Sentences with phrase «clue about gene»

Do think these folks had a clue about gene expression?

Scientists got some of their first clues about the genes involved in the development of the serpentine body form in 1999.

Understanding that function would provide vital clues about the gene's potential role in T2D.

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«We have absolutely no clue» about side effects, Huard says, but he and other researchers are worried about immunologic reactions to the virus that serves as the gene carrier.

He has been able to piggyback on previous work on the development of the chick embryo: When researchers interested in some process use a stain to show gene activity, the stain affects the whole embryo, providing clues about which genes are active in tail growth.

These differentially expressed microRNAs point the way toward finding more genes associated with glaucoma, more clues about how these glaucoma types each go about damaging our optic nerve and potential new points of intervention, the scientists say.

Our real hope was that our gene would look like some other known gene and give us a clue about what it did.

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«Genes in songbirds hold clues about human speech disorders.»

According to Kosik, this work not only identifies a very critical gene for human brain development but also offers a clue about a component that likely contributed to brain expansion in humans.

In search of clues about the function of the two paralogs, the researchers looked for the genes across many water strider species.

The scientists have also linked the gene variant to a mechanism that explains the elevated risk and offers clues about the broader anti-viral immune response.

This collection of marine microbial genomic, the first in the world on a global scale, will provide new clues about a reservoir of biodiversity yet to explore, considering that it could imply the discovery of tens of millions of new genes in the coming years.

Its intricate eye — and it has only one — is a clue to the creature's overall complexity: Last year scientists found that it has 30,907 genes, about 5,000 more than humans have.

Originally, however, they were not examining brown fat thermogenesis, but instead were looking for clues to the function of ERRβ, a protein about which little was known at the time, except that it was closely related to ERRα, appeared in brown fat cells, and also worked as a so - called nuclear receptor — a molecular switch for gene activation that can be turned on by small lipophilic molecules or a signaling protein partner.

When scientists tracked the genes behind an inherited form of the disease, they uncovered vital clues about how it progresses

Bethesda, Md., Thurs., Sept. 29, 2011 — Over the next five years, National Institutes of Health (NIH)- funded researchers will extensively test and generate data about mice with disrupted genes to gain clues about human diseases.

A different research group recently found that the Osiris gene cluster is under strong selection in an isolated population of the fly D. yakuba that has just begun adapting to a diet of poison - laden noni, another clue that learning more about these genes may be crucial for understanding OA resistance and this compelling model of ecological adaptation.

Genetic data combined with information on gene expression and epigenomics in relevant tissues, and clinical information, can provide clues about the effects of genetic changes within an individual's genome that increase or decrease one's risk of developing type 2 diabetes and its complications, including heart and kidney disease.

Furthermore, the research offers clues about which genes to avoid and which to target in other disease - causing bacteria.

Although finding the gene (s) responsible and the regulatory regions that are relevant for such conditions does not automatically lead to a cure, such findings can give important clues about what is malfunctioning at the cellular level, a required step in designing therapeutic interventions.

The NIMH reported today that Clues about how a suspect version of a gene may slightly increase risk for schizophrenia are emerging from a brain imaging study by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

The new findings also give scientists clues about how gene duplications can drive evolution.

Studies in mice and other animals have uncovered clues about the function of a few of the genes on chromosome 21, but many remain understudied.

Ultimately, the microarray study could provide clues about which genes are responsible for the disease and lead to the development of blood tests for early detection and possible new treatments for DCM.

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