/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1479/all en /newsroom/channels/news/brain-genes-related-innovation-revealed-birds-285749 <p>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 ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ researchers.  The findings could provide insight into the evolutionary mechanisms affecting cognitive traits in a range of animals.</p> <p>The study, published in <em>Science Advances</em>, was conducted by ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ biologists Jean-Nicolas Audet and Louis Lefebvre, in collaboration with researchers from Duke and Harvard universities.</p> <p><strong>Barbados birds</strong></p> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:21:10 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 34166 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/gene-discovered-cause-rare-severe-neurological-disease-264507 <p>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. </p> Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:13:15 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26446 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/same-gene-can-encode-proteins-divergent-functions-258507 <p><strong><em>By Cynthia Lee, </em></strong><em><strong><a href="/newsroom">±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Newsroom</a></strong></em></p> <p>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.</p> Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:17:27 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25278 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/common-gene-variant-influences-food-choices-258388 <p><strong><em>By Katherine Gombay, </em></strong><em><a href="/newsroom"><strong>±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Newsroom</strong></a></em></p> <p>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.</p> Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:12:19 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25248 at /newsroom /newsroom/ehab-abouheif Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 24116 at /newsroom /newsroom/hanadi-sleiman Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22994 at /newsroom