Sentences with phrase «how genes responsible»

«Why premature cell division promotes cancers: Researchers have discovered how genes responsible for cell division, when mutated, disrupt the replication process of the genome and promote tumor formation.»

They then used statistical models and quantitative genetics to determine how the genes responsible for body weight changed over time.

Not exact matches

Scientists may have discovered the first gene responsible for how young — or old — we look to others.

We try to find a gene or genes responsible and learn how they cause the variation.

The researchers discovered the actions of multiple independent meiotic drivers in fission yeasts in an earlier study, reported in 2014 in eLife, but didn't know which genes were responsible, or how they destroyed gametes that didn't inherit the genes.

One such example, Thomas said, are modifications of specialized proteins called histones, which are responsible for packaging DNA in the cell nucleus and influencing how genes are regulated.

In doing so, they will be guided by one central question: how might a drug - based treatment target the gene responsible for the release of fatty acids and the enzyme ATGL, and how might it do so exclusively in adipose tissue?

«The next step would be finding how they are acquiring the resistant bacteria and what genes are responsible for the resistance patterns we found.»

What's new here, he says, is that the researchers began addressing the question of how that protection might work: which species are responsible, what genes they use, and what diet they require.

Now that the question of which genes are responsible for which terpenes, Richter will move on to the study of how these genes are regulated.

To be sure the jumping gene was responsible for the black wings seen during the Industrial Revolution, Saccheri and his coworkers figured out how old the mutation was.

For example, it's more likely that changes within many genes, combined with how these genes interact with one another and the environment, are collectively responsible for an increased risk of developing PTSD.

«Williams syndrome presents a unique lens for discovering the how genes form the brain circuitry responsible for human behavior,» explains Korenberg.

From the European Commission Research & Innovation website: «Scientists identify gene behind blood orange pigmentation», Researchers in China, Italy and the United Kingdom have discovered what gene is responsible for blood orange pigmentation, and how it is controlled.

Here's what you get during those minutes, according to new reports: an instant endorphin surge and drop in blood pressure, regulation of hunger hormones that may help you keep weight off, and key vitamin D synthesis that alters the expression of 291 genes responsible for everything from controlling how quickly your bones age to how fast you bounce back from tough workouts to how fertile you are.

The serotonin - transporter gene can be responsible for how people respond to serious stress.

The parent - effects model can be used to explain how genes are responsible for the temperament of a child, which causes a reaction from parents, and consequently leads to certain behavior in the child.