Biology
Discovered genes that cause dementia in humans
Professor Xu Weixian and colleagues at the University of Seoul Medical Institute have announced for the first time the gene that causes dementia in humans.
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Biology
The US finds about one fifth of the HIV gene structure
For the first time, scientists from the University of North Carolina, USA, have completed finding about one-fifth of the HIV gene structure.
Biology
How genes are controlled
An international team of scientists has studied extensively on the human genome, and discovered how genes are controlled in mammals, and the smallest genetic component e…
Biology
The formula helps plants live longer
Molecular biologists of Tuebingen (Germany) have recently discovered a secret that links the development of leaves and the aging process of plants.
Biology
The mechanism of protein synthesis is first observed directly
Research by molecular biologist Harry Noller and colleagues at UC Santa Cruz has led to success in directly observing the mechanism of protein synthesis in living cells.
Biology
The historical process of life is visible within the structure of transport RNA
Transfer RNA is a long-standing molecule and is the center of every function a cell performs and is therefore essential for all life. A new study from the University of…
Biology
New role of tiny RNA in plant growth
Biological researchers at Rice Institute, MIT found microRNA plays an essential role in gene expression. Discovered for the first time from previous years, scientists ar…
Biology
Why do humans have so few genes?
When leading biologists around the world are trying to explain the human genome in the late 1990s, they try to estimate the number of genes contained in the 3 billion ba…
Animal world
Successful memory transplantation for snails
According to the BBC (UK), the results of this interesting study have just been published in the scientific journal eNeuro, providing new data for scientists studying th…
Medicine - Health
Shock warning: The disease bleeds in the eyes of a Ebola pandemic
The outbreak of two strains of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) has been confirmed by the Ugandan government and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Medicine - Health
Create 'pencil' for genetic errors
One of two new gene editing tools invented by American scientists such as a pencil can redesign faulty DNA fragments.
Medicine - Health
Early disease can be treated with gene therapy
Scientists at Methodist Reseach Research Institute in Houston (USA) claim to have reversed many signs of aging in cells from children with premature aging (progeria).
Medicine - Health
Successful development of super vaccines can protect against all types of diseases
Recently, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have successfully developed a vaccine
Medicine - Health
Hundreds of genes remain active after the body dies
When the human heart and brain are no longer fighting for life, the respiratory and circulatory systems have to stop, that is the moment of death.
Medicine - Health
Diagnosis of cancer in 10 minutes through saliva
The method of American scientists is expected to create a revolution in early diagnosis of cancer in the next few years.