Genetics

Genetics

Gene therapy reverses genetic deafness in mice

A DNA editing experiment has enabled mice with a genetic alteration that causes progressive deafness to maintain their hearing

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Environment

Genomics applied to climate change

The Center for Research in Genomics Applied to Climate Change, based at the University of Campinas, was formally constituted

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Genetics

The baby girl from ancient Beringia

According to analyses, the baby was part of a population that probably comprised a few thousand individuals

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Lepidothrix vilasboasi

Amazonian bird originated as a hybrid of two other species

A study confirmed the suspicion that the golden-crowned manakin originated as a natural hybrid

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good practices

Mass resignation from editorial board

Nineteen researchers stepped down from the editorial board of Scientific Reports, in November

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Good practices

Software detects errors in cancer genetics articles

Online tool available for testing identifies mistakes in gene sequences

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careers

From the genome to the market

Project inspired biochemist to move into corporate research

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GENETICS

Fighting citrus diseases

Transgenic orange plant is resistant to Xylella fastidiosa

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Breakthrough

Breakthrough Prize winners

The Prize announced its 2018 winners

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Genetics

The 10 most studied genes

The 10 most studied human genes since 1980

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PHOTOLAB

A different type of DNA

A different type of DNA

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SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION

Dancing for science

Brazilian researcher wins Science magazine’s “Dance Your PhD” contest

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CHRONOBIOLOGY

A clock that works in the dark

Researchers come together to reveal the circadian rhythms of tuco-tucos

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Genetics

New round in the controversial battle over dinosaur genealogy

New round in the controversial battle over dinosaur genealogy

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Genetics

DNA of maroon communities is 98% African

DNA of maroon communities is 98% African

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EMBRYOLOGY

Silencing in order to survive

One of the X chromosome is inactivated in females during development

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COVER

Back to the laboratory bench

Stem cell therapy for heart problems is undergoing new tests

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Anthropology

The Neanderthal in each of us

There may be more Neanderthal in modern Homo sapiens than thought

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Medicine

Delving into genetic diseases

Analyzing gene-containing DNA segments allows diagnoses of diseases

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Medicine

Autism – another possible cause

Inflammation reduces neuron conections of children with the disorder

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Biotechnology

More resistant sugarcane fields

A variety of genetically modified sugarcane is approved for planting

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Engineering

Biosensors in medicine

Biosensor diagnoses dengue fever in 20 minutes

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Biology

The era of genome editing

Researchers modify a mutation associated with heart disease in human embryos

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Genetics

The secret of seedless grapes

Researchers confirmed the molecular mechanism that causes grapes to be seedless

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Genetics

DNA movies

Geneticists used DNA snippets to encode pixel values of an 1878's image

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

Growing up with Down

New parameters for monitoring growth of people with Down syndrome

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COVER

Unlikely allies

Genetically engineered microorganisms help fight diseases

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Epidemiology

Breaking boundaries

Real-time analyses reveal trajectory of Zika virus across the Americas

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Zoology

Genetics explains color of seedeater plumage and atrophied wings of cormorants

Genetics explains color of seedeater plumage and atrophied wings of cormorants

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Berenice Bilharinho De Mendonça

Berenice Bilharinho De Mendonça: The hormone drama

Disorders of sexual development with a genetic basis should be seen as normal

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