Category Archives: Genetics

DeKalb Plant Genetics: Video Transfers From 16mm Films This VHS tape contains a variety of films that were converted to VHS from film reels. Films contained in this tape include: XL 25-A, XL 55-A, Microwave Promotion (3 Parts), Food for America,... By: DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association (DAAHA) … Continue reading →

Perfect Genetics/Midnight Sun Challenge (Part 5) The End Of Our Adventures in France Melody explores France a little more before she has to go back home. We reach the end of our adventures and return home. Perfect Genetics Challenge: http://modthesims.info/t/454886 Midnight... By: VeroniniPlays … Continue reading →

Let's Play The Sims 3 - Perfect Genetics Challenge: Cowgirl and Horse Edition Episode 26 Come join me on my latest journey into the complex world of sims 3 genetics, as I try to get perfect foals and perfect children. Will I succeed in getting perfect genetics in both? Can I keep... By: GamerGirlsNetwork … Continue reading →

Saving the Honeybee with Genetics and Beekeeping The disappearance of honeybees continues to make headlines in the news and science journals, but are their numbers still dwindling, and if so, what are the causes? Dr. Jack Bishop, a researcher... By: American Scientist … Continue reading →

Dr. Kri Stefnsson on genetics - The New Yorker Conference Dr. Kri Stefnsson, the founder of the biopharmaceutical company deCODE Genetics, talks with Michael Specter about his research into human genetics and its applications for drug development.... By: New Yorker Video … Continue reading →

Let's Play The Sims 3 - Perfect Genetics Challenge: Cowgirl and Horse Edition Episode 27 Come join me on my latest journey into the complex world of sims 3 genetics, as I try to get perfect foals and perfect children. Will I succeed in getting perfect genetics in both? Can I keep... By: GamerGirlsNetwork … Continue reading →

Ashley Saulsberry: Speciation Genetics in Nasonia (Note: Volume needs to be turned up) Vanderbilt University undergraduate and Littlejohn Summer Research Scholar Ashley Saulsberry discusses her thesis work on the origin of species. In the... By: Seth Bordenstein … Continue reading →

Genetics plays more of a role in the development of autism than environmental causes, according to new research published Sunday in Nature Genetics. The study found that 52% of autism risk comes from common genes, while only 2.6% are attributed to spontaneous mutations caused by, among other things, environmental factors. These genetic variations are common enough that most people are likely to have some, said Joseph Buxbaum, a researcher at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and one of the lead authors on the study. Each one has a tiny effect on autism risk, and many hundreds or thousands together make a significant risk. Using Swedens health registry, the researchers compared 3,000 people with autism to 3,000 people without autism to determine the degrees that common and rare genes, as well as spontaneous mutations, contribute to autism risk. The study authors also compared the studys results with a parallel study of 1.6 million Swedish families that identified specific genetic risk factors. Buxbaum says the presence of these common genes can only determine the risk of autism, not whether or not the condition will develop. And even though spontaneous mutations only account for a small percentage of autism risk, their effect … Continue reading →

Latest NBR Member Subscriber winner John Monaghan from Eketahuna is NBR's latest winner of New Zealand's richest subscription prize, the all-new BMW 320i xDrive Touring valued at $83,800 Read More Past Winner Stephen Tubbs is NBR's latest winner of New Zealand's richest subscription prize, a fabulous trip for two flying Business Class with Singapore Airlines and SilkAir to Cambodias newest ultimate "all-inclusive" luxury eco-resort Song Saa Private Island, valued at $59,000 Read More Past Winner Matthew Horton (right) catching the keys to his new Peugeot 508 from NBR publisher Todd Scott (centre), with Sime Darby Automobiles divisional manager Simon Rose (left) Horton Media Chief Executive Matthew Horton is the lucky winner of NBRs latest subscription prize. Mr Horton won a Peugeot 508 worth $54,990, which brings the publications prize pool total to almost $500,000 since 1999. Past Winner FMA chairman Simon Allen was the winner of NBR' s latest subscriber prize of a Luxury European Escape courtesy of Air NZ, flying Business Premier to London, with stopovers each way in either Hong Kong or Los Angeles, plus four weeks' accommodation staying at the Small Luxury Hotels of the World properties of his choice. So what did he do with this … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 22-Jul-2014 Contact: Kathryn Ruehle kruehle@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY -- Stem cells offer much promise for treating damaged organs and tissues, but with current transplantation approaches stem cell survival is poor, limiting their effectiveness. New methods are being developed and tested to improve the survival and optimize their therapeutic function after transplantation, as described in a Review article in BioResearch Open Access, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the BioResearch Open Access website. In the article 'Preconditioning Stem Cells for In Vivo Delivery,' Sbastien Sart, Ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau, France) and Teng Ma and Yan Li, Florida State University (Tallahassee) examine the leading strategies for preconditioning stem cells prior to transplantation to prepare them for the environment often found in damaged tissue. Preconditioning methods might include exposing stem cells to microenvironments characterized by reduced oxygen levels, heat shock, and oxidative stress, creating three-dimensional stem cell aggregates or microtissues, and using hydrogels in which to embed or encapsulate the cells. "This article provides an extensive review of the current methods of stem cell preconditioning for transplantation," says BioResearch Open Access Editor Jane Taylor, PhD, … Continue reading →