Sentences with phrase «accelerate genetic research»

First, the ability to mutate both copies of a gene in a single generation should greatly accelerate genetic research in diverse species.

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But rather than buying up a genetic research outfit, it decided to build its own in the form of the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC), an ambitious four - year old effort to sequence as many exomes (the protein - encoding part of the genome) as possible, pair them with medical records, and accelerate drug development.

The research team identified the genetic «map» of the human parasitic scabies mite, accelerating research that could lead to new ways of preventing and treating scabies infestations and prevent lifelong complications for people in remote Aboriginal communities.

Beck, 37, will lead a research team focused on the study of progeria, or Hutchinson - Gilford progeria syndrome, a rare, fatal, genetic condition characterized by accelerated aging in children.

The San Diego Epigenome Center, headed by Bing Ren, Ph.D., Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and head of the Laboratory of Gene Regulation at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, is an integral part of the five - year, $ 190 million push to accelerate research into modifications that alter genetic behavior across the humanResearch, is an integral part of the five - year, $ 190 million push to accelerate research into modifications that alter genetic behavior across the humanresearch into modifications that alter genetic behavior across the human genome.