These studies are performed
using molecular genetic studies, where DNA is extracted from participants» blood samples and the correlation between the DNA and the observed behavior is projected.
Not exact matches
«It could allow some of the
molecular and
genetic studies done on modern animals to be potentially
used on dinosaur samples.»
In a new
study, Murphy, a
molecular biologist at Princeton University, showed that long - lived bodily, or somatic, cells in Caenorhabditis elegans, a one - millimeter nematode commonly
used as a model for aging
studies in labs, activate
genetic pathways completely separate from those found in long - lived egg, or oocyte, cells.
The team of researchers was the first in the world to
use modern
genetic,
molecular and biochemical methods to
study tooth enamel defects in detail.
A chromosome - specific BAC library was
used to assemble 82 % of the chromosome into 1036 contigs that were anchored with 1443
molecular markers, providing a major resource for
genetic and genomic
studies.
His current research
uses a variety of
molecular, biochemical, and
genetic approaches to
study the basic biology of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs).
A
study developed by researchers of the Institute for Plant
Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), a joint center of the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), in collaboration with the Unit for Plant Genomics Research of Evry, France (URGV, in French) has discovered a new way of improving the longevity of plant seeds
using genetic engineering.
In this
study, the researchers
used molecular, cell biological, in vivo
genetic and bioinformatics approaches to identify the EGFR ligand amphiregulin as a physiological substrate, and demonstrate a role for iRhoms in amphiregulin - EGFR - dependent wound healing.
In a series of
studies this year,
molecular geneticists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
used a harmless virus to ferry new genes through the bloodstream, across blood vessel walls, and into almost every muscle cell in the bodies of hamsters bred to have human
genetic diseases.
C.elegans has been
used for decades as a model animal to
study the
genetic and
molecular underpinnings of neurological disorders through a number of techniques including bio imaging, electrophysiology and behavior.
In a
study published in the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, neuroscientists from around the globe
used genetic, electrophysiological, biochemical, and
molecular techniques to uncover the function of neuregulin 3.
On 11 March, the European
Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) issued a press release proudly announcing that a research team there had deciphered much of the
genetic sequence of one of the most widely
used cell lines in cancer
studies and had made the information available publicly.
This means that the materials are usually non-adapted (exotic or semi-exotic), but their desirable traits can be
used in crosses,
genetic studies,
molecular marker development and parent - building.
Claire is currently a PhD candidate in the
Molecular and Cellular Biology Program at the University of Washington, where she
studies the patterning and development of the nervous system,
using genetic and bioinformatic approaches.
Dr. Tarazi
studies the behavioral,
genetic,
molecular, and cellular mechanisms that mediate the actions of dissimilar psychotropic drugs by
using animal models that mimic the core symptoms of different neuropsychiatric diseases.
LA JOLLA, CA — A multi-institutional team headed by Ursula Bellugi, professor and director of the Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience at the Salk Institute for Biological
Studies, has been awarded a $ 5.5 million Program Project Grant by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to link social behavior to its underlying neurobiological and
molecular genetic basis
using Williams syndrome as a model.
In basic research, xenopus is
used for
studies in development biology, cell biology,
molecular genetic and in the area of ecotoxicology.
Nathans pioneered the
use of these type II enzymes for
molecular genetic studies of medical interest.
Research ranges from basic
molecular and
genetic studies to epidemiological and clinical research on cancer prevention, early diagnosis,
molecular characteristics of the cancer process and new treatments for cancer
using drugs and radiotherapy.
Paul Sawchenko
uses cell biological and
genetic approaches in rodent models to
study how stress - responsive systems are organized at a
molecular level within the body and particularly within the brain.
Whole genome association analysis
studies that utilize single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers have been
used to identify the
molecular causes of various traits and conditions including
genetic mutations within breeds that cause coat color variations [15], hairlessness [25] and defects in spinal development [26].
«I believe a tremendous opportunity exists to
use genetics and genomics to develop new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent equine disease,» says Schultz, a Fellow who plans to
study the
molecular basis of equine
genetic disease and genomic influences on complex diseases at the University of Minnesota.
2008 — 2012 TYL LLC — Houston, TX Botanist • Arranged handbooks for plant identification •
Studied the life and rate of plant chromosomes, cells, and tissues •
Used PC for information and data storage, and for examination of data • Grew plants in prescribed conditions to review the significance of ecological and
genetic variables •
Studied the genetics of plants
using biochemical and
molecular methods in the laboratory and so decide the patterns of plant development