Genetics & Molecular Biology

Nuclear Transfer Is Banned, But It's Superior For Creating Embryonic Stem Cells

In 2002, President George W. Bush authorized funding for human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) using federal money for the first time- but he limited that federal funding to existing lines. ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2014 - 2:09pm

Wheat Genetics: Boron Tolerance Discovery Will Mean Better Yields

Researchers have identified the genes in wheat that control tolerance to a significant yield-limiting soil condition found around the globe; boron toxicity. ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2014 - 1:32pm

Gene Type Linked To 26 Percent Chance Of Celiac Disease By Age 5

More than one quarter of children with two copies of a high-risk variant in a specific group of genes develop an early sign of celiac disease by age 5. The findings are from The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in Youth consortium, TEDDY, also found ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2014 - 5:39pm

This Kind Of Long-distance Relationship Remains Stable

Sequences of DNA called enhancers, which control a gene's output, find their targets long before they are activated during embryonic development, according to scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, who write in ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 5 2014 - 12:30pm

Human Genome Reduced To 19,000 Genes- Almost All Hail From 50 Million Years Ago

The human genome and the messages coded by 3 billion letters that determine everything from how nutrients are metabolized to how neurons communicate in the brain. The detection and characterization of the genes present in this mass of information is a com ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 3 2014 - 10:48am

How Brown Fat Burns Energy

The body contains two types of fat cells, white and brown. White fat serves to store excess calories until they're needed by the body while brown adipocytes actually burn fat by turning it into heat. Ever since it was discovered that adult humans har ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2014 - 5:00am

CHD8 Gene Mutation Linked To Autism

Researchers from 13 institutions would worldwide believe they have made a breakthrough in understanding what causes autism-  a clear cut case of an autism specific gene.  An analysis of 6,176 children with autism spectrum disorder, researchers found 15 ha ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 5 2014 - 8:46am

Gene Enables Stem Cells To Regenerate A Decapitated Head

Researchers have announced the discovery of a gene, zic-1, that enables stem cells to regrow a head after decapitation in flatworm planarians. ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 3 2014 - 7:30pm

Breakthrough Discovery In Living Cell Signaling

A breakthrough discovery into how living cells process and respond to chemical information could help advance the development of treatments for a large number of cancers and resistant to therapy. Researchers have unlocked the secret behind the activation ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 5 2014 - 8:53pm

The Ancient Chemical Secret That Allowed Maize To Defend Itself

Many ancient plants weren't pretty, they didn't taste good, and they weren't big- but they could defend themselves. As food science progressed, numerous plants were genetically optimized for better flavor and yield, but some lost their abil ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2014 - 4:00am