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Genetic tools help clean drinking water
A type of genetic tool used by medical researchers can also be used as a new approach to filter harmful bacteria and viruses from the water.
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Is ADHD an advantage of nomadic tribes?
According to a new study, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be useful for Kenyan nomads. Scientists have demonstrated that ADHD-related DRD4 gene versi…
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Discover important plant enzymes
Scientists from the Brookhaven Laboratory - the US Department of Energy have found important enzymes involved in the conversion of isoflavonoids - natural plant products…
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Development of medical nano strips
A new technology, with potential applications in research and clinical research, including early detection of disease, has been invented and developed by researchers at…
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No sexual reproduction but still gene exchange
From where do we have our own genome? If it is an animal, a gene comes from a parent's conception, and that's it. There is no subsequent combination of DNA unless we hav…
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Can compensate for genetic defects with vitamins and minerals
In the next five years, the cost of establishing a human gene sequence will decrease rapidly, predicting a price of about $ 100 per person. Soon the only reason you don'…
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Worms 'fireflies' are created in the laboratory
Recently in BMC Physiology, researchers have described a new luminescent modified worm that allows for the determination of the metabolism of an entire living organism.
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Artificial viruses carry gene molecules and pharmaceuticals into tumors
Viruses are real professionals who implant genetic material into infected cells. This feature is currently exploited in gene therapy.
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How accurate are the rat studies?
Mice and humans have an 80% identical genome, making mice a suitable substitute and beneficial for humans in medical research. A recent article by two University of Mich…
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Genetic differences are related to sweetness
A new study in Physiological Genomics found that people with specific genetic differences will consume more sugary foods. The study provides the first evidence of the ro…
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The difference between fruit flies and humans
According to scientists who have discovered a new way to estimate the total number of interactions between proteins in any mechanism, fruit flies are different from huma…
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Gene the extinct tiger
70 years after the tiger tiger had a Tasmanian extinction, its DNA was made by Australian scientists
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Study bloodless worms to treat iron deficiency
Based on a nearly bloodless worm, researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered an important clue about how iron in human blood can be absorbed and transport…
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Can clone genius from skin cells?
Biotechnology company ACT (USA) has developed techniques that can produce babies as desired. This method is more effective than the previous Dolly cloning technique and…
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Gen turn on, turn off depending on geography and lifestyle
Scoring in the argument between one side is natural, on the one hand is nurturing, geneticists at North Carolina University have demonstrated that environmental factors…