Pharmacogenomics Benefits, Uses and Definition
Have you heard of pharmacogenomics? If not, read on to learn more about the uses and benefits of pharmacogenomics.
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Learn About the Biology of Nicotine Addiction and Why it Makes it So Hard to Quit
Research into nicotine addiction includes the use of molecular biology analysis and animal models. Genetically engineered mice that lack certain genes …
Continue ReadingThe Cancer Genome Atlas Project: Taking the Fight to Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas Project is a grand undertaking designed to not only understand cancer, but develop methods to effectively treat it. Funded by …
Continue ReadingGlioblastoma Multiforme Causes: A Look at Genes that Could Cause Glioblastoma Multiforme
Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancers. It arises not from nerve cells, but the supporting glial cells. Little …
Continue ReadingNaturally Curly Hair and a Genetic Cause. How Genes could cause Natural Curly Hair Styles
Whether your hair is naturally curly or straight may be down to your genes. A gene called Trichohyalin is strongly suspected of influencing whether …
Continue ReadingKuru Disease Mutations Could Offer Protection Against Brain Diseases
A cannibalistic ritual could hold the key to tackling brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and the human form of mad cow disease, as well as …
Continue ReadingWhat is Kuru Disease? A Look at the Brain Disease Kuru
Kuru is a progressive and fatal neurological disorder which reached epidemic proportions amongst the Fore People of Papua New Guinea in the 1950s. It …
Continue ReadingSearching for the Cause of Plagiocephaly: Are Genes or the Environment Responsible for Plagiocephaly Flat Head?
Plagiocephaly or flat head syndrome is a condition in which the back or one side of a baby’s head is flattened. Trying to find its cause has …
Continue ReadingWhat Makes a Spider's Web Sticky? How Genes Can Help Web Spinning Spiders Catch Their Prey
A web is an efficient means for a spider to catch its prey. The arachnid does not have to search too far for a meal as readymade dinners get trapped …
Continue ReadingAdrenoleukodystrophy Treatment by Gene Therapy: An Experimental Treatment for Adrenoleukodystrophy Boys
Adrenoleukodystrophy or ALD is a rare sex-linked brain disease that primarily affects boys. It was the subject of the film Lorenzo’s Oil which …
Continue ReadingNature vs Nurture of a Criminal Mind: Is Criminal Behaviour Influenced by Environmental Causes or Genes?
A murderer with a ‘gene for aggression’ had his sentence cut short by a judge in Italy, even though the link between genes and bad behaviour is not …
Continue ReadingGenetic Diversity of Endangered Species - The Cheetah
Cheetahs are endangered animals and found in small numbers in the wild. They show an astonishing lack of genetic diversity, with different animals …
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