Sentences with phrase «beyond gene finding»
I think that we need to be increasingly thinking beyond gene finding and onwards to connecting the dots between genetic implication and functional understanding.
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«We wanted to find out if obesity - related genes and activity level have an interactive effect on obesity risk — if there is a «double whammy» effect of being both at genetic risk and physically inactive, beyond the additive effect of these factors,» said Dr. Wood.
The researchers found that, beyond conferring resistance to proteasome inhibitors, the suppressed expression of proteasome subunits reflects a broad remodeling of the cell's gene signature.
Finland's genetic uniformity, which facilitates finding disease genes, has served science far beyond its borders.
Beyond offering further proof that single genes can have dramatic influences on longevity, an idea that drew skepticism just a decade ago, the new finding may help scientists explain how severely reducing calorie intake extends life span in a variety of animals (SN: 11/25/00, p. 341: Low - cal diet may reduce cancer in monkeys).
Other researchers have looked beyond changes in behavior or physical features for «parallel evolution» in the genes, finding, for instance, that different insects alter the same DNA to help them feed on toxic plants.
When the researchers looked at the role of genes that were methylated by genes with code differences related to ASD, including additional genes beyond those with direct code changes, they found that the majority were involved in biological pathways that were important in immune function.
Like Page's group, the Swiss team also found that Y chromosome genes were expressed in a variety of tissues beyond those involved in sexual development and are dosage - dependent.