Certain genetic variants are linked to an increased risk of developing both obesity and ADHD, according to a new study. The researchers found that there are both genetic and prenatal components explaining the…
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Human eating behavior is associated with tasting, chewing, and swallowing food. The amount of time one spends on food beyond the act of eating and tasting, otherwise known as food involvement, is essential…
Universities hold the majority of CRISPR patents. They are in a strong position to ensure that the technology is widely shared for education and research. This week, Wageningen University and Research in the…
Comparing Human Genetic Similarity to Other Life Forms Of the three billion genetic building blocks that make us living things, only a handful are uniquely ours. In fact, despite our differences on the…
NeuExcell Therapeutics and Spark Therapeutics, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG;OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced a gene therapy collaboration aimed at developing a safe and effective treatment for patients suffering from…
The findings suggest a way to rescue “doomed” animal hybrids. Genetic “dark matter” may drive the emergence of new species, new research finds. These long, repeating stretches of the genome, called satellite DNA,…
For the first time, a genetic risk factor for myasthenia gravis (MG) has been identified that involves a gene — AGRN — coding for a protein directly involved in the activity of neuromuscular junctions (NMJs),…