research

Arks of Genetic Diversity

New research reveals how genes turn on and off

By Linda B. Glaser, Cornell University December 5, 2022 Researchers from Cornell University have revealed how a key mechanism in genes is controlled. Researchers at Cornell University have discovered a crucial mechanism in gene control through the study of yeast, a simple organism needed to produce beer and bread. Gene transcription, the complex process by …

New research reveals how genes turn on and off Read More »

International study by UC Davis, other research institutions sheds light on genetic history of eelgrass - The Aggie

International study by UC Davis, other research institutions sheds light on genetic history of eelgrass – The Aggie

The health of communities of eelgrass, a forest of marine plants in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, is of concern due to global climate change By YASH RATHI — science@theaggie.org On August 1, a new collaboration study between UC Davis and other research institutes was published in the Proceedings of the Journal of the National …

International study by UC Davis, other research institutions sheds light on genetic history of eelgrass – The Aggie Read More »

A plan to save the planet: a new book on climate change summarizes three years of research by the Manhattan Project 2

A plan to save the planet: a new book on climate change summarizes three years of research by the Manhattan Project 2

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today announced the completion of three years of research by The manhattan 2 Project, a non-profit organization that studies how to solve climate change in a least-cost and politically feasible way. Cover of the book “A plan to save the planet”. The results are consolidated in a new …

A plan to save the planet: a new book on climate change summarizes three years of research by the Manhattan Project 2 Read More »

A plan to save the planet: a new book on climate change summarizes three years of research by the Manhattan Project 2

A plan to save the planet: a new book on climate change summarizes three years of research by the Manhattan Project 2

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today announced the completion of three years of research by The manhattan 2 Project, a non-profit organization that studies how to solve climate change in a least-cost and politically feasible way. The results are consolidated in a new book entitled “A plan to save the planet” by the …

A plan to save the planet: a new book on climate change summarizes three years of research by the Manhattan Project 2 Read More »

Many mouths making conversation, with speech bubbles in red and blue.

Community newsletter: Sexual prejudice; formation of synapses; convergence of genes | Spectrum | Autism Research News

Illustration by Laurene Boglio Three new autism research threads drew a slew of congratulatory tweets this week. Let’s dive in! A 16-part thread, by Alessandro Gozzi, a senior scientist at the Italian Institute of Technology in Rovereto, Italy, describes a mechanism behind the sex bias in autism, featured in a preprint his team published on …

Community newsletter: Sexual prejudice; formation of synapses; convergence of genes | Spectrum | Autism Research News Read More »

Continuing Excellence in DNA Repair and Genome Stability Research

Continuing Excellence in DNA Repair and Genome Stability Research

image: Collaborative Research Center 1361: Regulation of DNA repair and genome stability see After Credit: © CRC 1361 The German Research Foundation renews the Center for Collaborative Research 1361 at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz The German Research Foundation (DFG) has announced the extension of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1361: “Regulation of DNA repair …

Continuing Excellence in DNA Repair and Genome Stability Research Read More »

CRC 1361 at JGU continues to achieve excellence in DNA repair and genome stability research

CRC 1361 at JGU continues to achieve excellence in DNA repair and genome stability research

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has announced the extension of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1361: “Regulation of DNA repair and genome stability” for another four years. The consortium was established in 2019 at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in collaboration with the Institute for Molecular Biology Mainz (IMB), the Technical University of Darmstadt, …

CRC 1361 at JGU continues to achieve excellence in DNA repair and genome stability research Read More »

Understanding Cellular Functions: New Collaborative Research Center Combines Life Science and Polymer Research

Understanding Cellular Functions: New Collaborative Research Center Combines Life Science and Polymer Research

image: The whole is more than the sum of its parts: CRC 1551 researchers will focus on the interaction of biopolymers. see After Credit: ill./©: Joana Caria / CRC 1551 Researchers at the new Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1551, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), intend to apply the results of polymer research to …

Understanding Cellular Functions: New Collaborative Research Center Combines Life Science and Polymer Research Read More »

Ramapo College of New Jersey Launches Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center

New Jersey’s Ramapo College Launches Genetic Genealogy Research Center

NEW | FEATURES | PREVIEWS | EVENTS originally published: 02/12/2022 (MAHWAH, New Jersey) — Ramapo College of New Jersey, the state’s public liberal arts college, launched the Center for Investigative Genetic Genealogy at Ramapo College (IGG Center), the first center of its kind to offer case studies, research, and hands-on training in investigative genetic genealogy. …

New Jersey’s Ramapo College Launches Genetic Genealogy Research Center Read More »

Japanese astronaut keeps International Space Station mission going amid research scandal

Japanese astronaut keeps International Space Station mission going amid research scandal

A Japanese astronaut will not lose his 2023 mission to the space station despite his involvement in a research scandal, according to media reports. Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and his team, however, will be “appropriately” punished for “fabricated” and “altered” research study data simulating an astronaut’s work on the International Space Station, the Japanese agency said. …

Japanese astronaut keeps International Space Station mission going amid research scandal Read More »