Genetics

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Genetics

DNA in the "cloud"

At the initial stage, the main goal of the MatchMaker Exchange cloud computing system is to establish interaction between physicians from different countries who are dealing with the problem of rare mutations in a single gene.

25.02.2015
Genetics

A new method of genome-wide analysis of embryos for IVF

The technique developed by Complete Genomics will allow to identify dangerous mutations in embryos prepared for in vitro fertilization that are not inherited from parents, but spontaneously arose in an egg or sperm.

13.02.2015
Genetics

Obama spares no money on gene diagnostics

US President Barack Obama, in his annual State of the Union address to Congress, made a proposal to allocate hundreds of millions of dollars for the development of treatment taking into account the genetic characteristics of patients.

06.02.2015
Genetics

Evolution has a beginning…

Human evolution, experts believe, is proceeding at the same "prehistoric" pace, despite a sharp decline in child and adult mortality and fertility and the alleged absence of natural selection.

06.02.2015
Genetics

How to benefit from decoded genomes?

One of the main challenges that bioinformatics faces is formulated by British Professor George Church: "A genome for a thousand, its interpretation for a million."

03.02.2015
Genetics

Russian genomes

St. Petersburg State University has already purchased the first equipment for "Russian Genomes" and this year will begin to form a DNA database of all peoples of the Russian Federation.

03.02.2015
Genetics

How Epigenetics can Fix Our Memory and much more

Despite the fact that they are still at the theoretical stage, drugs capable of adding or removing epigenetic labels with high accuracy may have several unique advantages over traditional medicines.

30.01.2015
Genetics

Longevity Gene Increases Brain Size

Carriers of a certain variant of the KLOTHO "longevity gene" have an enlarged region of the brain involved in planning and decision-making. This allows them to retain the best cognitive abilities until old age.

28.01.2015
Genetics

Useful garbage

It seems that viral sequences, although they seemed to be "garbage", were still assigned to the task in the course of evolution – to regulate the activity of genes where chemical modifications of DNA for some reason are not suitable.

14.01.2015
Genetics

Genes, cells and biotechnologies: lecture notes

Abstracts of a lecture by Sergey Kiselyov, Chief Researcher and Head of the Epigenetics Department of the Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Biological Sciences, delivered within the framework of the Festival of Public Lectures #KNOW.

10.01.2015
Genetics

Noah's Ark at Moscow State University

Within the framework of the project, a bank will be created in which the DNA of every living being on Earth will be located, including not only existing now, but also extinct species.

29.12.2014
Genetics

Sports epigenetics

Systematic physical exercise changes the epigenetic regulation of genes, so that the picture of genetic activity in muscle cells changes in a healthier direction.

24.12.2014
Genetics

Hooligans are born first, and then become?

Scientists from Quebec have studied the genetic predisposition to antisocial behavior. It turned out that it is due to heredity and the influence of the environment.

17.12.2014
Genetics

The legendary bio-school is gaining momentum

The theme of "Cerebellum"-2014 "Genomics and systems biology" continues the traditions laid down half a century ago. It is planned that the VII International School of Molecular Genetics will be held in November 2016.

08.12.2014
Genetics

Scandal in the royal family

The probability that the remains discovered in 2012 in a parking lot in Leicester are the bones of Richard III is 99.999%. At the same time, it was not possible to find a match in the genes of the monarch's male relatives.

05.12.2014
Genetics

Our old friend ethanol

A person became addicted to alcohol long before he began to produce it, even long before he became a man. The ability to process ethanol originated in our ape-like ancestors 10 million years ago.

02.12.2014