Sentences with phrase «genetic research methods»

With no degree in genetics, she developed genetic research methods as efficient as any this breeder has ever studied.

Editorial describing how new genetic research methods are being applied to studies of mental illness.

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Achim Dobermann, deputy director general for research at IRRI, said that the Institute uses genetic modification only when other methods of breeding have been exhausted and that GM offers a potentially very high humanitarian, environmental, and productivity benefit.

A new method to take the DNA fingerprint of individual cancer cells is uncovering the true extent of cancer's genetic diversity, new research reveals.

«Using a genetic method, we inhibited MTF1 in the epileptic mice and as a result, the seizures in the animals were much rarer and weaker,» says lead author Dr. Karen M.J. van Loo who is conducting research in the team working with Prof. Becker.

The study involved participants of European descent exclusively, but co-author Roy Perlis, a researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital, notes it's standard method to focus on one group as a starting point, since previous research shows genetic markers can vary by ethnicity.

For example, genetically engineered organisms used in the research laboratory to develop new chemical synthesis methods are not likely to require the same level of public dialogue as products that have more uncertainty associated with them, such as organisms with gene drives, which enhance organisms» ability to pass certain genetic traits on to their offspring.

In addition to helping farmers check crop health, the new system will be helpful for studying how plants respond to changes in growing conditions and for high - throughput phenotyping, an automated method used in crop research and development to analyze how genetic modifications affect plant characteristics such as leaf size or drought resistance in a large number of plants.

Using molecular - genetic methods, a German - Chinese research team has now tested an alternative colonization hypothesis on lazy toads (Pelobatoidea).

Although the term genetic engineering has been in use for at least three decades, and recombinant DNA methods are now mainstays of modern research, most biotechnologists» work with living things has little in common with engineering.

«There are certain genetic variants that we know are risk factors for allergy, but genotyping is not widely used in clinical practice, so this research offers healthcare professionals an alternative method of identifying at - risk children.»

FBI also failed to conduct research to «provide a full understanding of the methods and conditions that give rise to genetic mutations used to differentiate between samples of B. anthracis,» the report states.

To reach that dramatic, «breath - taking» moment in the mouse experiment, cell biology postdoctoral research fellow Rui Chang and graduate student David Strochlic — co-first authors of the Cell paper — first had to combine anatomic and genetic methods.

Systems biology provides better methods of drug discovery: research teams can measure changes in genetic activity, protein levels and cellular behavior of the immune system in response to a potential vaccine.

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.

«New genetic method promises to advance gene research, control insect pests.»

In all of our research areas we use integrated approaches, which include a wide range of techniques like biochemical, cellular, genetic, and organismal methods, to deepen our understanding of central processes in mammalian biology, which are highly significant for human health.

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.

Led by Gladstone Investigator Bruce Conklin, MD, the research team describes in the latest issue of Nature Methods how they have solved one of science and medicine's most pressing problems: how to efficiently and accurately capture rare genetic mutations that cause disease — as well as how to fix them.

This traditional method has its downfalls, and automation in behavioral recognition is a crucial step towards advancements in biomedical, genetic, and molecular research.

We remain confident that resources, such as the gene disruption library, which integrate molecular and genetic methods will play an increasingly important role in future biological research.

She is registred to the National Order of Biologists in the province of Palermo; collaboration in research project from 2012 to 2015 at the Department of Biopathology and Biotechnology, University of Palermo, focusing the study on the identification of molecules capable to modulate intracellular metabolic pathways for the prevention and treatment of infectious, tumor and degenerative disease, in collaboration with Prof. Angela Santoni, University of Rome; collaboration in research project in 2011 at the hospital «Villa Sofia Cervello» of Palermo to study methods can cure the genetic defect that causes thalassemia through genetic engineering; she studies different mechanisms of the differentiation and the activation of human gammadelta T cells as effector cells of the immune response against cancer and infectious diseases; she investigates about the identification and development of biomarkers of resistance and susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection; Valentina Orlando has published 13 papers in peer reviewed journals and 3 comunications at national and international congress.

Research You will have access to appropriate clinical studies to evaluate new methods for the early detection of cancer, cancer prevention, cancer treatment, and genetic testing.

«This research used genetic methods to allow mice to produce a light - sensitive protein in very select group of cells in the brain.»

To design and undertake research applying scientific methods to resolve biological problems and increase the knowledge of genetic and molecular biology concepts.

It is using the full range of research methods, including genetic tools and computational analysis, to understand how each intermingled cell type functions in a neural network.

Research also needs to adequately control for covariates that may confound the effects of PAE, such as family processes (eg, problematic parenting or family conflict) and parental characteristics, especially maternal substance use.1, 12 Researchers also need to account for genetic liabilities that are shared by parents and offspring.13, 14 A woman's genetic risk of substance use could be passed down to her children and subsequently affect their behavior.15 Research on the consequences of PAE, therefore, needs studies with large samples, with sufficient statistical power to detect small effects, using analytical methods and designs that can account for potential confounds, including factors that are not measured.