Plant scientists had bred a strain of wheat that thrives in salty soil known as Durum.
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Scientists Discover ‘Insomnia Gene’, Key To New Mechanism By Which Sleep Is Regulated
‘Sleep is a fundamental behavior in all animals, and it is poorly understood from a scientific standpoint,’ according to Dr. Nicholas Stavropoulos, of Rockefeller University in New York.
Gene Therapy Is Potentially Life Changing To People With Hemophilia
People with hemophilia B have a faulty gene which means they cannot produce a protein called ‘factor IX’ to clot the blood.
Rare Genetic Variant Which Reduces Vitamin D Levels Link To Multiple Sclerosis
Cells researchers from Oxford University say that a variant gene which reduces vitamin D levels could be directly linked to multiple sclerosis.
Why People’s Sleep Needs Can Differ Significantly?
Researchers who studied more than ten thousand people across Europe, found those with the gene ‘ABCC9’ need around thirty minutes more sleep per night than those without the gene.
Are Roundworms The Fabled Fountain Of Youth? Manipulating Its Gene Prolong Life Six Fold!
The secret of the fabled fountain of youth that is searched by many people could lie with the creepy-crawly creatures in our garden, the nematodes (roundworms).
What Makes One Left Handed?
Geneticist Clyde Francks, lead author of a 2007 study in which Oxford University researchers identified a genetic variant linked to left-handedness.