Genetics & Molecular Biology

Rwandan Genocide Illustrates How Genetics Influence PTSD

Why do some people who experience traumatizing events develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder while others don't? Scientists know that, in general, the more traumatic events a person experiences the higher their likelihood of developing PTSD, but even ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 25 2010 - 1:13pm

“GM food only way to feed starving people: US scientist

“GM food only way to feed starving people: US scientist Sun, Feb 28 09:30 PM “Kochi, Feb 28 (PTI) The ''spat'' over GM vegetables on ethical grounds was meaningless while millions of people are starving in the world, renowned biomateria ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Feb 28 2010 - 7:10pm

Genetically Engineered Tobacco Keeps Water Clean

Scientists writing in the FASEB Journal say a genetically modified strain of tobacco can help temper the damaging effects of toxic pond scum, known as microcystin-LR (MC-LR), which makes water unsafe for drinking, swimming, or fishing. The plant could serv ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 1 2010 - 12:12pm

Modern Humans Mostly Monogamous, Study Finds

Modern humans are generally monogamous while exhibiting tendencies toward polygamy over the course of evolutionary history, say scientists who analyzed genomic data from three population samples of African, Asian and European origin. The findings, publishe ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 2 2010 - 12:02pm

Making Mosquitoes Hold Their Urine Could Prevent Disease

Preventing mosquitoes from urinating as they feed on blood could prevent the spread of dengue fever, yellow fever and other diseases, say researchers writing in the American Journal of Physiology. When mosquitoes consume and process blood meals, they must ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 4 2010 - 2:32pm

Study Reveals Activity Of NEIL3 DNA Repair Mechanism

A team of researchers has demonstrated for the first time the specific activity of the protein NEIL3, one of a group responsible for maintaining the integrity of DNA in humans and other mammals. The discovery is detailed in the Proceedings of the National ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 4 2010 - 7:59pm

Researchers Fingerprint Genes Involved In Endocytosis

Researchers writing in Nature say they have developed a new strategy to identify and characterize genes involved in endocytosis- the process cells use to ingest substances from the external environment. From their findings the scientists say they may be ab ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 5 2010 - 12:14pm

Evolution and chromosome number

During recent National Symposium one of the significant presentation by Professor Akhilesh Tyagi from Delhi brought out the fact that chromosomes of wheat, rice, maize, sorghum and Brachypodium which lie in the range from 7 to 12 have much in common and ev ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Mar 6 2010 - 9:30am

A Campaign to end Discrimination in Human Fertilisation

This is the second in a present series, highlighting a particular incidence of  discrimination here and now, and those new to this may consider my intent to do some wider campaigning around this issue so here is a summary of what has happened since the fir ...

Blog Post - Laurence Arnold - Mar 7 2010 - 11:37am

Gene-Birth Midwives

A team of Georgia Institute of Technology scientists are reporting that molecules they term "unselfish" may have midwifed the birth of life's original (sometimes called "selfish") genes. The Georgia Tech scientists are investigati ...

Article - Anonymous - Mar 9 2010 - 2:21am