Study reveals new insights into genetics of intellectual disability: repetitive DNA
DNA, which has a double helix structure, can have many mutations and genetic variations. Credit: NIH Researchers from the Icahn ...
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Experts Discover Deadly Cholera Genetics, Which Could Hold Key to Preventing It
Scanning electron microscope image of the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, which infects the digestive system. Credits: Ronald Taylor, Tom Kirn, Louisa ...
Syphilis Genetics Study Points to Potential Target
Accumulation of lineage- and population-associated missense mutations in some TPA proteins. Credit: The Lancet Microbe (2024). DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(24)00087-9 Syphilis cases ...
Mapping the sex lives of malaria parasites at single-cell resolution reveals the genetics underlying transmission
In the blood of its human host, a small number of asexually replicating Plasmodium falciparum parasites differentiate to initiate sexual ...
Genetics may influence the body’s response to a lack of oxygen, study finds
Immunofluorescent staining of the ncRNA fragment in a diseased pulmonary vessel from a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Credit: Thomas ...
Study on the genetics of pericarditis improves understanding of newly approved drug treatment
Rosa B. Thorolfsdottir, scientist at deCODE Genetics in Iceland and first author of the paper. Credit: deCODE genetics Sequence variants ...
Multi-ancestry study reveals common genetics of problematic alcohol use
Credit: CC0 Public domain A study by researchers at the VA Connecticut Healthcare Center/Yale reveals that ancestors around the world ...
Environmental stress rather than genetics influenced height differences in early Neolithic people: study
Migrations of the first farmers to Europe. Credit: Human behavior (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01756-w According to an article published in Human ...
Clues to preventing Alzheimer’s disease come from a patient who escaped the disease, despite genetics
Credit: Cell (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.11.029 Alzheimer's disease has struck a large Colombian family for generations, killing half of its members ...
