Genetics

Innovative research by scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln studying the reproductive biology of cows offers significant long-term potential to address female infertility challenges. Reproductive physiologist Andrea Cobb and colleagues in the Department of Animal Sciences are deepening understanding of the biology of bovine reproduction using advanced genetic analysis, reproductive tissue culture and other tools. … Read more

Scheme of epigenomic analysis of ocean surface samples. Schematic overview of epigenetics. Epigenetics using genome-based epigenetics from a binning approach of short- and long-read assemblies, followed by identification of epigenetic signals of the genomes from long-read mapping. attributed to him: microbiome (2022). DOI: 10.1186/s40168-022-01340-w DNA methylation is a biological process by which methyl groups are … Read more

Data plays an important role in breeding to take gene expression to the next level. In addition to sharing and interpreting data from developments to estimate breeding values, technological aids such as cameras offer more possibilities for objective observation and the creation of new phenotypes. In China, for example, facial recognition technology to identify pigs … Read more

abnormal red blood cells, known as pleocytosiswere identified in four unrelated Chinese adults Huntington’s disease – Undermining researchers’ attempts to differentiate between a neurodegenerative disorder and another similar genetic disease. The researchers expected that the presence or absence of abnormally shaped red blood cells would help distinguish Huntington’s condition from a similar condition called Many … Read more

Maria Meek of Michigan State University is studying genes that control trout’s tolerance to heat stress. Credit: Michigan State University As nature heads toward a hotter, drier, and harsher future, new conservation tools — seed banks and frozen zoos, gene editing and helper gene flow — hold promise for helping struggling animal and plant populations. … Read more

Illustration by Laurène Boglio Three new topics about autism research generated a slew of congratulatory tweets this week. Let’s dive in! 1 thread of 16 parts, from Alessandro Josea senior scientist at the Italian Institute of Technology in Rovereto, Italy, describes a mechanism behind the sexism of autism, presented in prepress His team posted on … Read more

This article/press release is paid for and provided by NINA – The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research – Read more The researchers documented the human-made evolution of the natural salmon population. A century ago, the Era River, which flows into the deepest part of the Romsdalsfjorden in Norway, was famous for its large salmon. The … Read more

A third of food is wasted globally December 3, 2022 Read 5 minutes Ever since Susan Tifford began hunting for cheap food–chasing discounts as the expiration date draws near–American retirees have slashed their grocery bills and made a virtue out of bargain-hunting. Now when Teaford needs groceries, she simply checks the Flashfood app, which lists … Read more