• 木材贵霉菌基因被成功解码

    10-07-20 An international team including Empa researcher Francis Schwarze has sequenced the genome of the common split gill(沟壑,溪流) mushroom, Schizophyllum(裂褶菌属) commune, a widely distributed fungus which grows on and decomposes(分解,腐烂) woo...

  • 肺部疾病可能是遗传性的 即使没有家族病史

    10-05-18 Patients who encounter serious lung diseases in middle age, despite an absence of family history or other predisposing(素因性的) factors, may still have their genes to blame, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the National Instit...

  • 高海拔山区居民生存 DNA或为关键

    10-05-14 The ability of Tibetans to live on the roof of the world may be down to their DNA, US researchers say. 美国研究人员称,西藏人能够生活在世界屋脊之上可能由于他们的DNA所致。 Tibetans function normally at high altitude University of Utah researchers fou...

  • 青蛙首次基因组定序成功

    10-04-30 A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the University of California, Berkeley, is publishing this week the first genome sequence of an amphibian(两栖动物) , the African clawed(有爪或螯的) frog Xen...

  • 研究人员发现导致乳腺、子宫癌变的新基因

    10-04-22 The discovery 15 years ago that the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 confer(授予,给予) high risks for breast and ovarian(卵巢的,子房的) cancer was a breakthrough for cancer prediction and therapy, especially for familial cases. Now the research group of...

  • 新方法有助科学家检测基因活化

    10-04-09 NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have developed a powerful new method to investigate the discrete(离散的,不连续的) steps necessary to turn on individual genes and examine how the process goes wrong in cancer and other diseases. The finding,...

  • 自闭症发病基因被鉴定

    10-03-26 Two genes have been associated with autistic spectrum disorders ( ASD自闭症 ) in a new study of 661 families. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's newly launched journal Molecular Autism found that variations in the genes for two brain proteins,...

  • 寻找生物特性背后的基因基础

    10-03-25 A method pioneered to find the genetic basis of human diseases also holds promise for locating the genes behind important traits(特性,特质) in plants, according to a study published online March 24 by the journal Nature. A large team led by biolo...

  • 科学家将揭示儿童期耳聋的病因

    10-02-09 Deafness is the most common disorder of the senses. Tragically, it commonly strikes in early childhood, severely damaging an affected child's ability to learn speech and language. In many cases, children gradually lose their hearing to become profoun...

  • 皮肤老化?生活习惯惹的祸

    10-01-03 Don't blame genes for aging facial skin. A new study of twins suggests you can blame those coarse wrinkles, brown or pink spots, and dilated blood vessels on too much time in the sun, smoking, and being overweight. 皮肤老化?别怪基因。一项针对双胞胎...