/channels/taxonomy/term/5639/all en /channels/channels/news/improving-research-more-effective-antibodies-301680 <p><strong>Scientists demonstrate flaws in protein detection tools, and outline a solution</strong> </p> <p>A new study points to the need for better antibody validation, and outlines a process that other labs can use to make sure the antibodies they work with function properly.</p> <p>Antibodies are used in laboratories and clinics to study proteins, which are the biomolecules that translate information from an organism鈥檚 genes into the structure, function, and regulation of its tissues and organs. Genetic mutations can cause protein imbalances or malfunctions, leading to human disease.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:55:16 +0000 webfull 154393 at /channels /channels/channels/news/brain-genes-related-innovation-revealed-birds-285749 <p>Wild birds that are more clever than others at foraging for food 聽have different levels of a neurotransmitter receptor that has been linked with intelligence in humans, according to a study led by 平特五不中 researchers. 聽The findings could provide insight into the evolutionary mechanisms affecting cognitive traits in a range of animals.</p> <p>The study, published in <em>Science Advances</em>, was conducted by 平特五不中 biologists Jean-Nicolas Audet and Louis Lefebvre, in collaboration with researchers from Duke and Harvard universities.</p> <p><strong>Barbados birds</strong></p> Wed, 14 Mar 2018 18:00:32 +0000 webfull 136393 at /channels /channels/news/mom%E2%80%99s-prenatal-hardship-turns-baby%E2%80%99s-genes-and-239833 <p> Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:07:06 +0000 webfull 106236 at /channels /channels/news/common-gene-variant-influences-food-choices-258388 <p><strong><em>By Katherine Gombay,聽</em></strong><em><a href="/newsroom"><strong>平特五不中 Newsroom</strong></a></em></p> <p>If you鈥檙e fat, can you blame it on your genes? The answer is a qualified yes. Maybe. Under certain circumstances. Researchers are moving towards a better understanding of some of the roots of obesity.</p> Tue, 09 Feb 2016 20:17:34 +0000 webfull 115892 at /channels /channels/news/same-gene-can-encode-many-proteins-258507 <p><strong><em>By Cynthia Lee,聽</em></strong><em><strong><a href="/newsroom">平特五不中 Newsroom</a></strong></em></p> <p>It鈥檚 not unusual for siblings to seem more dissimilar than similar: one becoming a florist, for example, another becoming a flutist, and another becoming a physicist.</p> Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:07:56 +0000 webfull 115981 at /channels /channels/news/gene-discovered-cause-rare-severe-neurological-disease-264507 <p>Researchers have linked a debilitating neurological disease in children to mutations in a gene that regulates neuronal development through control of protein movement within neuronal cells.聽</p> Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:13:17 +0000 webfull 123403 at /channels /channels/news/how-embryos-scale-vertebrae-219622 <p>As embryos develop and grow, from a single-cell egg to a fully functional body, they must form organs that are in proportion to the overall size of the embryo. The exact mechanism underlying this fundamental characteristic, called scaling, is still unclear. But researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, and 平特五不中 in Montreal are one step closer to understanding it. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:24:53 +0000 webfull 89392 at /channels