genes which result in the development of male characters and reproductive organs. If there is no Y chromosome, the organism will be a female. But ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2015 - 2:00pm

Kit Enzyme May Mean Lean- Regardless Of Calories

Metabolism experts are increasingly convinced that obesity and many of the pathogenic changes it entails, such as Metabolic Syndrome and type 2 diabetes, are a result of chronic inflammatory processes in fatty (adipose) tissue. The adipose tissue of obese ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 15 2015 - 1:04pm

Female Mice Only Smell Male Pheromones When Ready To Mate

A study in mice reveals that hormones that dictate a female's attraction towards males do so in part by controlling her sense of smell.  The investigators analyzed female mice at various stages of the ovulation cycle and found that when a female is n ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 12 2015 - 9:11am

Targeted Treatment For Arthritis, Thanks To Stem Cell Discovery

Researchers have identified individual stem cells that can regenerate tissue, cartilage and bone. The stem cells are mixed within human bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) but are similar in appearance and previously, scientists had difficulty in distinguishi ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 9 2015 - 3:30pm

'Chromosome Shattering' Seen In Plants...And Cancer

Plants can undergo the same extreme 'chromosome shattering' seen in some human cancers and developmental syndromes, UC Davis researchers have found. Chromosome shattering, or 'chromothripsis,' has until now only been seen in animal cel ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 14 2015 - 8:30am

Underpinnings Of Drought Tolerance In Plants Revealed

Regions all over the globe are suffering from severe drought, which threatens crop production worldwide. This is especially worrisome given the need to increase, not just maintain, crop yields to feed the increasing global population. Over the course of e ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2015 - 6:52pm

Women With Lupus At Risk Of Reduced Fertility And Pregnancy Complication

New recommendations by EULAR for women's health and pregnancy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and/or antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) were presented last week at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2015). ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 15 2015 - 12:38pm

Transgenic Pest Control: Modified Mosquitoes Put A Stop To Dengue Fever

Dengue is a virus spread via the Aedes aegypti mosquito that infects as many as 100 million people annually in more than 100 tropical countries worldwide. It causes fevers, extreme headaches, and muscle and joint pains. In a few extreme cases, leakage of ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 12 2015 - 9:47am

Most Heart Muscle Cells Formed As Children

New human heart muscle cells can be formed, but this mainly happens during the first ten years of life, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Other cell types, however, are replaced more quickly. The study, which is published in t ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 15 2015 - 8:07am