Genes

Brain genes related to innovation revealed in birds

christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:21:10 +0000

Wild birds that are more clever than others at foraging for food have different levels of a neurotransmitter receptor that has been linked with intelligence in humans, according to a study led by �鶹��ý��վ researchers. The findings could provide insight into the evolutionary mechanisms affecting cognitive traits in a range of animals.

The study, published in Science Advances, was conducted by �鶹��ý��վ biologists Jean-Nicolas Audet and Louis Lefebvre, in collaboration with researchers from Duke and Harvard universities.

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Gene discovered to cause rare, severe neurological disease

priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:13:15 +0000

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.

Same gene can encode proteins with divergent functions

nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:17:27 +0000

By Cynthia Lee, �鶹��ý��վ Newsroom

It’s 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.

Common gene variant influences food choices

nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:12:19 +0000

By Katherine Gombay, �鶹��ý��վ Newsroom

If you’re 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.

Hanadi Sleiman

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000