Sentences with phrase «versions of this gene seem»

Other versions of this gene seem to protect a person from the disease.

Not exact matches

It seems that pandas have an inactive version of the Tas1r1 gene that allows us to taste umami, say Jianzhi Zhang at the University of Michigan and his colleagues.

However, when the sequence of that genome emerged it appeared that the scientists were seeing double — the organism seemed to have two very different versions of many of its genes.

Researchers had already found hints that a variant gene encoding a faster version of this enzyme — which would mean lower levels of dopamine — seemed to be more common in schizophrenics.

Another discovery in D. melanogaster, said Shah, is that neurons in the fly's brain, expressing male - specific versions of the gene known as fruitless, «seem to connect up with these Gr32 - sensing neurons on the foreleg.

I tend to be suspect of anything that seems to capture the adoration and hearts of the general public (see American Idol, the American version of The Office, Titanic, the Snuggle, and 401K Retirement Plans) but at the same time, I'm just as suspect of so - called expert advice (see Gene Shalit, CNBC, and the Catholic Church).