Genetics

Major research funders join together to advance research into genetic disorderCredit: Children's Tumor Foundation New York/Baltimore/Seattle - The Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF), together with the Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic…

$10,000 will help cover cost of genetic tests for children with rare disorders PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Dec. 13, 2018 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, today announced a $10,000 grant from…

Credit: Leopold Eckhart, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna Whether by land or by sea, mammals live in a diverse variety of protective skins adapted against the elements, from swimming in the deepest azure oceans to…

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 13, 2018) When a building is damaged, a general contractor often oversees various subcontractors--framers, electricians, plumbers and drywall hangers--to ensure repairs are done in the correct…

Credit: Nathan Schroeder, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - When humans experience stress, their inner turmoil may not be apparent to an outside observer. But many animals deal with stressful circumstances - overcrowded conditions,…

Semi-wild proto-corn spread from Mexico to South America before becoming fully domesticated, offering new clues to its futureCredit: Fabio de Oliveira Freitas Smithsonian scientists and collaborators are revising the history of one of the…

The work of several Mount Sinai researchers who analyze brain genomics data as part of the PsychENCODE Consortium, a collective established in 2015 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will be highlighted in four scientific papers…

For six months, rats were fed a diet containing either GM maize (MON 810 or NK603) or non-GM maize, in varying concentrations. The researchers, using high-throughput biology techniques, did not identify any significant biological markers…

Study finds multisensory basis of pup recognition by males using specific chemical and physical cuesCredit: © Sainsbury Wellcome Centre Many species of mammals have evolved what appear to be paradoxical behaviours towards their young.…

Insight into how three of the world's most devastating viruses interact with human cells opens the door for much-needed treatments SAN FRANCISCO, CA--December 13, 2018--No drugs are currently available to treat Ebola, Dengue, or Zika…