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Effects of High Fat Diet may Last for Generations
If a mother eats a high-fat diet, this can have a negative effect on the health of her offspring - right down to her great-grandchildren.
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The Making of Soldier Ants
Scientists at McGill have found the answer to a question that perplexed Charles Darwin; if natural selection works at the level of the individual, fighting for survival and reproduction, how can a single colony produce worker ants that are so dramatically different in size – from “minor” workers to large-headed soldiers with huge mandibles – especially if they are sterile?
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Researchers Develop Personalized Predictions for Chronic Blood Cancers
Scientists have developed a successful method to make truly personalized predictions of future disease outcomes for patients with certain types of chronic blood cancers. The study combined extensive genetic and clinical information to predict the prognosis for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms.
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Roses are Red... Until They're Blue
For centuries, gardeners have attempted to breed blue roses with no success. But now, thanks to modern biotechnology, the elusive blue rose may finally be attainable. Researchers have found a way to express pigment-producing enzymes from bacteria in the petals of a white rose, tinting the flowers blue.
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Feel Sensitive After Sunburn? This Gene May Be Why
Ever wonder why things that normally feel gentle, like putting on soft shirts, are painful after a sunburn? In a study of four patients with a rare genetic disorder, NIH researchers found that PIEZO2 may be responsible for tactile allodynia: the skin’s reaction to injury that makes normally gentle touches feel painful.
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CRISPR Hunts Out Alzheimer's Biomarker
Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Pathology Biomarkers at the UEx have found a new biomarker for Alzheimer's disease of sporadic origin, the protein STIM1.
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Pheromone Sensing is Way More Ancient Than We Thought
Scientists have discovered a gene that appears to play a vital role in pheromone sensing. The gene is conserved across fish and mammals and over 400 million years of vertebrate evolution, indicating that the pheromone sensing system is much more ancient than previously believed.
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Gene Associated with Erectile Dysfunction Identified
In a new study that ultimately analyzed the genomes of nearly a quarter of a million men, a research team including UC San Francisco scientists has discovered that variants at a single site on Chromosome 6 are associated with a significantly higher risk of developing erectile dysfunction (ED).
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Spatiotemporal Self-patterning of Stem Cells Interrogated with CRISPR
Understanding how physical organization of cells influences their identity is necessary for creating better organoids.
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The Dark Matter of the Genome
A new study from the Scripps Research laboratory of Sathyanarayanan Puthanveettil, PhD, peers deep within the nucleus of developing brain cells and finds that long noncoding RNAs play an important role in the healthy functioning and maintenance of synapses, the communication points between nerve cells in the brain.
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