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6.10.2017

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Finland’s recent history is inscribed in the genes

A recent study has grouped Finns into genetic categories with unprecedented precision. These genetic categories are strikingly similar to...

27.9.2018

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Genome-editing scissors will revolutionise plant breeding, yet a professor fears EU countries will get side-tracked

Genome-editing is the most significant change in plant breeding since gene transfer, which was introduced in the 1990s. Legislators are now...

16.5.2018

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Cell motility mystery cracked - the protein that re-charges the cell’s motility machinery revealed

Research conducted in the University of Helsinki may help in developing specific inhibitors that would slow down actin-dependent movement of...

16.10.2018

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Advanced sequencing technology provides new insights into human mitochondrial diseases

Researchers have for the first time been able to investigate the abundance and methyl modifications of all mitochondrial tRNAs in patients...

27.3.2018

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A vaccine for edible plants? A new plant protection method on the horizon

Novel technologies are being sought to replace the traditional pesticides used to protect plants, particularly edible plants such as cereals. A...

7.2.2018

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Unique Finnish genomics scene attracts top US scientist to University of Helsinki

University of Helsinki has recruited Professor Mark Daly, of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital, to lead...