Genetics & Molecular Biology

Celiac Disease Diagnosis Gets Simplified

Though gluten sensitivity can be claimed by anyone embracing a popular food fad, celiac disease must be diagnosed, and that requires a tissue sample from the small intestine, which can be extremely unpleasant.  But it's important because in celiac dis ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2015 - 10:43am

Any Way You Gene Silence It, Simplot Is A Better Potato- But Will People Buy It?

Lovers of french fries, rejoice: the new, non-bruising potato made by Idaho food giant Simplot has hit the market. ...

Article - American Council ... - Sep 24 2015 - 2:37pm

We Went Black And Never Went Back: The Origin And Spread Of 'Emperor's Rice'

Black rice has a rich cultural history; called "Forbidden" or "Emperor's" rice, it was reserved for the Emperor in ancient China and used as a tribute food. In the time since, it remained popular in certain regions of China and re ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 1 2015 - 7:00am

Inflammatory Response May Fan The Flame Of Dietary Fats' Role In Obesity-related Diseases

An enhanced inflammatory response could be the key link between high saturated fat intake- a recognized risk factor for obesity-related disorders- and the development of diseases like type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis. A new study in the Journal of Nutr ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 4 2015 - 4:43pm

The Solution To A 50-year-old Riddle: Why Certain Cells Repel One Another

When cells from the connective tissue collide, they repel one another- this phenomenon was discovered more than 50 years ago. It is only now, however, that researchers at the University of Basel have discovered the molecular basis for this process, as the ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 3 2015 - 10:00am

VB-111 Gene Therapy Doubles Survival In Recurrent Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer that kills two-thirds of patients within five years. A patient's outlook with recurrence of the disease is considered to be weeks or months. An experimental gene therapy essentially doubled the overall survi ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 3 2015 - 7:24am

New Diversity For Lager Beers

Unlike ales, lager beers differ little in flavor. But now, by creating new crosses among the relevant yeasts, Kevin Verstrepen, PhD, Stijn Mertens, and their collaborators have opened up new horizons of taste.  The relative uniformity of flavor among lage ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 7 2015 - 11:12am

Pinpointing Gene That Regulates Repair And Regeneration In Adult Lungs

The sonic hedgehog gene, best known for controlling embryonic development, also maintains the normal physiological state and repair process of an adult healthy lung, if damaged, according to new research.  Tissues are not all created equal in their abilit ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 5 2015 - 12:39pm

Lab Grown 3-D Intestine Regenerates Gut Lining In Dogs

Working with gut stem cells from humans and mice, scientists from have successfully grown healthy intestine atop a 3-D scaffold made of a substance used in surgical sutures.  In a further step that takes their work well beyond proof of concept, researcher ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 9 2015 - 8:00am

Plant Biosensor Could Help African Farmers Fight Parasitic Witchweed

Researchers have developed a new strategy for helping African farmers fight a parasitic plant that devastates crops- plants in the genus Striga, also known as witchweed. Though their purple flowers are pretty to look at, a field full of Striga plants is i ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 13 2015 - 7:53am