Category Archives: Genetics

The genetics underpinning resistance to a frontline malaria drug, artemisinin, have been revealed, scientists say. In South East Asia, malaria parasites have developed tolerance to the treatment, and there are fears that this will spread. Now, in the largest genetic study to date, scientists have identified mutations in the parasite genome that are linked to resistance. The study is published in Nature Genetics. The researchers say the findings will help them to identify areas where artemisinin resistance could spread. Lead author Dr Olivo Miotto from the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Research Unit (MORU), in Thailand, said: "Artemisinin is the best drug we have had for a very long time, and we want to continue this success story. "And for that its effectiveness has to be protected and sustained." When the first malaria drug, chloroquine, was developed, researchers thought that the disease would be eradicated within years. But the malaria parasite has proved far tougher than they ever imagined. Drug after drug has been rendered useless as the parasite has evolved to evade treatment. Mysteriously, each time resistance has emerged, it has started in the same place - on the Cambodia-Thai border - before spreading across Asia and into Africa. Continue reading here: … Continue reading →

Dr. Mack Crayton - Genetics and Race (EURO) Dr. Mack Crayton, Assistant Professor of Biology at Xavier University discusses genetics and race in light of the European-American Unity and Rights Organiza... By: Christopher Sylvain … Continue reading →

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20. Human Genetics, SNPs, and Genome Wide Associate Studies MIT 7.91J Foundations of Computational and Systems Biology, Spring 2014 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/7-91JS14 Instructor: David Gifford This lecture by Prof. David Gifford... By: MIT OpenCourseWare … Continue reading →

Genetics Program Graduation Ceremony December 2014 Congratulations to all of our wonderful December 2014 graduates! We wish you all of the very best in success! By: NC State University Genetics Program … Continue reading →

Timeout Testers from RedEyed Genetics Day 1 of /12 Lush Lightings Dominator 2x XL with Greenstone Nutrients growing the Timeout testers from RedEyed Genetics at Day 1 of Flower. By: FattyMcDoobs … Continue reading →

UVA Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic: Genetics Testing Inherited Heart Conditions UVA Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic - http://uvahealth.com/ Genetics Counselor, Matt Thomas, discusses his role in the cardiovascular genetics clinic and the importance of genetics testing.... By: uvahealth … Continue reading →

Award recognizes extraordinary level of creativity and intellectual ingenuity in solving significant problems in genetics research BETHESDA, MD - The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that Sue Biggins, PhD (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) has been awarded the Society's Edward Novitski Prize. The award recognizes Dr. Biggins' extraordinary level of creativity and intellectual ingenuity in solving significant problems in genetics research--namely, her groundbreaking research on the molecular mechanisms of chromosome segregation, a process essential for cell division and frequently impaired in cancer. "Dr. Biggins' work represents a single integrated attack on the biochemistry, structure, biophysics, and biology of a sophisticated molecular machine responsible for the accuracy of chromosome segregation," said Needhi Bhalla, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. "Her perseverance, innovation, and intellectual creativity produced extraordinary insights into the mechanics of chromosome segregation and paves the way for exciting future studies." Dr. Biggins has been studying the kinetochore, a molecular machine that mediates chromosome segregation during cell division, for the last 20 years. Before her work, kinetochores had been challenging to isolate and investigate due to their complex, dynamic nature. Dr. Biggins tackled this problem in … Continue reading →

DURING the 2012 Limousin World Congress held in Denmark, one particular bull stopped Mark and Debbie Reynolds in their tracks. The impressive apricot sire Engkjaer Get It not only topped the show the Reynolds saw but also won champion Limousin bull at Denmark's national show last July, when the three-year-old sire tipped the scales at 1344 kilograms. Mr Reynolds instantly wanted to get some Get It genetics in his own Billy Creek Limousin stud at Hazelwood. "We regularly use top sires to AI (artificially inseminate) our females, but it was the first time I had seen a bull and chased it," he said. He succeeded in importing 20 straws from Get It, of which he shared 10 with Gavan Budge, of Yallourn North. By November 25, there were three Get It calves on the ground marking the first drop of the Danish champion bull's calves in Australia. The two bull calves and one heifer calf impressed Mr Reynolds, in spite of being only days old. There was one more calf to be born. The Reynolds focus on breeding docile cattle that calve easily, and aim to produce apricot, polled animals that retain the characteristic Limousin muscling. Although Mr Reynolds is … Continue reading →

The Sims 3: Perfect Genetics - Part 4 - [Brandon, Brendon, Branden] READ ME** In this part: The breakup and the Br(a)(e)nd(o)(e)ns. 😮 Social Media: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MsGryphi Twitter: http://www.twitter.com... By: MsGryphi … Continue reading →