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Can a mutation protect against Alzheimer’s?
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered a mutation that can protect against Alzheimer’s disease ...
Lung cancer progression linked to enzyme that promotes epigenetic changes
In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Nanjing University in China have identified an enzyme that promotes lung ...
Fighting malaria: Bacteria targets parasites in mosquito gut
Using a bacteria strain that colonizes the mosquito digestive tract and spreads rapidly throughout the populations, scientists have successfully inhibited ...
India’s political flip-flopping over new GM field trials paralyzes innovation
In August, India’s ruling nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stopped its legislators from accepting Monsanto sponsorship to attend a farm ...
Replication errors a boon for flu virus’ quick mutations
Scientists have demonstrated that the influenza A virus makes use of its error-prone genetic replication to increase diversity, thereby facilitating ...
New genome analysis method detects genetic diseases more efficiently, scientists claim
A team of scientists has developed Phen-Gen, the first computer analysis software that cross-references a patient’s symptoms and a person’s genome ...
Genes linked to breast cancer in East Asian women identified
A genome-wide association study among East Asian women has allowed scientists to identify three new genetic loci (regions) linked to ...
Filipino farmers embrace GM eggplant when informed
A study contends that 96 percent of Filipino farmers are willing to shift to a genetically modified (GM) eggplant and ...
Scientists study kidney cancer genome from many angles
The following is an excerpt. An integrative genomic analysis by Japanese researchers has identified critical genes linked to kidney cancer, ...
