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Repeat Act: Parallel Selection Tweaks Many of the Same Genes to Make Big and Heavy Mice
May 8, 2012 — Organisms are adapted to their environment through their individual characteristics, like body size and body weight. Such complex traits are usually controlled by many genes. As a result, individuals ... > full story -
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It's Official: Physics Is Hard
May 8, 2012 — Scientists have conducted scientific research on the difficulty –- from a computational complexity theory perspective -- of addressing some of the challenges of ... > full story -
Low Oxygen Levels Could Drive Cancer Growth, Research Suggests
May 3, 2012 — Low oxygen levels in cells may be a primary cause of uncontrollable tumor growth in some cancers, according to a new study. The authors' findings run counter to widely accepted beliefs that genetic ... > full story -
DNA Fingerprinting Enters 21st Century
April 27, 2012 — Researchers have created a three-step algorithm, lobSTR, that in one day accurately and simultaneously profiles more than 100,000 short tandem repeats in one human genome sequence -- a feat that ... > full story -
Novel Genetic Loci Identified for High-Frequency Hearing Loss
April 27, 2012 — The genetics responsible for frequency-specific hearing loss have remained elusive until recently, when genetic loci were found that affected high-frequency hearing. Now, a study reports, for the ... > full story -
New Concept for Fast, Low-Cost DNA Sequencing Device
April 24, 2012 — Researchers have developed a new concept for use in a high-speed genomic sequencing device that may have the potential to substantially drive down ... > full story -
Computing the Best High-Resolution 3-D Tissue Images
April 23, 2012 — Real-time, 3-D microscopic tissue imaging could be a revolution for medical fields such as cancer diagnosis, minimally invasive surgery and ophthalmology. Researchers have developed a technique to ... > full story -
Could a Newly Discovered Viral Genome Change What We Thought We Knew About Virus Evolution?
April 18, 2012 — Scientist report on the existence of a previously undetected group of viruses and, more importantly, a new type of viral genome that could have huge implications for theories of viral emergence and ... > full story -
First Description of a Triple DNA Helix in Vacuum
April 18, 2012 — Scientists have managed for the first time to extract trustworthy structural information from a triple helix DNA in gas phase, that is to say in conditions in which DNA is practically in a vacuum. ... > full story -
Two Genetic Deletions in Human Genome Linked to the Development of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
April 9, 2012 — Investigators have discovered two inherited-genetic deletions in the human genome linked to development of aggressive prostate cancer. The findings indicate a man's risk of developing prostate cancer ... > full story
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