We know a lot of what
we know about gene mutation and our similarities with other animals precisely because we have been working within this paradigm for which there is a ton of evidence.
The more doctors
know about your genes, the better able they are to prevent, treat or cure illnesses.
«Without them, we would never
know about the gene mutation,» she said.
However, when specifically asked about a variety of possible incidental findings, only 57 % wanted to know if they were found to have a gene variant that would cause an unpreventable and serious illness, and only 47 % wanted to
know about a gene variant of uncertain significance.
Not much is
known about the genes and cellular pathways that trigger GNRH release.
THEY may not have
known about genes and Darwinism, but our ancestors knew how to drive the evolution of once - wild beasts to serve their own needs.
We can also ask which genes are changing, for the black - footed ferret genome is annotated with information about the genes and other genetic elements it encodes and with pointers to what is
known about these genes in other organisms.
Green leafy vegetable are also rich in folate, which as I mentioned in What You Need To
Know About The Gene Mutation That Affects 40 Percent Of The World is needed for people with MTHFR gene mutations who are extra-sensitive to candida overgrowth.
Not exact matches
Yet for decades, scientists have
known surprisingly little
about what
genes are linked with the development of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
Gene Siciliano talks
about what entrepreneurs need to
know about their finances in order to build a sustainable business.
@DOC in addition to what we
know about immunology in animals and humans, what you described concerning bacteria is precisely the definition of adaptation and not evolution, the
gene already exists!
«in addition to what we
know about immunology in animals and humans, what you described concerning bacteria is precisely the definition of adaptation and not evolution, the
gene already exists!
The details may change — Darwin
knew nothing of DNA and
genes, and we are still learning a lot
about the implications of those.
Last, had I
known that alcoholism is a disease worse than cancer, and that it ran through the family
genes thus any baby born had a strong chance of becoming one... well, that seals the deal but, I bet the parents who also fell for religiosity, not
knowing it was an enclave for pedophiles... talk
about regrets from hell.
The happenings we
know a lot
about, thanks to evolutionary biology, particularly of the last four decades, are the roles of mutation, recombination of
genes in sexual reproduction resulting in a great diversity of
gene arrangements, and natural selection.
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Gene Autry, part owner of the Los Angeles Angels baseball club, when asked
about the Angels» schedule in «Dodger Stadium»: «I don't
know where that is.
I
know, rationally, that she is probably just as exhausted as I am, but still, when you see a mother doing seemingly everything and you're open
about your struggle to simply take a shower every day, you can start to feel like you're failing or, at the very least, missing a mom -
gene or something.
They are
no more alike than any sibling set, sharing
about 50 % of their genetic markers in a unique combination of
genes from both parents.
We don't
know much
about phallus evolution (external genitalia generally don't mineralize, so the fossil record is of little help), but we can compare the expression of phallus
genes from organism to organism.
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Know about everything from
genes to the Galapagos.
Tell me
about the two - year Sorcerer II cruise, where you sampled a huge amount of ocean DNA — so large that you concluded you found 95 percent of all
genes known to science.
«Unravelling
genes on Y chromosomes has always been a challenging task, and little was
known about Y chromosome
genes in most mammal species,» he says.
Using what we
know about human
genes, for example, could help us extrapolate details like Neanderthal hair and eye color, their genetic diseases, and possibly even their language capabilities.
PONDERING whether a baby got mum or dad's eyes may seem like idle speculation, but
knowing which parent certain
genes came from can tell you
about your risk of disease.
In the 1990s scientists such as himself, he explains, were too caught up in the promise of
gene therapy to realize that they did not
know enough
about it to warrant human testing.
People in subgroup D4a have a
gene for longevity, consistent with what I
know about my grandmothers and great grandmothers, who all lived well into their nineties.
What most people
know about the inheritance of eye color is that brown comes from a dominant
gene (needing one copy only) and blue from a recessive
gene (needing two copies).
However, very little is
known about how the circadian clock regulates this critical part of
gene expression to organize the day - night rhythm of protein expression, and if the formation of this looping changes over the day.
Although piRNAs have been
known about for many years, scientists have until now had very little understanding of exactly how the piRNAs that guide PIWI proteins to jumping
genes in the nucleus are produced.
Zimmer: We do hardly
know anything
about genes that have to do with intelligence and what -LSB-'s] surprising is that this ignorance is taking place even when we have really sophisticated tools.
Our real hope was that our
gene would look like some other
known gene and give us a clue
about what it did.
The studies were the first to show that the action of
genes could be modulated by structures called methyl groups, a subject
about which Szyf
knew precisely nothing.
Now, in a provocative study that raises unsettling questions
about the widespread use of vitamin supplements, Swedish researchers have showed that relatively low doses of antioxidants spur the growth of early lung tumors in cancer - prone mice, perhaps by hindering a well -
known tumor suppressor
gene.
Deafness has long been
known to run in families, and while
genes for
about 60 syndromes that have deafness as one of multiple symptoms have been mapped, only last month did scientists locate the first of the estimated 100
genes that can cause hearing loss alone.
«Given everything we thought we
knew about MYC and LIN41 at the time, we couldn't comprehend how these
genes were so beneficial in somatic cell reprogramming, but absolutely useless in tumor reprogramming.
About a quarter of patients had mutations in the DNA repair
genes including BRCA1 or BRCA2
genes, which are
known to increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Little is
known about the first
gene, although it belongs to a class
known as chaperones that generally capture and neutralize molecules in the body, Hakonarson says.
«Little is
known even
about what
genes distinguish one neuron from another, even though they might perform quite different functions,» Kandel says.
Researchers indeed now
know fine details
about the
genes, receptors, and cell - to - cell communications that drive these processes.
This will allow to understand more
about genes we currently
know very little
about, and open up new avenues for research into the genetics of human disease.
Variation in pigmentation among human populations may reflect local adaptation to regional light environments, because dark skin is more photoprotective, whereas pale skin aids the production of vitamin D. Although
genes associated with skin pigmentation have been identified in European populations, little is
known about the genetic basis of skin pigmentation in Africans.
No one
knows what
genes predispose people to schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, which each afflict
about one in 100 people.
The Nature study also adds to what is
known about how
genes are transferred from one species to another when individuals from two closely related species mate.
«Although we
know about several
genes associated with ASD, a challenge and a major goal has been to find where in the nervous system the problems occur,» Ginty says.
«What is so remarkable
about dati is that females that are mutant for just this single
gene can never decide to accept males,
no matter how hard the males try to impress them» says Joseph Schinaman, a PhD student and first author of the publication.
Domestic animals from cows to dogs have undergone similar transformations, yet scientists
know relatively little
about the
genes involved.
«We
knew that Smchd1 was an epigenetic suppressor — a factor that switches off
genes that are unnecessary for that particular cells» function — but we were in the dark
about where and how it was acting on the DNA.»
In looking for methylation differences, «we decided to start with the serotonin transporter because we
know a lot
about it biologically, pharmacologically, behaviorally, and it's one of the best characterized
genes in neuroscience,» said senior author Ahmad Hariri, a professor of psychology and neuroscience and member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences.
Anyone who seriously proposes that there is a force beyond
gene expression, signaling molecules, differential adhesion, and those kinds of mechanisms, just doesn't
know what they are talking
about.
In addition to different cancers being able to manipulate these anchors, it was also
known that
about a fifth of lung cancer cases are missing an anti-cancer
gene called LKB1 (also
known as STK11).