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New DNA Profiling Technique Beefs Up Cattle GenomicsA pioneering genomics technique developed at Cornell University to improve corn can now be used to improve the quality of milk and meat, according to research published May 17 in the online journal PLOS ONE. |
Released: 5/21/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Cornell University |
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Genetic Predictors Of Postpartum Depression Uncovered By Johns Hopkins ResearchersJohns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered specific chemical alterations in two genes that, when present during pregnancy, reliably predict whether a woman will develop postpartum depression. |
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Johns Hopkins Medicine |
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Genetic Diversity Within Tumors Predicts Outcome in Head and Neck CancerA new measure of the heterogeneity – the variety of genetic mutations – of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common type of head and neck cancer. |
Embargo expired: 5/20/2013 12:05 AM EDT
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Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary |
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The Developmental Genetics of Space and TimeA University of Iowa researcher and his colleague have conducted a study that reveals important and useful insights into how and why developmental genes often take inputs from two independent “morphogen concentration gradients.” |
Released: 5/15/2013 3:30 PM EDT
University of Iowa |
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Four Genes Identified That Influence Levels of 'Bad' CholesterolScientists at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio have identified four genes in baboons that influence levels of “bad” cholesterol. This discovery could lead to the development of new drugs to reduce the risk of heart disease. |
Released: 5/15/2013 12:00 PM EDT
Texas Biomedical Research Institute |
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Untangling the Tree of Life
Vanderbilt phylogeneticists examined the reasons why large-scale tree-of-life studies are producing contradictory results and have proposed a suite of novel techniques to resolve the conflicts. |
Released: 5/14/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Vanderbilt University |
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Tiny Bones May Be Big Clues To Human Development
The tiniest bones in the human body – the bones of the middle ear – could provide huge clues about our evolution and the development of modern-day humans, according to a study by a team of researchers that include a Texas A&M University anthropologist. |
Released: 5/13/2013 2:25 PM EDT
Texas A&M University |
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Researchers Identify Four New Genetic Risk Factors for Testicular CancerA new study in Nature Genetics looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type in young men today. |
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Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania |
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Carnivorous Plant Throws Out ‘Junk’ DNA
The newly sequenced genome of the carnivorous bladderwort contradicts the notion that vast quantities of noncoding 'junk' DNA are crucial for complex life. |
Embargo expired: 5/12/2013 1:00 PM EDT
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University at Buffalo |
