Sentences with phrase «genetic detective work»

Dogged genetic detective work has led scientists to a hybrid red blood cell protein that offers some protection against malaria.

They then performed careful genetic detective work to identify the mutations in each individual tumor.

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In their detective work to uncover what causes fatty liver, the scientists studied mice that have a «genetic disruption» to a single amino acid in two proteins called acetyl - CoA carboxylase (ACC).

In record - time detective work, the scientists narrowed down the genetic cause of intellectual disability in four male patients to a deletion of a small section of the X chromosome that had not been previously linked to a medical condition.