Genetics

Cognitive assessment supplements physical tests used by scouts and recruiters to find candidates with the right stuffCredit: Joshua Green/Air Force A research psychologist at the Air Force Research Laboratory can predict your…

University of Maryland School of Medicine research could set path for preventing premature births BALTIMORE, MD., March 21 - Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB), defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation, and the related complications,…

Library enables a new understanding of the various processes associated with photosynthetic function Palo Alto, CA--The creation of new library of mutants of the single-celled photosynthetic green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii enabled a…

CHOP researchers: Innovative functional genomics tools likely to aid discovery in other genetic diseasesCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Scientists have harnessed powerful data analysis tools and three-dimensional studies of…

Credit: IOCB Prague Researchers from the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University constructed an artificial chemical DNA switch and made the first step towards artificial epigenetics - targeted switching on and off of genes.…

Mitochondria are found to be associated with the effectiveness of oncological drug therapies New York, NY (March 21, 2019) -- Researchers from Mount Sinai and IBM have discovered a novel clue in explaining how cancer cells with identical…

Prize recognizes outstanding contributions to genetics research throughout careerCredit: Harvard University Daniel Hartl, PhD, of Harvard University is the recipient of the 2019 Genetics Society of America (GSA) Thomas Hunt Morgan…

LumosVar -- a name inspired by Harry Potter -- could help physicians provide genomic-based treatments for their patients PHOENIX, Ariz. -- March 20, 2019 -- By conjuring the spell "Lumos!" wizards in the mythical world of Harry Potter…

Credit: Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT As part of MIT's continued mission to help build a better world, the Institute announced the creation of the Alana Down Syndrome Center, an innovative new research endeavor,…

Conservation strategies focused on connectivity and coexistence could helpCredit: Johanna Turner Two isolated mountain lion populations in southern California's Santa Ana and Santa Monica Mountains are at risk of local extinction,…