Genetics & Molecular Biology
- The Secret War On Male Mitochondria
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Organisms inherit their mitochondria – the cell’s “power plants” – from their mothers, but what happens to all the father’s mitochondria? Why and how are paternal mitochondria prevented from getting passed on to their offspring after fertilization? Just th ...
Article - News Staff - May 16 2014 - 10:04am
- Biological Instinct: Are You More Likely To Choose A Spouse With Similar DNA?
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Individuals are more genetically similar to their spouses than they are to randomly selected individuals from the same population, claims a new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This is much different than sociological factors- it ...
Article - News Staff - May 19 2014 - 5:55pm
- New Drug Target Linked To Insulin Secretion
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A signal that promotes insulin secretion and reduces hyperglycemia in a type 2 diabetes animal model is enhanced by the inhibition of a novel enzyme discovered by researchers at NuChem Therapeutics of Montreal and the Montreal Diabetes Research Center. ...
Article - News Staff - May 26 2014 - 11:20am
- Why Would An 18-Year-Old Who Never Smoked Get Lung Cancer? The Answer
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In the pop culture world of mainstream media, magic bullets are common. Every week there is a new miracle vegetable and then the following work there will be scare journalism about some chemical. In the world of magic bullets, smoking causes lung cancer. Y ...
Article - News Staff - May 29 2014 - 9:43am
- Specialized Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Reduce Rejection Risk
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The clinical promise of stem cells has been dampened by concerns that the immune system will reject the transplanted cells before they could render any long-term benefit. Previous research in mice has suggested that even adult stem cells produced from a s ...
Article - News Staff - May 31 2014 - 12:53am
- Kit Ligand Gene: A Single DNA Tweak Leads To Blonde Hair
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Like blonde hair? You can thank the Kit ligand gene. A single-letter change in the genetic code is enough to generate blond hair in humans, according to a new analysis by Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists which has pinpointed that change, common i ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2014 - 12:18am
- VAMP7: Study Identifies New Genetic Cause Of Male Reproductive Birth Defects
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Researchers have defined a previously unrecognized genetic cause for two types of birth defects found in newborn boys "Cryptorchidism and hypospadias are among the most common birth defects but the causes are usually unknown," said Dr. Dolores ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 1 2014 - 9:34pm
- Fructose Block Prevents Fatty Liver Disease In Mice
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Researchers have found a way to prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide, in mice. By blocking a path that delivers dietary fructose to the liver, mice were prevented from developing the condition, ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2014 - 2:00am
- Molecular On-Off Switch For Burning Stored Fat Found
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A molecular pathway called mTORC1 controls the conversion of unhealthy white fat into beige fat, an appealing target for increasing energy expenditure and reducing obesity, according to a new study. The team also found that a protein, Grb10, serves as the ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2014 - 11:30pm
- Synthetic Bone Regeneration- Now With More Beer
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Researchers have developed biomaterials for bone regeneration from beer brewing waste. ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 3 2015 - 5:45pm
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