Sentences with phrase «genetic studies under»

Many of the most obvious common diseases already had large genetic studies under way.

An international genetic study under the leadership of the University of Bonn at least points in this direction.

Not exact matches

«This has been able to fly under the radar,» observes Gail Javitt, a lawyer with the Washington DC firm Sidley Austin, who has studied the regulation of genetic testing.

The first comprehensive genetic study of humpback whale populations in the North Pacific Ocean has identified five distinct populations — at the same time a proposal to designate North Pacific humpbacks as a single «distinct population segment» is being considered under the Endangered Species Act.

Assuming that the two types of twins display different responses to the same test, a ratio can be calculated between genetic and environmental influences for the trait under study.

Before this study — the largest of its kind — conducted by a team led by Professor Dirk Inzé, scientists had little insight into the genes and genetic processes that drive some plants to limit their growth under drought conditions while others grow normally.

The team wanted to determine if the investigated ancient populations were affected at the genetic level by foreign conquest and domination during the time period under study, and compared these populations to modern Egyptian comparative populations.

Raised for dozens of generations in the lab of senior author Huda Akil, Ph.D., at the U-M Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute under carefully controlled conditions, the two breeds act as a way to study the effects of genetic and inherited traits on addiction - related behaviors.

The possible expansion of the trial under the PMI ® will include adding new genetically targeted therapies to which patients can be matched and expanding the number of genetic alterations being studied in the trial.

The ease of which a saliva sample can be collected and its ability to be stored at room temperature without DNA degradation has allowed for the increased inclusion of children and under - represented, non-European populations in genetic studies.

The most comprehensive genetic study of malaria parasites in Southeast Asia has shown that resistance to antimalarial drugs was under - reported for years in Cambodia.

3/24/2008 Non-Invasive Imaging Provides Window Into Genetic Properties of Brain Tumors Doctors diagnose and prescribe treatment for brain tumors by studying, under a microscope, tumor tissue and cell samples obtained through invasive biopsy or surgery.

Previous studies have indicated that these remarkable differences between male morphs are under strict genetic control and are determined by a single genetic region.

The lab studies the pathways from sensory input to behavioral output by quantitative analysis of behavior under well - defined conditions, genetic manipulation of animals or individual neuronal cells, and calcium imaging from neurons in living animals.

Under Genetic Engineering concepts, the construction of artificial recombinant DNA molecules, gene manipulation, gene cloning or molecular cloning are studied.

A 2013 study of Golden Retrievers, a close genetic relative of Flat - coats, revealed males neutered under a year of age to suffer a three-fold increase in developing lymphosarcomas.