Sentences with phrase «gene study shows»

«Gene study shows how sheep first separated from goats.»

«Cow gene study shows why most clones fail.»

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Additionally, scientists note that genetic studies show that Amerind genes are mostly though not entirely of Asiatic origin, which appears to conflict with the Book of Mormon account of their ancestry.

These findings could explain why twin studies show that ho - mose - xuality runs in families, but no «gay gene» can be found, Rice said.

These findings could explain why twin studies show that homosexuality runs in families, but no «gay gene» can be found, Rice said.

Richard Dawkins likened memes to genes, but a new study by Facebook shows just how accurate that analogy is.

The method identifies gene sets that show evidence for positive selection in comparison with matched controls, and thus highlights genes for further functional studies.

Gene Mater, a CBS spokesperson, told a Congressional hearing in l981: «I think our figures, our studies, and lots of other studies [show] that there is no unanimity....

So far, the studies of specific genes have shown conflicting results as to whether they cause hyperovulation or increase the chance of having fraternal twins.

Two initial studies suggest babies with a specific version of the FADS2 gene demonstrated an IQ averaging 7 points higher if breastfed, compared with babies with a less common version of the gene who showed no improvement when breastfed.

«The point of our study is to show that it's never too late to reactivate the gene,» Bird says.

This study built on previous research from the Sundrud lab, which showed that when TH17 cells entered the intestine in human tissue samples, they increased the expression of a gene called MDR1.

In a study published in Neoplasia, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine created a map showing which genes were switched on and off in different parts of the tumor, providing a «signature» of these switches throughout the genome.

These studies showing greater genetic diversity in ancient populations suggest it may not be so far - fetched to think that Siberians could have come into contact with people carrying Australasian genes, and then taken those signatures to the Americas over subsequent generations.

The new study shows that in AML, every possible combination of homozygous and heterozygous mutation occurs for the two gene mutations under study.

We're more than the product of our genes and environment, twin studies show.

The study, published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, showed that a combination of genetics and epigenetics — factors that turn genes on or off — could explain how lactose intolerance develops over time.

Previous studies have reported changes to the brain while people practise these activities, but a new study shows for the first time that gene activity changes too.

A major study conducted on twins shows that environmental factors may be at least as important as genes in causing autism.

Previous studies have shown that inherited mutations in a gene (called TMLHE) that is required for carnitine biosynthesis are strongly associated with risk for development of autism - spectrum disorders, but the basis for that association has been unclear — until now.

Armed with the both the king cobra and Burmese python genome the team was able to show that, despite previous hypotheses that venom genes evolve «early» in the lineage leading to snakes, venom gene families do not duplicate early, in fact the study shows that the rapid and extensive expansion of functionally important venom toxin families is restricted to the venomous «advanced» snake lineage.

«Encouraging data for gene replacement therapy for SMA type I, phase 1 study shows.»

The scientists found changes in the domestic cat's genes that other studies have shown are involved in behaviors such as memory, fear and reward - seeking.

As Saaïd Safieddine, CNRS Director of Research at the Institut Pasteur and co-senior author of the study with Prof. Christine Petit (head of the Genetics & physiology hearing unit at the Institut Pasteur), explains, «we have just shown that it is possible to partially correct a specific form of hereditary hearing loss accompanied by balance problems using local gene therapy performed after the embryogenesis of the ear, which is primarily affected by the mutation responsible for the disorder.

Weber predicts that follow - up studies will show the resistance genes have indeed made the jump to sludge bacteria.

A new multi-institutional study by Japanese researchers shows a potential rare gene mutation that could act as a predictor for two neurodevelopmental disorders, schizophrenia and autism.

Studies have shown that more than 50 % of all human cancers carry defects in the p53 gene, and almost all other cancers with a normal p53 function carry other defects which indirectly impair the cancer - fighting function of p53.

Since studies had shown that children in heavily polluted areas of the Central Valley had more infections, and pollution and secondhand smoke contain similar toxic compounds, Nadeau searched for genes that played a major role in fighting infection.

The Epstein - Barr virus, which infects some 90 % of Americans, may cause changes in gene expression that dramatically increase a person's chance of getting lupus and six other autoimmune disorders, a new study by Harley, now a rheumatologist at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, and colleagues shows.

Previous studies have shown than those of African descent do not usually carry a mutation to the filaggrin gene (FLG) that has been associated with the risk of onset and persistence of AD in those of European and Asian ancestry.

The study shows that these genes are more widely conserved between honey bees and mammals, compared to either honey bees and asocial insects, or honey bees and asocial vertebrates.

A new study shows that many genes are abnormally regulated in cloned embryos, especially in extra embryonic tissue and the placenta.

While previous vectors have only been able to penetrate the cochlea's inner hair cells, the first Nature Biotechnology study showed that a new synthetic vector, Anc80, safely transferred genes to the hard - to - reach outer hair cells when introduced into the cochlea (see images).

«This study shows that NF - kB might coordinate a network of immune - suppressor genes whose products enable tumor cells to evade adaptive immunity,» he adds.

According to the researchers, this is the first study to link the extreme and rapid eating - induced changes of the Burmese python's intestines directly to changes in gene expression, and also the first to show how quickly gene expression changed.

Dr Antonio Pardiñas, first author of the study, said: «We show for the first time that genetic variants that do not severely impact gene function, but presumably have a more subtle impact on these critical genes, increase risk for developing schizophrenia.»

«Our stem cell - based studies indicate that low - calorie sweeteners promote additional fat accumulation within cells compared with cells not exposed to these substances, in a dose - dependent fashion — meaning that as the dose of sucralose is increased more cells showed increased fat droplet accumulation,» said Sabyasachi Sen, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. «This most likely occurs by increasing glucose entry into cells through increased activity of genes called glucose transporters.»

Colin Palmer at the University of Dundee in Scotland conducted one study that shows the effects of the FTO gene.

The studies were the first to show that the action of genes could be modulated by structures called methyl groups, a subject about which Szyf knew precisely nothing.

This study, published in the journal Microarrays, shows that lack of SOST in the bone microenvironment promotes the expression of many genes associated with cell migration and / or invasion, including long non-coding RNA MALAT1 in prostate cancer, suggesting that SOST has an inhibitory effect on prostate cancer invasion.

«HIV protein manipulates hundreds of human genes to advance progression into AIDS, study shows.»

The developing brain undergoes rapid and tightly coordinated changes in a molecular process known to help regulate gene activity, a new study shows.

A recent study was the first to show that a particular gene affects financial behavior outside the lab

A study of identical twins and of unrelated individuals shows that differences in chemical changes to TRPA1, a gene that directs the production of a temperature - sensing protein, is connected to pain tolerance.

«In this current study, we've shown that by opening the TRPV1 channel to allow calcium ions to enter the cell, we can turn on a gene.

Now, in a provocative study that raises unsettling questions about the widespread use of vitamin supplements, Swedish researchers have showed that relatively low doses of antioxidants spur the growth of early lung tumors in cancer - prone mice, perhaps by hindering a well - known tumor suppressor gene.

This study showed the two subtypes have different genetic origins and involve a dramatically different number of chromosomal rearrangements, mutations and other gene variations.

Significantly, the study also shows that the genes that influence longevity act independently rather than interacting with each other, a phenomenon called epistasis.

The study shows that the TREX2 gene has a relevant role in the inflammatory response that develops during the illness.