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Hidden Layer of Genome Unveils How Plants May Adapt to Environments Throughout the World
March 6, 2013 — Scientists have identified patterns of epigenomic diversity that not only allow plants to adapt to various environments, but could also benefit crop production and the study of human ... > full story -
Circuitry of Cells Involved in Immunity, Autoimmune Diseases Exposed: Connections Point to Interplay Between Salt and Genetic Factors
March 6, 2013 — New work expands the understanding of how Th17 cells develop, and how their growth influences the development of immune responses. By figuring out how these cells are "wired," the researchers make a ... > full storyMore: -
Flip of a Single Molecular Switch Makes an Old Mouse Brain Young
March 6, 2013 — The flip of a single molecular switch helps create the mature neuronal connections that allow the brain to bridge the gap between adolescent impressionability and adult stability. Now researchers ... > full story -
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First Dystonia Gene Found in African-Americans
March 6, 2013 — A pair of studies tells the tale of how a neuroscientist at Mayo Clinic in Florida helped to discover the first African-American family to have inherited the rare movement disorder dystonia, which ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Risk Gene Discovered by Screening Brain's Connections: Signs of Disease Decades Before Illness Strike
March 6, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a new genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease by screening people's DNA and then using an advanced type of scan to visualize their brains' connections. The researchers ... > full story -
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Genomic Screening to Detect Preventable Rare Diseases in Healthy People?
March 6, 2013 — Millions of people unknowingly carry rare gene mutations that put them at high risk of developing preventable diseases such as colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and several catastrophic blood vessel ... > full story -
Spinal Tap -- Using Cactus Spines to Isolate DNA
March 5, 2013 — In the family Cactaceae, isolation of genetic material can be difficult due to the presence of polysaccharide-based mucilage content and other secondary compounds. Although important for water ... > full story -
Assembling the Transcriptome of a Noxious Weed: New Resources for Studying How Plants Invade
March 5, 2013 — Scientists have assembled transcriptomes of a noxious weed, Brachypodium sylvaticum, or slender false brome. The transcriptome provides an extensive genetic tool for studying how invasive species, ... > full story -
New Insight Into Double-Protected Dance of Cell Division
March 5, 2013 — Biochemists recently gained new insight into how protein synthesis and degradation help to regulate the delicate ballet of cell division. In particular, they reveal how two proteins shelter each ... > full story -
Human Y Chromosome Much Older Than Previously Thought
March 5, 2013 — The discovery and analysis of an extremely rare African American Y chromosome push back the time of the most recent common ancestor for the Y chromosome lineage tree to 338,000 years ago. This time ... > full story
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