Sentences with phrase «in on genes»

We're developing and perfecting a test at Roswell Park that can zero in on those genes.

Mapping the epigenome will allow Vijay and his team to zoom in on those genes with the greatest likelihood to contribute to disease, and the cell types in which they act, and therefore will help identify novel therapeutic targets.

The study zeros in on the genes that may lead to the marked extroverted behavior seen in children with Williams syndrome, demonstrating that «hyper - sociability» — especially the drive to greet and interact with strangers — follows a unique developmental path.

So for their latest study, they decided to home in on genes of enamel - making cells.

By sequencing its genome, scientists are homing in on the genes and genetic pathways that allow the juicy pineapple plant to thrive in water - limited environments.

Additionally, Dr. Kissler's group narrows in on genes such as RGS1 that help to regulate cell migration.

They focused in on genes known to regulate a cellular state called senescence.

The scientists» genomic search narrowed in on genes that code for the production of antigens, which serve as a source of identification to the immune system.

Researchers are already homing in on the genes underlying some forms of heart disease.

Epidemiologist Philippe Amouyel of the Pasteur Institute of Lille in France and his colleagues closed in on genes called CR1 and CLU.

Combining fossils and lab studies, researchers home in on genes that transformed a snout into a bill

At a symposium at The American Society of Human Genetics here last month, they reported zooming in on the genes expressed in a single brain cell, as well as panning out to understand how genes foster connections among far - flung brain regions.

Biofuel producers home in on genes linked to high polysaccharide levels, allowing wood to be more easily converted to biodiesel or jet fuel.

Eggleston's part of the project was aimed at finding genetic markers that would help biologists zero in on the genes that cause defects in purebred dogs, such as hip dysplasia and epilepsy.

«We are unpacking the entire DNA sequences of 50 influential animals then honing in on the genes associated with specific traits in order to capture the best genetics in the Brahman breed,» he said.

And on the world - food security front, ARS» Stuttgart center is closing in on genes that regulate rice's uptake and storage of iron, thiamine and other important vitamins and minerals — a pursuit that could bolster the nutritional value of this cereal grain crop as a staple food for roughly half the world's population.

(Some research has homed in on a gene that codes for a transporter of the brain chemical serotonin.)

Uhl and his colleagues, Ichiro Sora and Zaijie Wang, of Johns Hopkins University and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) zeroed in on the gene encoding the mu opiate receptor — sections of which they first identified a decade ago.

«You can zoom in on a gene, click on it and the sequence will pop up,» said Good.

But there is enough awareness of the peril accompanying the promise that researchers and philanthropic organizations interested in the technology recently asked the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to weigh in on gene drives.

By comparing this region with the DNA from epileptics from six other families, the researchers gradually homed in on a gene called KCNQ2.

Both approaches zeroed in on a gene that carries a signature region similar to those found in the bread - mold and fruit - fly proteins.

To home in on the gene responsible, evolutionary biologists Chung - I Wu and Chau - Ti Ting at the University of Chicago inserted progressively shorter pieces of DNA from one species, Drosophila simulans, into a fly of another species, Drosophila mauritiana, and tested them for fertility.

In a new paper in Nature Genetics, a team from the University of Michigan and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology report that they zeroed in on the gene in an entirely new way.

That glop on the end of your Q - tip is more than just a sign of questionable hygiene, and now researchers are zeroing in on the gene that determines the consistency of earwax.

Then the researchers zeroed in on a gene variant that offers protection against diseases like tuberculosis or leprosy.

The researchers then zeroed in on the gene variations that occurred more often in the people with bipolar disorder and examined them individually.

To figure out how many species might be living in Lake Whillans, the researchers zeroed in on a gene that codes for a ribosome protein, one of the oldest and most conserved biological structures on Earth.

They particularly zoomed in on a gene called Foxp1, which among many functions is responsible for the motor functions of walking, Smithsonian reported.

Not exact matches

Nicholas Genes, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and a frequent blogger on medical apps, says it's fine if the FDA steps in to ensure that new technology protects patient safety and privacy, but he'll be concerned if the agency oversteps its bounds.

• ArcherDX, Inc., a Boulder, Colo. - based company focused on NGS - based gene fusion detection assays, raised $ 35 million in Series A preferred funding.

Advances in molecular biology and bioinformatics have led to an explosion of research on the causes of hearing loss and how to fix it with drugs or gene therapy.

In «Jessica Jones,» which debuted last month on Netflix, the series» main villain, Kilgrave, has everything to do with some form of gene editing.

To have power is to abuse it, and I did,» KISS's Gene Simmons admits in a video interview with Inc. in September, ahead of the release this week of his book, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street Books).

Spark Therapeutics» stock soared 20 % in Wednesday trading on the heels of its second quarter 2017 earnings report and some (very) early data on the gene therapy - focused firm's treatment for the blood disorder hemophilia A.

Apple has greatly increased the amount of iPhone X stock at its online and in - person stores over the Black Friday weekend, longtime Apple analyst Gene Munster wrote on Monday.

Mark Mahaney, RBC Capital Markets, and Gene Munster, Loup Ventures founder, weigh in on the tech sector.

The FDA's inspection report «is based on raw observations and in some cases lack proper context,» Gene Grabowski, an outside spokesman for Rose Acre Farms, said in an email.

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Only in the past decade has RNA been discovered to carry out a wide variety of specific tasks in genetics, such as turning particular genes on or off.

«When we put this gene in there, we're expecting to have a boost in yield on average of 25 %,» says Daniel Mataruka, executive director of the AATF in Kenya.

He introduced the word in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, and used it as a way to describe how trends and societal practices catch on and become popularized.

At last year's Brainstorm Health conference in San Diego, Bergh found himself sitting at dinner with Othman Laraki, the cofounder and CEO of Color Genomics — a company that extracts the DNA from a customer's submitted saliva sample and then looks for a set number of gene mutations known to be associated with increased risk for developing certain hereditary cancers or heart conditions (depending on the test).

That means the treatment could be approved on or before January 12, 2018, which would make it the first - ever gene therapy cleared to treat a genetic condition in the U.S..

The biopharma world went into a bit of a frenzy on Tuesday as Nature reported that a team of Chinese scientists had become the first in the world to launch human trials of the groundbreaking CRISPR gene - editing technology.

Instead of just focusing on human DNA, which in the other studies had yielded limited results, she looked at multiple sets of genes — and not just from humans.

Scientists have figured out the specific gene mutation responsible for red hair — and why it's more common in beards than on heads.

BOSTON, April 20 (Reuters)- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Friday that Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc will pay it $ 25 million in cash and stock to resolve a lawsuit claiming it stole trade secrets about gene - silencing technology used to develop drug treatments.

And on Wednesday, in a major milestone for this burgeoning and potentially world - changing industry, the Dutch startup UniQure, developer of the Western world's first approved gene therapy, raised $ 82 million in its initial public offering, Reuters reports.

• Excision BioTherapeutics, a Philadelphia - based life science company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced gene editing therapeutics for the treatment of life - threatening disease caused by neurotropic viruses, raised $ 10 million in seed funding.