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3:42pm, 22nd April, 2019

Researchers find high-risk genes for schizophrenia

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Using a unique computational 'framework' they developed, a team of scientist cyber-sleuths in the Vanderbilt University Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and the Vanderbilt Genetics Ins...

Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes

2:04pm, 8th April, 2019

Physics

Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes

(University of Washington) A UW team tested how well current water and wastewater disinfecting methods affect antibiotic resistance genes in bacterial DNA. While these methods work well to deter bacterial growth, they had varied success in either deg...

Natural plant defense genes provide clues to safener protection in grain sorghum

9:14pm, 21st March, 2019

Physics

Natural plant defense genes provide clues to safener protection in grain sorghum

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Weeds often emerge at the same time as vulnerable crop seedlings and sneak between plants as crops grow. How do farmers kill them without harming the crops themselv...

Genes that evolve from scratch expand protein diversity

12:45pm, 11th March, 2019

Nature

Genes that evolve from scratch expand protein diversity

(University of Chicago Medical Center) A new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution led by scientists from the University of Chicago challenges one of the classic assumptions about how new proteins evolve.

Major genetic study confirms that many genes contribute to risk for Tourette's syndrome

7:13am, 1st March, 2019

Humans

Major genetic study confirms that many genes contribute to risk for Tourette's syndrome

(Massachusetts General Hospital) A meta-analysis of multiple studies into the genetic background of Tourette's syndrome (TS) -- a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by chronic involuntary motor and vocal tics -- finds that variants in hun...

New study shows hidden genes may underlie autism severity

3:11am, 15th February, 2019

Tech

New study shows hidden genes may underlie autism severity

(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have implicated a largely hidden part of the human genome in the severity of autism symptoms, a discovery that could lead to new insight...

Your genes could impact the quality of your marriage

10:11am, 11th February, 2019

Humans

Your genes could impact the quality of your marriage

(Binghamton University) The quality of your marriage could be affected by your genes, according to new research conducted at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

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Researchers find high-risk genes for schizophrenia

Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes

Natural plant defense genes provide clues to safener protection in grain sorghum

Genes that evolve from scratch expand protein diversity

Major genetic study confirms that many genes contribute to risk for Tourette's syndrome

New study shows hidden genes may underlie autism severity

Your genes could impact the quality of your marriage

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