genetics
Scientists uncover potential biomarker and drug target for autism
Posted in Medicine on 24th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Improving our understanding of what causes autism could lead to drugs to treat it, and more precise methods of diagnosis.
Researchers map a protein 'tree of life' for species across the animal kingdom
Posted in Science on 9th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Roughly 20,000 unique proteins are synthesized by our genes, and work together in combination to execute complex processes.
Gene Leads to Nearsightedness When Kids Read
Posted in Science on 6th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Vision researchers have discovered a gene that causes myopia, but only in people who spend a lot of time in childhood reading or doing other 'nearwork'.
Low vitamin-D genes linked to multiple sclerosis
Posted in Medicine on 26th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
The findings, based on the DNA profiles of tens of thousands of people of European descent, add weight to the theory that the sunshine vitamin plays a role in MS.
Why we're smarter than chickens
Posted in Science on 23rd Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
A single molecular event in our cells could hold the key to how we evolved to become the smartest animal on the planet, scientists report.