Items tagged with gene

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Lifestyle Can Alter Gene Activity Monday, June 23rd, 2008 - 14:37:48 - Ehud Rattner A Finnish study of identical twins has found that physical inactivity and acquired obesity can impair expression of the genes which help the cells... read more

Genes May Protect Against Heart Disease Friday, June 20th, 2008 - 14:55:53 - Ehud Rattner More than one in three people have genetic variations which raise ‘good cholesterol’ and may protect against heart disease, according to research... read more

'Gay Genes' May Be Good for Women Thursday, June 19th, 2008 - 14:04:42 - Ehud Rattner As gay couples race to the altar in California this week, scientists may have found an answer to the so-called gay paradox. Studies suggest that... read more

Reconstruction of First Living Cell Friday, June 13th, 2008 - 08:22:56 - Ehud Rattner Harvard Medical School researchers report in Nature that they have built a model of what they believe the very first living cell may have looked... read more

Gene Magnetically Labels Cells Thursday, June 5th, 2008 - 21:01:26 - Ehud Rattner Mammalian cells can produce tiny magnetic nuggets after the introduction of a single gene from bacteria, scientists have found. The gene MagA could... read more

Improved Gene Therapy Agent Developed Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 - 08:33:37 - Ehud Rattner Replacing one amino acid on the surface of a virus that shepherds corrective genes into cells could be the breakthrough scientists have needed to... read more

Gene Sheds Light On Neurological Disorders Sunday, May 25th, 2008 - 10:26:50 - Ehud Rattner In our brains, where millions of signals move across a network of neurons like runners in a relay race, all the critical baton passes take place at... read more

Biotech Companies Rush to Patent Plant Genes Monday, May 19th, 2008 - 14:44:15 - Ehud Rattner Biotech seed companies are behind a wave of patent claims on dozens of 'climate-ready' genes. The patents cover the development of new crops capable... read more

Skin-Tone Gene Could Predict Cancer Risk Monday, May 19th, 2008 - 12:35:48 - Ehud Rattner Most people with pale skin, red hair or freckles know to slather on extra sun block to ward off skin cancer. A trio of new studies reinforces that... read more

GLUT2 Gene Consistently Consume More Sugars Thursday, May 15th, 2008 - 14:14:35 - Ehud Rattner A new study, entitled Genetic Variant in the Glucose Transporter Type 2 (GLUT 2), released recently in the online edition of Physiological Genomics... read more

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