Genetics

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Genetics

Sunday reading (14.03)

Visualization of HIV in the human body, parthenogenesis in mammals, evolution of subantarctic penguins and much more.

14.03.2022
Genetics

All in mom and all in dad

Genes inherited from one parent affect hormones and significant neurotransmitters that regulate mood and behavior.

11.03.2022
Genetics

Cardiac chromosomes

Depending on the genes in the human sex chromosomes, he may develop certain cardiovascular diseases.

09.03.2022
Genetics

Conjuring over a tangle

One of the hottest spots in molecular biology is how distant parts of the genome interact with each other.

09.03.2022
Genetics

Super test

With the help of a new DNA test, the diagnosis of more than 50 genetic diseases, which sometimes took years, will be reduced to several days.

05.03.2022
Genetics

Ah, the war, what have you, vile, done…

Biologist Irina Yakutenko – about how severe stress affects the psyche of not only those who have experienced it, but also their children and grandchildren.

28.02.2022
Genetics

27 million ancestors

Scientists from the Oxford Institute of Big Data have made a big step forward to compiling the pedigree of all mankind.

28.02.2022
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AIDS or covid?

A variant of the gene inherited from Neanderthals reduces the risk of HIV infection by 27%, but is associated with severe COVID-19.

24.02.2022
Genetics

The complete genome

Sequencing will help to quickly diagnose people who do not have a family history of the disease or have non-specific symptoms.

21.02.2022
Genetics

Sunday reading (20.02)

Male infertility genes, placenta methylation, autism spectrum disorders, poachers' calculation by tusk genomes and much more.

21.02.2022
Genetics

A useful skin disease

The mutation that causes "fish scale disease" in humans protected Steller cows from the cold during the ice Age.

10.02.2022
Genetics

DNA in criminology

The DNA "sketch" technique is, at least now, unreliable. But many crimes are solved with the help of genetic data banks.

09.02.2022
Genetics

Ultra-fast sequencing

AI works an order of magnitude more accurately than qualified specialists, and reduces the process of genome analysis from 12 hours to two minutes.

08.02.2022
Genetics

Alcohol and mutations

Fetal alcohol syndrome in mice was assessed by the behavior of cubs born to mothers who were given alcohol.

07.02.2022
Genetics

What does genes have to do with it?

Leading Russian geneticists have told about the mechanisms that program our personal development and the history of all mankind.

07.02.2022
Genetics

A small dog is a puppy until old age

Researchers from the Dog Aging Project are sequencing the genomes of dogs to more accurately determine the mechanisms of aging.

04.02.2022
Genetics

Don't worry

Most pathogenic mutations increase the likelihood of getting sick by only a few percent.

01.02.2022
Genetics

From common ancestors

The gene variant protecting against the "heavy" COVID-19 appeared half a million years ago in the ancestors of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans.

27.01.2022