Sentences with phrase «less on genes»

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The death penalty should be abolished not for religious reasons (also religious people seem to approve of the dath penalty — which to me makes no sense) but because every person who is killed is one less set of DNA to be passed on to succeeding generations, and who knows what those wasted genes could mean for the future of the species?

Our genome is nearly identical to the chimpanzee genome, a little less identical to the gorilla genome, a little less identical to the orangutan genome, and so on — and this correspondence is present in ways that are not needed for function (such as the location of shared genetic defects, the order of genes on chromosomes, and on and on).

@ED The only thing that is assumed to be at least more or less constant in evolutionary theory is the mutation rate of individual genes, and even that, since mutations are known, eg, to increase under higher radiation, is only true «on average, over the long run».

A World War II veteran who lived through the invasion of Normandy on D - day, Gene returned home to Petaluma, CA to found what is now one of the most respected dairy processors in the country, and became a pillar of his community, known for his generosity to those less fortunate.

Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the University of Dundee that establishes a link between deprivation and the p53 gene to explain why women from poorer backgrounds are less likely to survive breast cancer.

A less - frequent BRCA1 mutation, called 5382insC, was identified next, followed by 6174delT on a second gene, BRCA2, making for a trio of characteristically Jewish breast - cancer mutations.

AN EXTRA copy of a gene on chromosome 21 may explain why people with Down's syndrome are less likely to get breast and lung cancer than the rest of the population.

By combining each mouse's genome, phenome, proteome and metabolome, the scientists were able to identify a particular gene, located on their chromosome 2, and whose presence plays an important role in the development of type 2 diabetes «The mice with a high - fat diet are more or less likely to develop diabetes depending on whether this gene is active or not,» said Evan Williams, LISP PhD student and the article's co-first author.

«Our work shows that not only do people with ASD have fewer children than others,» he said, «but in families where a child has ASD, the fact that the parents choose to have fewer children means the genes that predispose to ASD are less likely to be passed on to future generations.»

«Perhaps as many as 30 percent of schizophrenic patients may now become candidates for more precise treatment based on the individual characteristics of these four genes, with the remaining cases becoming less mysterious as we pull these groups out of the mix,» says Malaspina, the Anita Steckler and Joseph Steckler Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone.

«By switching certain genes on and off, prions could help bacteria survive environmental stresses rendering them less vulnerable to drugs, chemicals and other environmental assaults,» says investigator Ann Hochschild, professor of microbiology and immunobiology at HMS.

Eventually, the team hit on the 531,000 - base, 473 - gene design that became known as JCVI - syn 3.0 (syn2.0 was a less streamlined intermediary).

«Zhiyong's new work reveals a potential energy - saving strategy in plants where heat - stress response genes are prevented from being turned on at night when there is less chance of heat stress.

The map allows gene hunters to get away with less (and thus cheaper) DNA sequencing while still, it's hoped, homing in on disease genes.

Wyrick and his colleagues also saw less damage around transcription factors, proteins that bind to specific, short stretches of DNA and regulate gene expression by controlling which genes are turned on and off.

The case for familial and genetic vulnerabilities in female twins,» was published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine in January 2014 and showed that the associations between caregiving and different types of psychological distress (depression, anxiety, perceived stress and perceived mental health) depend largely on a person's genes and upbringing — and less so on the difficulty of caregiving.

This effect on some genes may be a result of the buffering effect of living in a complex, interdependent society, where the «collective genome» is less vulnerable to dramatic environmental changes or other external threats, Robinson said.

One speculation from Wigler is that mutations with very damaging impact on cognition will tend to be eliminated rapidly from the gene pool, as people with them are less likely to have children.

(A) Cladogram of ExaML TENT avian species tree, annotated for nodes from Fig. 2 (letters), for branches with less than 100 % BS without and with (parentheses) third codon positions, for strong (> 75 % BS) intron gene tree incongruence and congruence, and for indel congruence on all branches (except the root).

From the moment of conception, a father's genes favor offspring that are large, strong, and aggressive (the better to court the ladies), while the mother's genes incline toward smaller progeny that will be less of a burden, making it easier for her to live on and procreate.

Cells growing into the wound had 12 genes that were activated much more or much less than nearby cells sitting idly on the sidelines.

The researchers found more than 9000 genes that were either more or less likely to be methylated depending on whether the subject was lean or obese.

When it comes to two of the genes on the panel, BRCA1 and BRCA2, there's little doubt that in cancer - prone families, testing saves lives: Extensive study of BRCA carriers has found that those who have their ovaries removed are 80 % less likely to die from ovarian cancer and 50 % less likely to die from breast cancer.

The findings suggest that because children born to older fathers tend to have more potentially harmful genetic mutations than those with younger dads, they're less likely to pass on their genes.

Among infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS; caused by in utero opioid exposure), variants in certain genes were associated with a shorter length of hospital stay and less need for treatment, preliminary findings that may provide insight into the mechanisms underlying NAS, according to a study in the May 1 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on child health.

Despite their tiny size — less than 0.2 % the length of the average gene — miRNAs exert a powerful amount of control on gene expression (ScienceNOW, 19 January 2005).

To eliminate this problem, U.K. study leader Adrian Thrasher and colleagues replaced the promoter with one less likely to turn on other genes.

It's not as simple as turning a gene on or off, Zhu noted; instead, a treatment must prompt the right amount of gene activity, and that may require prodding a gene to do more or pulling on the reins so that it does less.

GL B21 on the other hand bound to both immunogens (Fig. 7A, B) although to a lesser degree than B21 (Fig. 2A, B) which has additional mutations within the V gene.

After decades of extrapolating about gene function in trees based on gene function in a tiny, less complex plant, a team of scientists has sequenced whole genomes — determined the DNA sequence of all the genes — from 544 unrelated trees of the same species.

Furthermore, high - resolution analysis of cytosine methylation in primary and transformed cells has found less aberrant methylation of CpG island promoters in transformed cells than had been previously hypothesized based on candidate gene studies [58].

Our guest published a historic paper less than one month ago (available here), describing the first comprehensive study of an individual, combining genomic (genome sequence), transcriptomic (genes turned on / off), proteomic (the total complement of proteins - or protein profiles), metabolomic (complete metabolic analysis), and autoantibody profiles.

She and other scientists are trying various techniques to streamline the gene analysis process, such as discarding less common gene sequences in a particular sample in order to focus on more prevalent ones.

Cats rely less on their sense of smell for huntings than dogs do, which is apparent from the smaller repertoire of olfactory receptor genes in the feline genome.

But in BAC - HD mice, when the mutant Huntington's disease gene was turned off in the hypothalamus, the mice showed less signs of depression on one behavioral test.

Both men and women were less likely to survive if their tumour cells had switched on the genes associated with consuming sugar, or glycolysis.

Mice lacking the IRX3 gene not only weighed 25 percent to 30 less than those that had it, these animals didn't gain any weight on a high - fat diet and were seemingly resistant to diabetes.

Based on the study, babies who get less physical contact and are more distressed at a young age, end up with changes in molecular processes that affect gene expression.

However, they were not designed to delineate regions of the genome resisting introgression nor investigate the frequency and types of genes involved in genetic incompatibilities, because they were based on a relatively small number of loci (less than 50) and the sampling of the genome was non-random (e.g. overrepresentation of the X-chromosome or regions near centromeres).

Ironically, it's the mutations that make a plant less likely to survive and pass on its genes - softer seed husks, more flexible stems, tightly held bundles of grain - that make it more useful for cultivation.

In China, where regulations on gene editing are less tightly controlled, there are already several CRISPR clinical trials underway.

Moreover, in PrEn precursors, the Nanog low population can itself be split based on the expression of Oct4 or SSEA - 1 into a state expressing reasonably high level of PrEn genes (V+S −), and a less differentiated cell type exhibiting a PrEn bias, but with similar regenerative capacities to the Nanog high population (V+S +).

Here we are less interested in the contribution of individual genes (as important as these obviously are) but in the behavior of large genetic networks — hence the emphasis on genomics rather than genetics in our group name.

Interaction effects were significant for 2 maternal genes, which included a well researched variant on the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene linked to increased levels of the amino acid homocysteine and less efficient folate metabolism.

The analysis supports earlier findings that people who had a less functional short allele on a certain area of the serotonin gene had a more difficult time recovering from trauma compared to those with long alleles.

But now it's known that your genes get turned on and off and are expressed to greater or lesser degrees depending on lifestyle factors.

Studies suggest that short sleepers may have a gene mutation that enables them to function well on less than 6 hours of nightly sleep.

so instead of drugs or drinking i returned to the weights and juice i guess thats a drug lol in this last 2 yrs I've tried everything, to train like i was at the intensity at 28 uh not happening, Im at the point now where i got to be happy with me at 195 0r 200 cuz if i get any stronger I'm gonna get more achy and hurt, so my long ass point here is regardless of this routine that was posted the high reps will keep you lifting longer, as your pump issue i find natural or not its the time between sets that dictates the pump, Corey you and many other naturals have done it all and still don't look huge its genes id still be 170 or less i bet if it wasn't for juice but let me say i wish i didn't do it seriously i had a crappy sexdrive till androgel came out and now I'm only on 300 test a week, I'm done with deca and eq I've been reading or maybe looking for negative stuff and I've found it, Another thing is with this routine to go to failure and getting to heavy weights on so many sets i think will take a cns toll i feel like crap for the last 4 days i overdid it.

Dear Roger Williams wasn't aware of this fact when he wrote the Biochemical Individuality book I described above (although he hypothesized about a genetic influence on propensity to thrive on specific diets), but variants of these genes are now known to hinder or help absorption or the efficient use of nutrients in foods, which means that — depending on your genetic makeup, microbiota, health history and living environment — you should consume more or less folate, choline, vitamin C, fatty acids, starches, caffeine and beyond.

So, the effects on the only part of my body I care about, the brain, are actually better because I'm a woman, AND it has the added benefit of making me less likely to ruin my own life and someone else's by passing on my crappy genes?