Tag: epigenetics
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Can low blood oxygen silently weaken your immune system by tweaking the genetics?
Photo by: Nasimudeen, R. from Wikimedia Commons / 2017 Climbing a mountain and being hospitalised with severe lung disease both have similar effects on your immunity. Scientists from the University of Edinburgh have discovered that low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) can trigger a change in the genetic programming of the immune system, making key immune…
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Caffeine reveals role of epigenetics in anti-fungal resistance
Annually, an estimated 1 billion people suffer from critical fungal infections, with 1.6 million deaths. The impact of fungal diseases, however, is much greater. 16% of crops lost globally result from microbial diseases, with up to 80% of these caused by fungi. Additionally, agricultural animals are severely affected, resulting in low yields and early deaths.…
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The Million Pound Brain Prize: Edinburgh University Researcher Celebrated as 2020 Prizewinner
Fundamental and pioneering. This is how the selection committee for the prestigious and internationally-recognised Lundbeck Foundation Brain Prize has described the work of 2020 prize-winners Prof. Sir Adrian Bird and Prof. Huda Zoghbi. Having both made outstanding contributions to the field of neuroscience, they will now share the 10 million DKK (around £1.17 million) prize,…