Sentences with phrase «basic genetic research»

Basic genetic research on human embryos already happens in many countries.

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His research career, peppered with landmark discoveries that go all the way from uncovering the basic principles of how DNA instructs cells to make proteins to unraveling the genetic blueprint of the puffer fish, is an indelible part of the history of molecular biology.

Nearly 100 years later, research teams on both sides of the Atlantic were vying to be the first to decipher the structure of DNA, the genetic material that is the basic molecule of life.

It takes basic research like this to understand the intricate genetic development but the researchers say it opens up some really cool opportunities for future biotechnology.

His current research uses a variety of molecular, biochemical, and genetic approaches to study the basic biology of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs).

Understanding the physiological mechanisms that cause or, as in this case, prevent genetic instability is a basic question in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine which is of vital importance in the research against cancer, given that genetic instability is a distinctive feature of tumorous cells.

The development of «bioinformatic packages» for the analysis of genetic variability and genotype - phenotype relationships will be of great value for any basic and applied comparative genomics research issues.

In 2003, in «A vision for the future of genomics research,» Francis Collins — who was then the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health — and his co-authors encouraged collaboration between basic scientists and clinical scientists, and between life scientists and social scientists, to address the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic and genetic research and the resulting new technresearch,» Francis Collins — who was then the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health — and his co-authors encouraged collaboration between basic scientists and clinical scientists, and between life scientists and social scientists, to address the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic and genetic research and the resulting new technResearch Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health — and his co-authors encouraged collaboration between basic scientists and clinical scientists, and between life scientists and social scientists, to address the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic and genetic research and the resulting new technresearch and the resulting new technologies.

A team led by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Mayo Clinic has identified a basic biological mechanism that kills neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in a related genetic disorder, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), found in some ALS patients.

In its twenty years of operation, the NRSA program has made it possible for many thousands of talented individuals in the basic biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences to sharpen their research skills and to apply those skills to topics of special concern to the nation, such as aging, hypertension, the genetic basis of disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), cancer, environmental toxicology, nutrition and health, and substance abuse.

Members of the section have discovered three of the nine genetic subtypes of HPS, and serve as authorities on the clinical and basic research aspects of this group of diseases.

Over the years, Dr. Nimer has conducted extensive clinical and basic science research into the treatment and genetic basis of adult leukemia and bone marrow failure states, defining the regulatory mechanisms that control the production of blood cells and exploring ways to improve the treatment of blood based cancers.

This basic research study provides an answer to one of the key questions within the field of biology: How is the development of blood cell types regulated after the original genetic information has been transcribed into messenger RNA?

Some are at a basic research level, where investigators study genetic variation to identify pathways that can be targets for common diseases, such as diabetes and common birth defects.

Translational reproductive genetic research is aimed at basic as well as applied aspects of pre - and postimplanation development.

PHENOMIN - TAAM (The Transgenesis and Archiving of Animal Models) provides services for basic research, biomedical and pharmaceutical research covering the creation, transgenesis, health status monitoring, the cryopreservation, the revival, the genetic analysis and the functional imaging.

However, they remain supportive of basic CRISPR research on animals and non-embryonic human cells to see if human germline gene therapy might be helpful in the future to fix genetic mutations.

The Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) aims to cure genetic illness by supporting basic biomedical research.

In basic research, xenopus is used for studies in development biology, cell biology, molecular genetic and in the area of ecotoxicology.

The third webinar, and the final one will focus on animal models of obesity and diabetes, both talking about genetic models, as well as dietary models and how they are used in basic research, but also in pharmaceutical and biotech research.

December 21, 2015 — Noteworthy NIH advances in basic research include charting human genetic variation across the globe, the discovery of lymphatic vessels in the central nervous system, and insights into energy - burning fat cells.

Research ranges from basic molecular and genetic studies to epidemiological and clinical research on cancer prevention, early diagnosis, molecular characteristics of the cancer process and new treatments for cancer using drugs and radioResearch ranges from basic molecular and genetic studies to epidemiological and clinical research on cancer prevention, early diagnosis, molecular characteristics of the cancer process and new treatments for cancer using drugs and radioresearch on cancer prevention, early diagnosis, molecular characteristics of the cancer process and new treatments for cancer using drugs and radiotherapy.

Research efforts in each program span from bench - to - bedside, including basic / genetic, cellular, animal model, andhuman clinicalinvestigations.

Target Identification and Validation: The focus of basic neuroscience research at Boston Children's Hospital encompasses genetic - molecular research and systems - circuits - behavior research to advance understanding of the developing brain.

Transgenic and gene knockout / knockin technologies have become important experimental tools for assigning functions to genes at the level of whole complexity of organism, creating models of genetic disorders, evaluating effects drugs and toxins, thus helping to answer fundamental issues in basic and applied research.

Health disparities research programs involve not only basic, clinical, or behavioral research related to health disparity populations and the medically underserved, but also strive to create a diverse group of genetic and genomic scientists who engage in such research.

The genetic technology is reshaping basic biological research.

Their discovery of the LDL receptor as the major molecule regulating cholesterol metabolism and its genetic disruption in the human disease familial hypercholesterolemia have been recognized by their receipt of numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1985), the Albert D. Lasker Award in Basic Medical Research (1985), and the U.S. National Medal of Science (1988).

The department of genetics is comprised of an interdisciplinary group of faculty focused on performing basic laboratory and clinical research, providing inpatient and outpatient consultation services, and offering state - of - the - art genetic diagnostic testing.

«This collaboration fits in very well with our approach, which is to use diverse animal models to study the basic mechanisms of aging and tissue regeneration,» said assistant professor Aric Rogers, Ph.D. «The role of triggers in the cell's genetic machinery is a fruitful new avenue of research.

From the development of a test to detect antibodies to feline coronavirus in the early 1980s to the recent identification of a unique genetic signature of the transformation of the relatively benign feline coronavirus to the routinely fatal feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) virus, the Center has been a driving force in the support of basic scientific research that directly impacts feline health.