The Methodist Ladies’ College (MLC) congratulates the 2022 VCE Grade 12 graduates who have achieved outstanding results. This cohort of 12th graders faced many challenges during their high school years and persevered through disruption and illness to make the MLC community immensely proud. This year’s results demonstrate the importance of providing a wide range of …
Severe COVID-19 looks frighteningly like old age in the human brain, according to post-mortem analysis of 54 healthy and infected individuals. The study authors say their research is the first to link COVID-19 to molecular signatures of brain aging. “We observed that gene expression in the brain tissue of deceased COVID-19 patients closely resembled that …
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Garlic cloves, lily and gladioli bulbs, Jerusalem artichoke tubers and strawberry stolons are all examples of plants reproduced as clones. Genetic diversity, cloning and sowing are words that all have one thing in common: they are the result of reproduction. Sexual reproduction results in seedlings that increase the genetic diversity of a particular species while …
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The largest analysis to date of whole-genome sequences from people with autism links new genes and variants to the disease. The results and sequences – from 5,100 people with autism and 6,212 without – are on a cloud-based platform and are available to trained researchers. This effort is the latest advancement of the ongoing MSSNG …
Reviewed by Michel Michaelides, MD Botaretigene sparoparvovec gene therapy (formerly AAV5-RPGR; MeiraGTx Holdings plc and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc) for the treatment of a common and severe form of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), RPGR– associated X-linked RA, demonstrated improvements in retinal sensitivity and visual function compared to controls and had a manageable adverse event profile, according to …
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This week’s Guest View is dedicated to veterinary professor Lord Trees who outlines his support for the Gene Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill – which is being heard in England – and its potential to deliver positive results for disease control, animal welfare and environmental impact. He points out, via Science for Sustainable Agriculture, that existing …
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(MENAFN – The Conversation) When did humans begin to speak, what speech sounds were first uttered, and when has language evolved from those humble beginnings? These questions have long fascinated people, especially in tracing the evolution of modern humans and what sets us apart from other animals. George Poulos has spent most of his academic …
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Robert C. Green Chicago Tribune When actor Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor, God of Thunder, agreed to host a National Geographic series about extending human lifespans, he didn’t expect to discover his own genetic risk. But that’s what happened when Hemsworth revealed on an episode of “Limitless” that he carries a common change in the APOE …
import of genetically modified (GM) soy is in the news. Although soy is an important subject, the intention here is to answer doubts about GM crops. The science of GM crops is simple, but there are some apprehensions. We know the evolutionary process that has shaped the current form of cultivated crops through a long …
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To increase the productivity of its small indigenous Badri cow, which grazes on Himalayan medicinal herbs, Uttarakhand is now planning its genetic improvement. To recent Chintan Shivir (brainstorming session) Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami with Uttarakhand bureaucrats, Hill State Livestock Department officials proposed to use sex sorted semen technology to improve production of Badri cattle. …
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