Sentences with phrase «basis for both genetic research»

The breeding program provides the basis for both genetic research and graduate student training.

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Angling to be the go - to marketplace for these gene - based businesses, Helix, the spin out from genetic testing research and technology giant Illumina, has held a first close on a planned $ 200 million funding round led by new investor DFJ Growth.

«The forms of a living being are not but rather come to be,» says Ludwig von Bertalanffy (BW 120), and his «organismic» biology and later general system - theory for overcoming the opposition between mechanism and vitalism has given central insights of Whitehead a new formulation on the basis of science, 8 Something similar holds for all the directions of research which Jean Piaget has brought to the [264] concept of genetic structuralism.9 The genetic epistemology founded by Piaget has proved through empirical research on the problem of knowledge the fruitfulness both of genetic analysis and of Whitehead's principle of process.

And new research shows how genetic alterations in this odd - colored blood have helped the octopus colonize the world's wide oceans — from the deep, freezing Antarctic to the warm equatorial tropics.The iron - based protein (hemoglobin) that carries oxygen in the blood for us red - blooded vertebrates becomes ineffective when faced with low - oxygen levels.

«We thought this was a very interesting set up and when we tested these two competing hypotheses in this adoptive - based research design, we found there was no association between parenting and the child's intelligence later in life once we accounted for genetic influences,» Beaver said.

«Dr. Tsang's innovative research continues to unfold the genetic basis for a variety of ocular diseases.

«We live in an era of evidence - based medicine,» she says, so for her profession to mature, «it's becoming increasingly important for us to be doing research into understanding what the effects are of providing genetic counseling.»

«Such evidence quantifying shared genetic risk factors among traditional psychiatric diagnoses will help us move toward classification that will be more faithful to nature,» said Bruce Cuthbert, Ph.D., director of the NIMH Division of Adult Translational Research and Treatment Development and coordinator of the Institute's Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project, which is developing a mental disorders classification system for research based more on underlyingResearch and Treatment Development and coordinator of the Institute's Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project, which is developing a mental disorders classification system for research based more on underlyingResearch Domain Criteria (RDoC) project, which is developing a mental disorders classification system for research based more on underlyingresearch based more on underlying causes.

Now deCODE has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States and has an offer from a company called Saga Investments for its drug programs and for an Iceland - based subsidiary, Islensk Erfdagreining, that runs the company's research and genetic testing services.

Vtor A. P. Martins dos Santos of the German Research Center for Biotechnology and his colleagues broke the marine organism's genome into more than 3 million base pairs and then pieced them together into a complete genetic map.

As the researchers discuss, the correct 3D8 dose is critical to destroy only viral DNA and RNA (but not their host genetic material), and additional research is needed to understand the basis for this selective activity.

The group was funded by the Committee for Research and Independent Information on Genetic Engineering, or CRIIGEN, based in Paris, France.

Research has discovered one of the underlying reasons why broccoli is so good for you, in work leading to a new way to approach the genetic basis of cancer.

Buckler is credited with improving association mapping, one of the methods used for this research, that is being used to understand the genetic basis of such complex traits as vitamin A content, drought tolerance, nitrogen use, carbon metabolism, disease resistance, and crop and milk yields.

A number of scientific results suggest a biological basis for sexual orientation, but these results do not point to one simple biological or genetic explanation.2 Perhaps the best recent reviews of the scientific research relevant to this issue are found in a special issue of the journal Frontiers of Neuroendocrinology, the official journal of the International Neuroendocrine Federation and the American Neuroendocrine Society, that was published in April 2011.3 The papers in the special issue make clear that substantial evidence exists in animals for biological bases of sexual partner preference based on sex.

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.

The MRC Centre for Genomics and Global Health (CGGH) is supporting MalariaGEN by developing web - based applications for sharing and analysing large genomic datasets, and by helping to build research capacity for genetic epidemiology research in malaria - endemic regions.

Dr. Jos Jonkers» research group studies the genetic basis of human breast cancer, using advanced mouse models for p53 - induced breast cancer, BRCA1 - and BRCA2 - associated hereditary breast cancer, and E-cadherin mutated invasive lobular carcinoma.

Between 2002 - 04, he undertook his postdoctoral research at the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB; New Delhi, India), where he developed molecular methods to map the receptor - binding residues of P. falciparum molecules, an important step towards understanding the basis of these interactions and the natural acquisition of immunity.

Robin's research is focused on the genetic regulation of metastasis, primarily in breast cancer and is aimed at identifying new targets for molecular based therapy for patients with progressive disease.

In furtherance of their mutual interest in improving fundamental and clinical pharmacogenomics and its translation into clinical practice, the two organizations have agreed: (a) cooperate and collaborate on programs and activities of mutual interest, (b) work together to provide education symposia / workshops in developing countries and regions, and (c) foster collaborative research to better understand the genetic basis for ethnic diversity in the response to and adverse effects from medicines.

Catalyse a new generation of research on the genetic basis of drug resistance and of other forms of biological adaptation in pathogen populations, by providing a standard analytical framework for the design and interpretation of genome - wide association studies.

These resources comprise a «rice diversity research platform» that is widely used the international rice research community to understand the genetic basis of complex traits, to investigate molecular mechanisms involved in key forms of stress tolerance, and to efficiently utilize natural variation to breed highly productive rice varieties for the future that are more nutritious, resource - use efficient, and stress tolerant than those we currently grow.

Clinical research activities are focused on the implementation of experimental protocols based on gene or cell therapy for the treatment of genetic blood disorders such as ADA - SCID, Wiskott - Aldrich Syndrome, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, Beta - thalassemia, Chronic granulomatous disease, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (Hurler).

Towards Treatments for Parkinson s Disease: International Neuroscience Network Foundation Sponsors Revolutionary Research at Duke University Genetic Basis of Taste Perception: Collaborative Research Initiative Education and Research Projects: Global Science & Technology (S&T) Development Grant and Initiative The Walk - Again Project

This centre has been devised as a space for excellence research in genomic medicine, focussing on the comprehensive study and understanding of the genetic basis of human diseases in general, placing special emphasis on cancer and its genetic disorders related to inheritance.

An internationally recognized authority on the genetic basis of human cancer, Dr. Robert A. Weinberg is a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and the Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Large EHR - based cohorts provide an unprecedented opportunity, and the goal is to maximize their utility for future research into the genetic and environmental origins of common diseases, their risk factors, prevention, and treatment.

The Genomics Innovation Hub, led by the University of Melbourne and the Australian Genomics Research Facility (AGRF), will provide critical next - generation technology and analytics capacity that will ultimately pave the way for personalised treatments based on patients» genetic profiles.

Over the last several years, sequencing patients» protein - coding genes — known as whole - exome sequencing — has facilitated molecular diagnosis and as served as a research tool for discovering the fundamental genetic bases for over 100 Mendelian diseases.

Significant research has been conducted to search for the genetic basis for mental disorders.

Although great strides have been made in identifying genetic markers and developing screening tests for many gene - based diseases, there are no test yet for PLN, PLE, or RD. Therefore, the breed club's health committee recommends that close relatives of dogs with these diseases not be bred and that periodic tests be done on the relatives of affected dogs to determine if the disease is present and help establish a baseline for research.

The Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, established in the 1950s as a blood - typing laboratory to verify parentage for cattle registries, has pioneered DNA - based identification techniques to provide pedigree validation, forensic services, diagnostic tests and genetic disease research in large animals, pets and wildlife species.

The scope and terms of reference of an advisory body would include all companion animals; consider the best ways forward for tackling genetic welfare problems on a breed by breed (or strain) basis; advise and promote the development of breeding strategies; make recommendations about research priorities; and communicate its findings effectively.

These funds will be used in research to try to identify the genetic factors that would enable the development of a genetic marker based risk test for our Yorkshire Terriers along with developing a more effective treatment.

Thank you very much for helping us with our research in better understanding the genetic basis of IMHA in dogs.

Thank you very much for helping us with our research in better understanding the genetic basis of Addison's Disease in Standard Poodles.

While scientists now understand the genetic basis for moderately complex traits such as coat color and pattern, research in other species suggests that there is little or no significant genetic component to such indicators of performance as success in the show ring, The dog breeder, then, is often at a loss for accurate sources of information about performance traits he is interested in.

Thank you very much for helping us with our research in better understanding the genetic basis of Addison's Disease in English Cocker Spaniels.

... and Then There's Physics == > Bush's disapproval of embryonic research is mentioned with the first three real examples 1) GMO research, 2) animal experimentation in medical research, and 3) the genetic basis for differences in humans.

The mission of NSSL is to preserve the base collection of the National Plant Germplasm System and to conduct research to develop new technologies for preservation of seed and other propagules of plant genetic resources.

Dr. Anderson is the Canada Research Chair in Affective Neuroscience and recipient of a Templeton Positive Neuroscience award spearheaded by the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center for his research on the neural and genetic bases of positivity and resResearch Chair in Affective Neuroscience and recipient of a Templeton Positive Neuroscience award spearheaded by the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center for his research on the neural and genetic bases of positivity and resresearch on the neural and genetic bases of positivity and resilience.

A report entitled «Bioethics and human population genetic research» submitted to the third session of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee in November 1996 pointed out that there is greater diversity within populations than between them and that population geneticists note that population genetics offers no scientific basis for the belief that certain races (however defined) are superior to other races.