Sentences with phrase «with the genes of»

«If you want to find a gene that makes you see colors, you compare the genes of people who see colors with the genes of people who are color - blind.

This vaccine would include a circular plasmid of DNA with the genes of specific proteins of the Zika virus inserted into it, and its effect will be similar to that of an inactivated vaccine — making the virus unable to copy itself.

Some critics argue that tampering with the genes of primates is wrong because it brings us one step closer to human «designer babies.»

To find out why, Peter Schultz, a chemist at the Scripps Research Institute in California, began tinkering with the genes of the Escherichia coli bacterium a few years ago.

Comparisons with the genes of modern populations revealed them to be more distinct that the genomes of modern Scandinavians and Italians.

In the study, the working group led by Leopold Eckhart investigated the genes responsible for the skin layers of the shell of the European terrapin and a North American species of turtle, in order to compare them with the genes of human skin.

The genetic data, which includes about one million markers across the genome, is compared among individuals, among populations, and between current and ancestral populations to determine hidden patterns of relatedness, sort individuals into groups that share genetic characteristics, and find correlations with genes of medical relevance.

Svante Pääbo Last year Pääbo announced a plan to sequence the entire Neanderthal genome by 2008 and compare our extinct relative's genes with the genes of chimpanzees and humans.

The powerful engine with the genes of the WRC racing version propels the Golf to 100 km / h in 3.9 seconds.

The new Boxster may be infused with the genes of past generations, but it ushers in anew and forward - looking design ethos.

There was one artist made a rabbit with the gene of a squid.

Not exact matches

And Crispr - Cas9 isn't even the only type of Crispr out there: On April 12, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center announced they had successfully paired the gene - editing tool with a different kind of enzyme, called Cpf1, to correct mutations associated with the devastating muscle - wasting disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

That's not to say gene editing is new (it isn't), but Crispr simplifies the process by using molecular scissors that can be precisely targeted to snip out aberrant regions of genetic code, which can then be replaced with the correct sequences.

Advances in molecular biology and bioinformatics have led to an explosion of research on the causes of hearing loss and how to fix it with drugs or gene therapy.

Yet for decades, scientists have known surprisingly little about what genes are linked with the development of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

In «Jessica Jones,» which debuted last month on Netflix, the series» main villain, Kilgrave, has everything to do with some form of gene editing.

I won't reveal yet who my favorites are, but I will say that these young scientist - founders came up with very creative solutions for preventing infections in some common surgeries, tackling resistance in targeted antibody drugs, improving gene vectors for cell therapies, helping the vision - impaired «see» faces and better read their environments, imaging hard - to - see spots in the lungs and other organs, improving genetic risk analysis, and expediting the logistical operations of hospitals.

Genes for deafness, meanwhile, are linked with one or more of the genes associated with at least twenty other ailmGenes for deafness, meanwhile, are linked with one or more of the genes associated with at least twenty other ailmgenes associated with at least twenty other ailments.

To have power is to abuse it, and I did,» KISS's Gene Simmons admits in a video interview with Inc. in September, ahead of the release this week of his book, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street Books).

The company will now be able to sell health risk reports on three variants found on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are linked with a higher risk of breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer.

The treatment, named Kymriah, was hailed by doctors and the life sciences community as a major advance in medicine and a boon to children and young adults with a certain form of leukemia (the group for whom the gene therapy is approved).

Gene Luoma solved a universal problem — clogged drains — with a strip of plastic from his garage.

Although Hall said «a good chunk» of the corals she was working with were lost, she saved enough to allow her to continue looking for special protective genes.

The treatment (which involves injecting people with modified viruses carrying the CRISPR technology that will go in and repair the faulty DNA) can be injected directly into the retina and, in this case, used to delete the portion of the CEP290 gene that's responsible for the disease.

By claiming the actual gene, rather than just the test derived from the discovery of the BRCA genes, Myriad went too far with its attempted patent protection.

At last year's Brainstorm Health conference in San Diego, Bergh found himself sitting at dinner with Othman Laraki, the cofounder and CEO of Color Genomics — a company that extracts the DNA from a customer's submitted saliva sample and then looks for a set number of gene mutations known to be associated with increased risk for developing certain hereditary cancers or heart conditions (depending on the test).

One of Pitt's pileup of controversies involved a meeting with Gene O» Kelly, then CEO of KPMG, when that firm was under investigation related to the Xerox accounting scandal.

The year of the gene - based treatments continues with FDA priority review for Spark Therapeutics.

To find out which of these 608 genes was actually tied to OCD, Noh compared what they looked like in hundreds of people with and without the disorder.

Editas, founded in 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a visionary gene - therapy company with a pipeline of therapies for cancer and lung, liver, muscle, eye, and blood diseases.

Gene therapy is, in essence, a type of biotechnology that replaces mutated genes with healthy ones, reversing the effects of disease or damage.

In 2015, the viral «Ice Bucket Challenge» helped fund groundbreaking research that led to the discovery of a gene associated with the disease.

Paul Dabrowski, CEO and co-founder of Synthego, shared with me in email that, «It's possible to imagine a day when gene therapies are safe, effective, easy and affordable for anyone who needs them.

Gene Schriver, executive vice president of No. 2236 on the Inc. 5000, Language Services Associates in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, doesn't speak a lick of French, but it never stops him from effortlessly communicating with foreign business associates, and, at times, cabbies.

Shah's argument about «an inferior competitive landscape» makes no sense, however, although it's of a piece with other Tesla mega-bulls, such as Loup Ventures» Gene Munster, who seems to think that Tesla can basically sell 11 million cars in the US alone.

In addition to the «subtle influences» of our genes on our behavior, our environment (or surrounding cultural norms and conditions) as well as our nurturing (i.e. upbringing, whom we choose to surround ourselves with and what we think about) is what really makes us who we are.

Gene therapy has been on a roll in the past year, with the FDA approving Spark Therapeutics» landmark gene therapy for an inherited form of blindness in DecemGene therapy has been on a roll in the past year, with the FDA approving Spark Therapeutics» landmark gene therapy for an inherited form of blindness in Decemgene therapy for an inherited form of blindness in December.

Since I surround myself with adventurous people and feed my brain with a lot of curious indulgences, it only makes sense that I like to travel often, even though I don't possess the sexy - sounding «wanderlust gene.»

The companies» R&D will focus on on a gene mutation present in a wide swath of patients with ALS, a degenerative nervous system disease that eats away at nerve cells and weakens muscles.

Apple's next version of the iPhone will lead to a «paradigm shift,» with augmented reality as its foundation, said Gene Munster, managing partner at VC firm Loop Ventures.

The group's guidance follows calls for various bans on use of the technology known as CRISPR - Cas9, which has quickly become the preferred method of gene editing in research labs because of its ease of use compared with older techniques.

Essentially the model reproduces the inner workings of all of the proteins within the organism and allows scientists to see everything from how cells interact with each other to the functions of genes in a larger context that had not been previously understood.

What it's about: The type of comedy that would never get made today, «Blazing Saddles» shows Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder at the height of their talents, with a scathing satire on racial attitudes in America.

The test has genetic counselors and scientists concerned, because there are thousands of mutations associated with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes and this test screens for only three of them most commonly found in people of Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish descent.

This comes on the heels of a letter released last week in which the USDA said that it wouldn't regulate a mushroom that had been gene - edited with the same type of CRISPR technology.

The company is also seeking deeper inroads into rare diseases, with a number of assets in late - stage development, and last year it scored a major regulatory win when Europe approved its «bubble boy syndrome» gene therapy Strimvelis.

The Kamens claim the main thing that distinguishes their foundation from other brain tumor foundations is their focus on pediatric brain cancer specifically, as well as their close ties with pharmaceutical and biotech companies working in the fields of immunotherapy and target gene therapy.

A version of this article appears in print on, on Page C3 of the New York edition with the headline: Merck Buys Maker of Gene - Silencing Drugs.

Collaboration based on new findings from the Regeneron Genetics Center ® showing variant in HSD17B13 gene is associated with reduced risk of chronic liver diseases

«The services segment will grow between 13 per cent and 20 per cent per year over the next five years driven by continued growth in existing services along with new, innovative services,» Gene Munster, co-founder of Loup Ventures and a veteran Apple analyst, wrote in an email following the results on Tuesday.