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Puberty and Sense of Smell: What Do They Have in Common?
Researchers have identified a group of proteins that are involved in the development of the sense of smell and onset of puberty in mice, which could improve our understanding of the reproductive condition, Kallmann syndrome.
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A Highly Precise Cas9 Enzyme, SaCas9-HF, Is Added to the CRISPR Toolbox
A team of scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and the Karolinska Institute has created a novel protein that can increase the target accuracy in genome editing.
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Genetic Imprint of Paleolithic Inhabitants Detected in North African Populations
Scientists have detected genetic traces of settlers in Palaeolithic times in North Africa, which could rule out the theory that recent migrations from other regions completely erased the genetic traces of ancient North Africans.
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New Genetic Analysis Improves Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability
Whole-genome sequencing can be used to diagnose intellectual disability more accurately than other methods of genetic analysis, researchers at Karolinska Institutet report.
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How Does One Gene Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Researchers have uncovered the biological mechanism through which a genetic variant protects against type 2 diabetes.
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Your Dog Might be Hiding Its True Colors
New research suggests that some breeds of dogs have hidden coat colors – and in some cases, other traits – that have been there all along.
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Researchers Suggest Identical Twin Kidney Transplants Warrant Gene Sequencing
Using U.S. transplant registry data, clinical researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that kidney transplants between identical twins have high success rates, but also high rates of immunosuppressant use.
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Regeneration Mechanism Discovered in Mice Could Provide Target for Drugs to Combat Chronic Liver Disease
A newly-discovered molecular mechanism that allows damaged adult liver cells to regenerate could pave the way for drugs to treat conditions such as cirrhosis or other chronic liver diseases where regeneration is impaired.
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Feast or Famine: Scientists Find Key Bio "Switch" That Helps Cells Adapt
Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine and Stanford University have uncovered what may be a fundamental biological mechanism that helps organisms adapt to rapid changes to nutrients in their environments.
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Combination Gene Therapy Could Treat Multiple Age-related Diseases
New research from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School (HMS) suggests that it may be possible someday to tend to multiple ailments with one treatment.
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