Aug 8, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

The new genetic study by a multinational group of scientists has shown that a large percentage of genes in our bodies are likely to affect bone strength,...

Jul 20, 2012 by News Staff

After sequencing the complete genome of Leishmania donovani, a parasite causing one of the most important tropical diseases after malaria, a team of scientists...

Jul 20, 2012 by News Staff

An international consortium of plant scientists has completed the first sequencing of the banana genome. Bananas (Steve Hopson / www.stevehopson.com) The...

Jul 9, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of researchers led by Lanzhou University, China, has completed the genomic sequence of a female domestic yak. Yak near the sacred...

Jun 22, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

A multinational team of researchers from the UK, Ethiopia, Pakistan and Italy has found that the genomes of some Ethiopian populations bear striking similarities...

Sep 13, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Researchers from the International Consortium for Blood Pressure Genome-Wide Association Studies have identified a total of 23 gene regions associated...

Sep 6, 2011 by Natali Anderson

An international team of researchers has identified two new genes connected with hereditary renal diseases. The team of scientists from Canada, Germany,...