Genetics

Credit: Wang H. et al., PLOS Biology, November 13, 2019 Differences in gene expression led to different bird songs between species. Researchers have discovered the genetic mechanism that explains how birds sing different…

What survives, thrives and dominates over a thousand generations? The answer might be even more complex than previously thought Aa team of scientists, led by Harvard researchers, has used a new method of DNA "re-barcoding" to track rapid…

Researchers have succeeded in reconstructing the evolutionary relationship between a 2-million-year-old giant primate and the living orangutan; it is the first time genetic material this old has been retrieved from a fossil in a subtropical…

Scientists have identified a new bird species from the Southern coast of China, that diverged from its Northern relatives around half a million years ago.Credit: Jonathan Martinez New research by the Milner Centre for Evolution…

Credit: Manel Esteller All the tissues of our body have the same DNA, but they perform very different functions and have very different aspects. For example, a lymphocyte and a neuron share the same genetic material, but they…

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Researchers have narrowed down the malaria proteins and disease-fighting antibodies that could be used to develop a vaccine against the most severe forms of malaria. Associate Professor…

Credit: Kobe University A collaborative research group has succeeded in identifying an important transcription factor, GCAM1, which allows liverwort plants to asexually reproduce through creating clonal progenies…

Penn Medicine study shows height is a causal risk factor for AFib PHILADELPHIA -- Taller people have an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular and often rapid heartbeat that can lead to stroke, heart failure…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2019--A new study has shown that a commonly used vector for large gene transfer can successfully deliver genes to retinal cells in the laboratory, but when…

Credit: The American Phytopathological Society Citrus greening, a devastating disease, has reduced Florida citrus production by 70%, according to most accounts. Efforts to develop disease control methods have been stymied because…