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Genetically-modified silkworms have been a goal for breeders for years. The most important goal that researchers tried for was to insert spider silk proteins into the silkworms, so that the latter would have been able to produce stronger silk. After years of failure, that objective was finally reached.
Successful c... |
4 January 2012
09:55 GMT |
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Researchers at the Michigan State University (MSU) and the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE) propose in a new study that the genome may contain the seeds of greatness inside a person's own genetic code. In other words, being a genius in maths or a virtuous piano player may all boil down to the rig... |
24 October 2011
08:52 GMT |
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In an analysis that encompassed the entire human genome, geneticists were finally able to measure the amount of mutations mothers and fathers pass to their children. In this first-of-its-kind investigation, the team found that up to 60 mutations are passed from one generation to the next. Studying these mutations is ... |
13 June 2011
04:52 GMT |
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According to German investigators at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG), in Berlin, it would appear that deafness can sometimes be caused by a mutated muscle protein, rather than simply by prolonged exposure to loud noises. In a large number of deafness cases, the condition is brought on by genet... |
30 May 2011
08:15 GMT |
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New molecular evidence uncovered by biologists from the University of Oslo, Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) and Addis Ababa University, has revealed that the Egyptian jackal is not a subspecies of the golden jackal, but rather a new species of gray wolf.The new African wolf was ... |
27 January 2011
04:28 GMT |
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A team of researchers from Duke University Medical Center, made a step forward on the road to new therapies for people with airway disease risks, by discovering how nanoparticles from diesel exhaust damage lung airway cells.Another big discovery they made, is that the severity of the injury depends on the affected in... |
18 January 2011
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A new research carried out by the Department of Biology at Texas A&M University in College Station, concluded that being around the opposite sex activates certain genes in Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly), and cause them to adopt certain courtship behaviors.This is a huge step toward a better understanding of the ... |
13 January 2011
10:18 GMT |
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A team of researchers led by scientists from the University of Leicester found a potential new approach for curbing this neurodegenerative genetic disorder, thanks to state of the art genetic techniques.Interestingly enough, the team of biological scientists working at Leicester, used baker's yeast to look at di... |
10 January 2011
08:49 GMT |
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All species are genetically programmed to ensure their and their offspring survival, so most genetic mistakes, that will produce catastrophic hybrids are avoided.For animals or for insects, reinforcement – deterrence of hybrid mating, is quite easy to do, and a small difference in scent, plumage or mating ritua... |
10 January 2011
03:31 GMT |
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Researchers reporting in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, discovered that antibiotic resistance is not just a genetic feature of bacteria, and that in fact they have a second strategy of defense, known as persistence.This is the first time that researchers proved that there is an interaction between two mechanism... |
6 January 2011
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It looks like obesity is the great pandemy of this century since over a billion adults in the world are overweight and 300 million of them – clinically obese.Today, in fighting obesity, most people only consider body mass, and completely ignore the amount of adipose tissue within the body, so biologist Aline Je... |
29 December 2010
08:30 GMT |
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One of the main areas of research in science has lately been the development of smaller and smaller robots, of the type that were proposed in science-fiction books decades ago. A Caltech graduate student announces that the first steps have been made towards completing a molecule-sized robot. Micro-droids have capture... |
29 December 2010
06:16 GMT |
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A team of scientists in the United States announces that it managed to obtain new insights into how the activities of a single gene help parasites withstand the harsh environment of the host cells they infect. The study could help experts develop new therapies and drugs aimed at blocking the action of this gene, with... |
29 December 2010
03:41 GMT |
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MIT computational biologists analyzed thousands of genes from 100 modern genomes and managed to reconstruct a genomic fossil, telling not only when these genes appeared but also the ancient microbes they possessed.Life on Earth rapidly changed 580 million years ago, in a period called the Cambrian Explosion, when ove... |
20 December 2010
05:02 GMT |
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An international team of researchers identified the genetic switch that sets up a baby's gender, and that is also linked to so-called 'intersex' families.Harry Ostrer, MD, director of the Human Genetics Program at NYU Langone Medical Center, led the team that found this gene, which is actually very imp... |
3 December 2010
06:02 GMT |
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Our normal genetics establish the color of our eyes and hair, whether we're tall or short, thin or fat, but that's not all – our genes also could determine the changes that occur in tumors when we develop cancer. According to a new study carried out by researchers at the Ohio State University Compreh... |
11 November 2010
03:39 GMT |
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Indeed, the identity of the strange breed of 'horse' that has been discovered in 2004, at Pompeii, has been cleared out by a Cambridge University researcher, who realized it was actually a donkey.Back in 2004, when academics unearthed skeletons found at a house in the ancient Roman town that was covered in ... |
3 November 2010
11:47 GMT |
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A new study led by Maria J. Worsham, PhD, director of research in the Department of Otolaryngology at Henry Ford Hospital, suggests that head and neck cancer outcomes linked with race should rather be associated with social and behavioral factors instead.Apparently, even if African Americans have higher risks of havi... |
27 September 2010
09:03 GMT |
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A team of German investigators has recently developed a new method for analyzing all genes in the human body simultaneously, in an innovation that could see the development of advanced diagnostics tools for genetic syndromes.The group successfully used the new method on three children in a family suffering from the r... |
30 August 2010
04:22 GMT |
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Mitochondrial Eve (mtEve), the mother of all humans, lived about 200,000 years ago according to Rice statisticians' new found method, that could actually be the most complete statistical study of our species' genetic link with our maternal ancestor that was ever made.The research was based on a comparison b... |
18 August 2010
04:15 GMT |
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Scientists have recently discovered a suite of 150 “long life” variants in around 70, which would offer them the possibility to guess whether a person would reach 100 years of age, a new study shows. According to the authors of the study, the long-life gene variants might suppress genes associated with a... |
2 July 2010
11:44 GMT |
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In one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the year, a team of researchers managed to finally create the world's first living organism featuring a genome synthesized by scientists. The work took more than 15 years to complete, but the results were well-worth it. The genome that laid the foundation ... |
21 May 2010
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Since the Ancient Greeks, and possibly even before, there has been an ongoing debate as to which effects are the most obvious in a human being. Some argue that nurture, the way each person is brought up, and the society they grow in, is the most determining aspect, whereas others believe that all the basic traits som... |
17 February 2010
06:58 GMT |
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A group of researchers has recently released a report suggesting that our genetic makeup may be significantly influenced by social factors. Among these influences, the researchers include things such as where we live and spend our time, as well as what we eat, drink and do in our spare time. The work was conducted by... |
19 January 2010
09:25 GMT |
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Japanese researchers have managed to recently bring new hope to the millions of people worldwide suffering from tooth conditions such as cavities, when they succeeded in artificially conditioning mice into developing new teeth to replace the ones they'd lost. The method does not rely on implanting artificial pro... |
4 August 2009
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Despite the fact that science has proven we descended from the same common ancestor as primates did millions of years ago, it's a known fact that most humans today have a remarkably similar DNA, a fact that until now raised questions as to how we failed to diversify among ourselves more. Some researchers have pr... |
8 July 2009
04:44 GMT |
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In a paper published in Monday's issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Polish researchers formally describe a find that they've made public informally since last November, namely the fact that they were successful in identifying the earthly remains of Nicolaus Copernic... |
8 July 2009
02:31 GMT |
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In its nearly 200 years of existence, Charles Darwin's theory on genetics, which states that parents pass on to their offspring the genes that best equip future generations for survival, has never been scientifically proven until now. Experts at the University of Leeds have recently been able to confirm one of t... |
15 June 2009
10:58 GMT |
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While this is obvious, birds and humans took a very different evolutionary path a few million years ago. But what's weird is that studying bird genetics can even now yield insight into our very own genetic traits. This is exactly what a group of researchers from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, the... |
4 May 2009
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Experts from the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB) and the National Geographic Society have finally succeeded in breaking a 75-year-old enigma, which surrounded folktale artist, writer and footloose explorer Everett Ruess. The explorer, aged at about 20, disappeared in the 1930s, as he roamed the US Southwest o... |
4 May 2009
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According to a new scientific study conducted by investigators at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, people react differently to stress, mostly on account of their genetic differences. Another important factor that generates varying responses to stressors (factors associated with stress) is the gender of a person. T... |
6 April 2009
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The last Ice Age, when glaciers advanced through much of Europe, was not very kind to the Irish wildlife, as much of it was completely annihilated and never recovered. However, it seems that a brave little frog species managed to endure, and toughed out the extremely cold weather. At the same time, members of the sam... |
18 March 2009
04:20 GMT |
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In a bid to preserve well over 100,000 species of plants, researchers are currently mobilizing their efforts and are trying to bring as many types of plants to the Arctic Seed Vault (ASV), a “safe deposit box” of sorts, initiated by the Global Crop Diversity Trust. Reportedly, over the last few months res... |
16 February 2009
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Genetic researchers have managed to come across a significant breakthrough in the field, after they identified a plant, namely the mouse-ear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), which contains in its DNA a sequence that is strikingly similar to that found in the genetic information of people suffering from serious diseases ... |
20 January 2009
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Following a recent British breakthrough screening procedure, resulting in a 29 year-old woman giving birth to a healthy young girl who was completely without the breast cancer-generating gene BRCA 1, dispute over the ethics and the implications of using this selective technique on a large scale has escalated, with pr... |
12 January 2009
02:39 GMT |
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Giant agriculture company Monsanto announced on Wednesday that its “drought-tolerant” corn was in the latest stage of development, and that it could become readily available for the international markets as early as next year. The announcement added that this was part of the corporation's bid to help... |
8 January 2009
03:30 GMT |
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Fusing cells together is crucial in analyzing the way their internal structure and DNA reprogram themselves after merger, and may hold the key to obtaining successful cellular hybrids between adult cells and stem cells. This can provide new stem cell treatments for conditions requiring such intervention. But technica... |
5 January 2009
06:44 GMT |
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Over the past few years, advancements in the field of genetics offered countless scientists, who would have otherwise had no funds for their work, the possibility of experimenting with increasingly cheaper materials, in the comfort of their own home, or garage. Now, the academic community is worried that so much free... |
29 December 2008
03:03 GMT |
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For centuries, researchers have been trying to understand exactly what it is that drives people's facial expressions in specific situations, such as a victory or a defeat in a sports game, or in an award ceremony. Most psychologists thus far believed that this behavior was learned through the power of habit, as ... |
29 December 2008
02:31 GMT |
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New scientific studies revealed the fact that men and women probably were not equal members of the largest African exodus, which is believed to be responsible for the colonization of the entire world. This massive migration accounts for all races that are currently spread outside Africa, and the mass movements began ... |
22 December 2008
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Undoubtedly, the number one spot for this year's Top Scientific achievement is the discovering of cellular reprogramming techniques, which offer experts an invaluable tool in studying, understanding, and, potentially, curing such diseases as Parkinson's and diabetes. Sick cells can now be programmed into vi... |
19 December 2008
06:26 GMT |
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Identifying inherited disease in fetuses has been thus far a procedure that involved significant risk of miscarriage, due to the fact that the medical procedures required were invasive and implied driving a needle in the amniotic sack that surrounds the babies when they are still in the womb. Now, a team of researche... |
25 November 2008
15:01 GMT |
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For the first time in history, a massive study of human behavior in relation to their genetic heritage is underway. This massive survey will encompass about 10,000 American citizens over a period of about 20 years. The companies that joined forces for this giant task are trying to determine if people are willing to c... |
20 October 2008
06:50 GMT |
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Scientists discovered that many of the genetic diseases humans have came from early species in the evolutionary chain, approximately 400 million years ago. Bacteria are most responsible for afflictions such as diabetes and Huntington's disease, with more than 97 percent of our current susceptibilities to infecti... |
20 October 2008
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Andres, the older son of a Spanish family, has a rare hereditary disease called Beta Thalassaemia, which prevents his body from producing the required amount of red cells that carry oxygen. His little brother, who was born only three days ago, has been genetically adapted in order to provide him a cure.The family tha... |
15 October 2008
07:33 GMT |
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Tough one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), only 5 to 10 percent of them will ever develop the disease in its active state. Why this happens remains a mystery to this day, but researchers think they may have had a b... |
10 October 2008
10:12 GMT |
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Giant tortoises still represent the living symbol of the Galápagos archipelago, even as four of the fifteen species have long since been exterminated by human activity in the region. However, one of them could be brought back to life based on genetic techniques applied to museum-preserved specimens. When... |
24 September 2008
09:19 GMT |
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Genetics and medicine researchers were always surprised to find that our immune system in the gut, while able to fight off bacterial infections, simultaneously remained tolerant towards the friendly resident bacteria. But a recent study reveals that the newly-discovered “pims” gene gets activated by the g... |
20 September 2008
05:29 GMT |
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Scientists from the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah found a connection between some genes, which may lead to a healthier and longer life. Based on tests developed on some worms that have identical genetic designs as we do, researchers found that a gene associated with aging and another one l... |
19 September 2008
09:47 GMT |
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Scientists were given green light by the Australian government, in order to obtain embryonic stem cells out of cloned human embryos. The license and 7.200 human eggs were granted to Sydney IVF, an in vitro fertilization company. Previously, the practice had been banned, but the ban was lifted in December 2006 by... |
19 September 2008
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