Genetics & Molecular Biology

GM foods to accept or not to accept

There are known effects of Promoters used in expression of foreign DNA incorporated into the stranger host of choice but unknown effects of promoters used are not known. A promoter is used for the expression of foreign gene into the body of an organism. Un ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Feb 11 2010 - 4:59am

Study Reveals Origin Of HIV Transmission Between Men

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego have discovered the origin of strains of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among men who have sex with men. The team says the results are important because knowing the mechanisms by which HIV us ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 11 2010 - 12:12pm

Efforts Move Forward On Universal DNA Reader

Arizona State University researchers have developed the first versatile DNA reader that can discriminate between DNA's four core chemical components, the key to unlocking the vital code behind human heredity and health. If the process can be perfected ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 7:02pm

Explaining Laminar Flow Biology Style

When asked to justify the research I do, I always struggle a little to explain my dissatisfaction with the traditional descriptive, non-quantitative explanations of molecular biological systems. As a glance at a classic molecular cell biology textbook will ...

Article - Michael White - Feb 12 2010 - 9:17pm

Common Chromatin Proteins Link Multiple Cognitive Disorders

Previously unrelated disorders which all cause complex defects in brain development and function are linked by a common underlying mechanism. Rett syndrome (RTT), Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS), Alpha-Thalassemia mental Retardation, and X-linked syndrom ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 15 2010 - 3:39pm

Mosquito Nose Transplant May Help Fight Malaria

Research published simultaneously in PNAS and Nature details how scientists have successfully transplanted most of the "nose" of the mosquito that spreads malaria into frog eggs and fruit flies and are employing these surrogates to combat the spr ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 15 2010 - 5:09pm

Stem Cells Sabotage DNA To Produce New Tissues

Human cells contain 46 strands of DNA that code for all our genes. Certain chemicals and UV light can break these strands into pieces, a process that typically leads to cell death or diseases such as cancer if the damage is not repaired quickly. But new re ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 15 2010 - 6:19pm

Blocking IspH Enzyme May Lead To New Antibacterial Drugs

Researchers from the University of Illinois say they know how to exploit an unusual chemical reaction mechanism that allows malaria parasites and many disease-causing bacteria to survive. The findings, detailed in PNAS, could eventually lead to new anti-ma ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 15 2010 - 7:38pm

Egyptian Pharaoh May Have Died From Malaria, Bone Abnormalities

DNA analysis of royal mummies suggest that malaria and bone abnormalities may have contributed to the death of Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun, with other results appearing to identify members of the royal family, including King Tut’s father and mother, ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 16 2010 - 2:34pm

Gene Expression Variability Gives Rise To Incomplete Penetrance

Biologists have struggled for many years to explain how it is possible that some people who carry a mutated gene don't express the trait or condition associated with the mutation. This common but poorly understood phenomenon, known as incomplete penet ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 17 2010 - 2:58pm