Pheromones, GnRH, and early diagnosis
Skin odour could lead to early diagnosis of Parkinson’s Excerpt: Professor Perdita Barran, of the University of Manchester, aims to identify differences in chemicals present […]
alternative splicings
Nutritional epigenetics, exercise, and immune system integrity
Anti-inflammatory mechanism of dieting and fasting revealed Summary: Researchers have found that a compound produced by the body when dieting or fasting can block a […]
Intelligent viruses and cancers?
The Very Intelligent Ebola Virus Takes Front and Center Excerpt 1) “Ebola doesn’t enter the nucleus. It uses the cell’s machinery of ribosomes and transfer […]
Genomic surveillance ends our world of RNA-mediated ecological adaptations
Why is this woman smiling? 1) Identifying Recent Adaptations in Large-Scale Genomic Data Senior author: Sabeti with co-author Rinn Excerpt: “As natural selection can only […]
Genotype, observed phenotype, and distinctly disordered behaviors
Schizophrenia not a single disease but multiple genetically distinct disorders September 15, 2014 By Jim Dryden News article excerpt: “Genes don’t operate by themselves,” said […]
RNA-mediated ecological adaptation is not evolution
Prehistoric Critters Change View of Mammal Evolution Three extinct squirrel-like species were identified from Jurassic-era fossils in China. By Molly Sharlach | September 12, 2014 […]
Exploding genomes and chromosomal rearrangements via RNA-mediated events
Gibbon genome and the fast karyotype evolution of small apes This is an open access article reported as: Gibbon genome sequence deepens understanding of primates […]
Behavior (2): All responses are RNA-mediated not genetically-determined
Diana Maria Petrosanu also asked: “who was the author of the article that had stolen your ideas?“ I cannot recall claiming that anyone had stolen […]
A relatively young branch of science called epigenetics
Epigenetics: genes, environment and the generation game New research claims that environmental factors affect not just an individual’s genes but those of their offspring too. […]
Indirect genetic effects (IGEs), associative effects and extended phenotypes
Beyond the Blueprint In addition to serving as a set of instructions to build an individual, the genome can influence neighboring organisms and, potentially, […]