Science news articles about 'molecular genetic studies'

... time discrimination subtests. The study represents the first systematic molecular genetic study that aims in the identification of candidate genes associated with musical aptitude. The identified ...

... and their fate," says Morris. The second paper, published in the June 2009 online issue of Human Molecular Genetics, studied the hippocampus, a brain area that is involved in learning ...

... symptoms may be lacking. This makes reliable diagnosis difficult and in many cases, clinical and molecular genetic studies must be combined to clarify the situation. If the diagnosis is made in good ...

... onset and high levels of long-term smoking are great candidates for behavioral and molecular genetic studies of the causes of smoking and how smoking behavior is passed from one generation to the ...