May 24, 2016 | Community News, News, Research News, Zeisel News
May 23, 2016 • The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) holds its first short course in Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics and Precision Nutrition, May 23 – 26. This workshop-style educational course features 16 expert-led presentations on an array of topics including “Nutrition and Epigenetics” and “MicroRNA and Metabolic Profiling.” State-of-the-art practice is an important component of the short course. In hands-on sessions participants will learn to analyze and interpret genetic data using PLINK, Harvard’s open-source, whole-genome association analysis software toolset.
May 19, 2016 | Community News, News, Research News
May 19, 2016 • Understanding the complex interplay of heredity, diet and microbes may one day lead to diets that prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.
According to a new scientific statement published Tuesday by the American Heart Association, cracking the connection between genes and diet could lead to future heart disease treatments.
May 17, 2016 | Machine Learning
Genomics is a major discipline in genetics that applies recombinant DNA, DNA sequencing methods, and bioinformatics to sequence, assemble and assess the function and structure of genomes (the complete set of DNA within a single cell of an organism). Advances in...
May 16, 2016 | Machine Learning
Many nations still rely heavily on coal, oil and natural gas to supply most of their energy needs. But this dependance on fossil fuels presents a great problem. Fossil fuels are a finite resource. Eventually, the world will run out of fossil fuels, or it...
April 30, 2016 | soundbite-enews
Study of Space Travelers Helps Explain Disease in the Earthbound Some inherited genetic mutations have obvious harmful effects, such as those associated with cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia. Now, scientists are learning more about stress-induced effects of gene...
