A study by scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Canada has found new genetic sequences that could inform interventions aimed at reducing high blood pressure. The scientists identified commonly overlooked fragments of the genome known as non-coding DNA, but used computer-assisted techniques to investigate genetic variants and their likely effect on nearby … Read more
A recent study conducted by researchers from the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has identified several new genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that are unique to Ashkenazi Jews. AD is the most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world, affecting individuals of all races and ethnicities. However, most genetic research for … Read more
network revealed CNN In the news, in Boston labs, blind mice regained their sight, brains developed to be smarter and younger, and healthier muscle tissue and kidneys were built. On the flip side, young mice prematurely aged, with devastating results for nearly every tissue in their bodies.. The opposite of aging itself. Scientists can reverse … Read more
An unprecedented survey of Genetical diversity that existed among the wolves of the end of the ice Age has just brought more clues about the origins of the long love story between dogs and humans. The data indicate that most dogs alive today are closely related to ancient wolves that lived in eastern Eurasia, in … Read more
Since the mid-1800s, when Charles Darwin articulated the theory of evolution and Moravian monk Gregor Mendel identified the basic principles of heredity by crossing peas in his garden, scientists, philosophers, social scientists and theologians debated the implications of genetics at origins, meaning and future of human life. – .
Photo: cell.com Cell division in the genome – – Biologists took mycoplasma, removed its DNA and placed a code of 473 genes into its cell. The code was previously written on a computer and synthesized. Microbiologists at the Venter Institute in the United States have created a synthetic cell of a primitive type and found … Read more
The University of Barcelona team also decided to study older samples © Marta Perez / EPA ByCátia Carmo 27 June, 2020 • 17:46 – A team of Spanish virologists found traces of the new coronavirus in a sample of wastewater collected in Barcelona in March 2019, nine months before the first case of Covid-19 in … Read more
How did the new Sars-CoV-2 virus get from bat to human? The answer is extremely important for scientists. Among other things, it explains why the virus is so well adapted to humans. Researchers from Canada have now identified a new possible intermediate host: stray dogs. – Many animals, from snakes to pangolines, have so far … Read more