Archive for category: Genetics

The mechanisms of the syndrome of Lowe

The mechanisms of the syndrome of Lowe

0 / November 28, 2011 2:19 pm

The OCRL1 gene mutation changes the intracellular transport in kidney cells by preventing the re-absorption of proteins that are then eliminated in the urine. A clear mechanism that damages the kidneys in Lowe syndrome, a rare genetic disease that affects

Relieve the symptoms of withdrawal from opiate drugs

Relieve the symptoms of withdrawal from opiate drugs

0 / November 23, 2011 2:24 pm

It opens the way to the study of drugs aimed at treating patients suffering from drug addiction. The University of Bordeaux in France is the author of an important discovery published in Molecular Psychiatry, one of the major international journals

A two-tier system in brain tumors

A two-tier system in brain tumors

0 / October 10, 2011 4:13 pm

From a large-molecular genetic study on the cerebellum was seen that the second most common type of malignant brain tumor in children is the ependymoma. An international team of researchers has discovered that the second most common type of malignant

Communication between bacteria of different species

Communication between bacteria of different species

0 / October 8, 2011 1:37 pm

A study on the ‘olive scab’ showed that the disease state of a plant is maintained both by the pathogenic bacteria from innocuous. A team of researchers led by Vittorio Venturi of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

The memories are divided into packages

The memories are divided into packages

0 / October 1, 2011 4:20 pm

Our memories are divided into ‘packages’ lasting 125 milliseconds each, and a reminder when we pass from the brain to another rapidly closes and opens a package. According to Norwegian scientists led by May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser of the

Enzymes in food – Genetic Engineering without labeling

Enzymes in food – Genetic Engineering without labeling

0 / September 29, 2011 3:25 pm

Natural enzymes as additives in bread, beer, wine and juice production are increasingly being manufactured from genetically modified microorganisms. People have used enzymes that occur naturally in microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts and molds). This he does from corn bread and beer,

Mitochondrial DNA and the actual origin of man

Mitochondrial DNA and the actual origin of man

0 / September 21, 2011 8:05 am

Current studies speak of a “black or mitochondrial Eve” who would be the single origin of humans inhabiting the planet Earth. Find the ancestor of man has been one of the priorities of paleontologists and scientists. Discover the phylogenetic tree