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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… spleen, bone marrow and nervous system. The main type of cell that is affected by accumulated glucocerebroside is the macrophage, a type of white blood cell. Macrophages are cellular housekeepers that dispose of cell debris and pathogens. According to the study, …
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NIH awards more than $64 million to for a database of human cellular responses called the Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures or LINCS.
… Cellular Signatures (LINCS). Discovering such cell responses will improve scientists' understanding of cell pathways and aid in the development of new therapies for … second phase of LINCS is to optimize the combinations of cell types, perturbations and measurements of cellular …
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Race is a fluid concept used to group people according to various factors including, ancestral background and social identity.
… including, ancestral background and social identity. … Trait, Genetic Variation … Race is a social construct used to …
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Chromosomes are threadlike structures made of protein and a single molecule of DNA that serve to carry the genomic information from cell to cell.
… of DNA that serve to carry the genomic information from cell to cell. … Chromosomes are threadlike structures made of protein … of DNA that serve to carry the genomic information from cell to cell. In plants and animals (including humans), …
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By considering mixed genetic lineages, NHGRI researchers demonstrated that previously inferred links between a genomic variant that helps digest lactose and traits such as a person’s height and cholesterol level may not be valid.
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A gamete is a reproductive cell of an animal or plant.
… Gamete … A gamete is a reproductive cell of an animal or plant. … A gamete is a reproductive cell of an animal or plant. In animals, female gametes are … called sperm. Ova and sperm are haploid cells, with each cell carrying only one copy of each chromosome. During …
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Methylation is a chemical modification of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. regulating the production of proteins that the gene encodes.
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Mendelian inheritance refers to certain patterns of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
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Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.
… Scientists gave this name to chromosomes because they are cell structures, or bodies, that are strongly stained by some … For example, if all of the DNA molecules in a single human cell were unwound from their histones and placed end-to-end, … produce new cells to replace old, worn-out cells. During cell division, it is essential that DNA remains intact and …