Future studies will need to clarify the exact
role of these genes in intelligence in order to obtain a more complete picture of how genetic differences lead to differences in intelligence.
They illustrate the important
role of gene flow among populations and its potential consequences.
In addition, they used the same experimental approaches to elucidate the
normal roles of genes implicated in neurodegenerative disease.
Brian Strahl, PhD, professor of biochemistry and biophysics, received an Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health to broaden our understanding of the various and complicated
roles of gene expression and chromatin.
«It is also important to note that the
increasing role of genes across development that is evidenced in this, and many other studies, might not be as straight forward as it appears.
Now a research team led by Broad Institute Imaging Platform director Anne Carpenter and postdoctoral fellow Mohammad Rohban has shown that a high - throughput, computerized imaging technique for studying morphology, called Cell Painting, can provide insight into the
cellular roles of genes or disease - linked gene alleles whose function or impact is unknown.
For some developmental and neursocience focused professors, this type of question raises the issue about to the
central role of genes in how we grow.
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the role of Gene Mauch in both the rise and the complete collapse of the team in 1964.
A new mouse model of a genetically - linked type of autism reveals more about
the role of genes in the disorder and the underlying brain changes associated with autism's social and learning problems.
«No one had previously considered the possibility,» says David S. Fay of the University of Wyoming in Laramie, who has done much of the work exploring
the role of these genes.
CRISPR - Cas9 editing technology — by virtue of its speed and unprecedented precision — has been a boon for scientists trying to understand
the role of genes in disease.
Further functional studies will be needed to define
the role of these genes and to identify new therapeutic targets to treat chronic wound disorders that cost each year billions of dollars», explains Cédric Blanpain, the senior and corresponding author of this new study.
To gain more insights into
the role of genes in memory formation, Jun Cho et al. used ribosome profiling and RNA - sequencing of the mouse hippocampus after contextual fear conditioning, a process in which the mice received a small electric shock in a particular setting, forming a strong memory associating that setting with the shock.
Inheriting a single X chromosome exposes men to a host of X-linked diseases, such as hemophilia or Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and researchers hope to use the new data to understand more fully
the role of genes in other X-linked conditions.
The results provide «an important piece of evidence» about
the role of the gene in aging.
Published in the journal Science, the new dataset offers fresh insights into the last 500 years of marriage and migration in Europe and North America, and
the role of genes in longevity.
The role of gene M (short for MYC), however, was unclear.
Investigators» first task is to probe
the roles of those genes, which promise new insights into the basic biology of life.
The most «striking» find, Austad adds, is
the role of a gene known as FOXO, which is regulated by the insulin / IGF pathway.
The role of genes in aging isn't entirely novel, either.
The Minnesota studies of the inheritance of IQ and other traits were «hugely important in changing people's minds about
the roles of genes and the environment,» says Nick Martin, an Australian who edits the journal Twin Research.
The new study also pins down
the role of a gene that researchers knew was somehow involved in cellulose production in bacteria, but weren't sure how.
Future studies will investigate
the role of these genes in the underlying biology of Fuchs dystrophy.
To explore
the roles of these genes, Bhullar and Abzhanov treated bird embryos with inhibitors of the WNT and Fgf8 proteins.
Scientists at the University of Birmingham are a step closer to understanding
the role of the gene BRCA1.
«Research explains
the role of the gene BRCA1 in DNA repair.»
The role of these genes is to control the actions of other genes.
The findings are the first to tie together
the roles of genes and beneficial microbes in the inflammatory bowel disease, says biologist Brett Finlay of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, who was not involved in the new work.
Drs. Martinez - Agosto and Ferguson and colleagues next hope that future studies will examine these genes beyond Drosophila and extend to mammalian models, and that the system will be used by the research community to study
the role of the genes Yorkie and Scalloped in different niche environments.
Werren believes that
the role of gene moonlighting might not stop with venoms.
It would be tough to figure out
the roles of genes in two different people.
«This is the first time
the role of this gene in lung cancer has been studied,» Kadara said.
Understanding
the roles of genes in eating behaviors and food preferences could lead to personalized diets that are easier to follow.»
It also raises new questions about
the role of genes related to two brain chemicals, serotonin and dopamine.
By creating random mutations in the Cdc55 gene, the team analysed the resulting 987 mutant yeast strains, characterized the mutations and worked backwards to identify
the role of the gene by looking at the effect of the mutations on the resulting colonies.
Only by separating
the role of genes and the environment were the biologists able to see through this phenotypic «masking.»
«We were studying
the role of these genes in the development of the vasculature of the kidney,» she recalled.
«Learning more about
the role of this gene complex holds hope for improved treatment of such prevalent reproductive endocrine - related mood disorders.»
She was introduced to genetics research during two paid summer placements — one on genetic variants in oestrogen receptors, the other on
the role of a gene called FasL in the rejection of corneal grafts — and those experiences affirmed her interest in the discipline.