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Your Christmas Tree and Its Genome Have Remained Very Much the Same Over the Last 100 Million Years
December 13, 2012 — Biologist have shown that the genome of conifers such as spruce, pine, and fir has remained very much the same for over 100 million years. This remarkable genomic stability explains the resemblance ... > full story -
Best of Both Worlds: Hybrid Approach Sheds Light on Crystal Structure Solution
December 11, 2012 — Understanding the arrangement of atoms in a solid is vital to materials research -- but the problem can be difficult to solve in many important situations. Now, by combining the work of two different ... > full story -
A Leap Forward for Red Blood Cell Formation: Researchers Have Identified 75 Genetic Regions That Influence Red Blood Cell Formation
December 5, 2012 — New research is revealing how red blood cells are made and how the body regulates the amount of haemoglobin that is packaged in red blood cells at any time. Genomic analysis techniques have doubled ... > full story -
My Microbes: New Genetic Fingerprint Lives in Your Gut
December 5, 2012 — Our bodies contain far more microbial genes than human genes. And a new study suggests that just as human DNA varies from person to person, so too does the massive collection of microbial DNA in the ... > full story -
Discovery of 100-Million-Year-Old Regions of DNA Shows Short Cut to Crop Science Advances
December 5, 2012 — Scientists have discovered 100-million-year-old regions in the DNA of several plant species which could hold secrets about how specific genes are turned 'on' or ... > full story -
Prioritizing Rather Than Canvassing Entire Plant Genome May Lead to Improved Crops
December 4, 2012 — A genetics study shows promise in feeding the world in spite of heat and ... > full story -
Newly Created Fly to Study How a Normal Cell Turns Cancerous
November 29, 2012 — The wing of a fruit fly may hold the key to unraveling the genetic and molecular events that transform a normal cell into a cancerous one. The study, conducted on Drosophila melanogaster has ... > full story -
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Brain Inflammation Likely Key Initiator to Prion and Parkinson's Disease
November 29, 2012 — Researchers have shown that neuro-inflammation plays a crucial role in initiating prion ... > full story -
Scientists Pair Blood Test and Gene Sequencing to Detect Cancer
November 28, 2012 — Scientists have combined the ability to detect cancer DNA in the blood with genome sequencing technology in a test that could be used to screen for cancers, monitor cancer patients for recurrence and ... > full story -
Major Breakthrough in Deciphering Bread Wheat's Genetic Code
November 28, 2012 — Scientists have unlocked key components of the genetic code of one of the world's most important crops. The first analysis of the complex and exceptionally large bread wheat genome is a major ... > full storyMore:- Researchers Team Up to Sequence the Complex Wheat Genome
- Scientists Decipher Genetic Code of Wheat
- UK, German and US Scientists Decipher Complex Genetic Code to Create New Tools for Breeders and Researchers Across the World
- Bread Wheat's Large and Complex Genome Is Revealed
- Scientists Sequence the Wheat Genome in Breakthrough for Global Food Security
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