Genetics & Molecular Biology

For the past few days I've been fiddling with a set of data that measure the effects of single nucleotide changes on an organism's phenotype across a variety of environments and genetic backgrounds. Any good statistics manual will tell you the be ...

Blog Post - Justin Gerke - Aug 26 2009 - 12:54pm

Gene Discoveries And Heart Disease- Setting Realistic Expectations

Every week you probably see papers (here and elsewhere) reporting the discovery of new genetic variants that affect the risk of coronary artery disease and heart attacks. It's an exciting time and the findings will undoubtedly lead to new biological ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 31 2009 - 10:45am

Complexity, Systems, Emergence, Networks: Keeping It Real

After earning the ire of computational biologists and network theorists last week, it's time to get to the positive side of networks and systems biology. If you hadn't guessed it before, the name of this blog reflects my interest in complex biolo ...

Article - Michael White - Sep 3 2009 - 1:07pm

How Much Of A Mutant Are You?

Do you ever wonder how many harmful mutations you carry in your genome? Even if you've never worried about how much of a mutant you are, geneticists have spent a lot of time thinking about this issue. They are interested in a) how much genetic variati ...

Article - Michael White - Sep 2 2009 - 4:10pm

Discovery- New Genetic Variation Linked To Diabetes

Researchers say they have identified a genetic variation in people with type 2 diabetes that affects how the body's muscle cells respond to the hormone insulin. Previous studies have identified several genetic variations in people with type 2 diabetes ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 6 2009 - 12:00pm

In vitro plantlet regeneration in Asparagus racemosus through shoot bud differentiation on nodal segments.

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 8 2009 - 8:41pm

Asparagus racemosus propagation methods through tissue culture technique

Explant Source: Shoots from 2 years old plants of A. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 8 2009 - 8:44pm

Men And Women May Not Communicate But Our X And Y Chromosomes Do

Today is the 25th anniversary of the discovery of DNA fingerprinting. So has it done anything important, like given us a real understanding of how men and women communicate? Well, no, but the University of Leicester Department of Genetics has revealed ma ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 10 2009 - 9:41am

Food Habits More Important In Obesity Than Obesity Gene

You may know that correlation studies have shown that the risk of becoming obese is 2.5 times higher for those who have double copies of the best known risk gene for being overweight or obese, the FTO gene (fat mass and obesity associated). New discoveries ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 11 2009 - 10:05pm

When your personal genomics company goes bankrupt: who gets your genome sequence?

Daniel, who over at Genetic Future does an outstanding job staying on top of the science, technology, and business of personal genomics, has scored three fascinating guest posts about the mess of privacy and legal complications that come up when a personal ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Sep 16 2009 - 10:44am