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What's in a Genome? Whole-Genome Sequence of the Fruit Fly Drosophila Mauritiana
December 14, 2012 Researchers have just published the first whole-genome sequence of the fruit fly Drosophila mauritiana, revealing intriguing details about the evolution of the ... > full story -
Team Solves Mystery Associated With DNA Repair
December 13, 2012 Scientists have long sought to understand how a DNA repair protein, known as RecA in bacterial cells, helps broken DNA find a way to bridge the gap. In a new study, researchers report they have ... > full story -
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 -
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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
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