/newsroom/taxonomy/term/6309/all en /newsroom/channels/news/are-humans-changing-animal-genetic-diversity-worldwide-301878 <p>Human population density and land use is causing changes in animal genetic diversity, according to researchers at ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą.</p> <p>The findings reported in the journal <em>Ecology Letters</em>, show that environmental changes caused by humans are leading to changes in genetic variation in thousands of species of birds, fish, insects, and mammals. The evidence for human impacts was most clear for insects and fish species.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:05:14 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 188085 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/researchers-identify-gene-associated-intracranial-aneurysm-french-canadian-population-263837 <p><span>Scientists have identified a gene in the French-Canadian population that predisposes them to the development of intracranial aneurysm (IA), a potentially life threatening neurological condition that is responsible for approximately 500,000 deaths worldwide per year, half of which occur in people less than 50 years of age.</span></p> <p>Using genetic analysis, the team of researchers found rare variations of one gene, RNF213, that appeared more frequently in IA patients than in the control group. Both patients and the control group came from French-Canadian families. </p> Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:42:17 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26344 at /newsroom /newsroom/josephine-nalbantoglu Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23600 at /newsroom /newsroom/constantin-polychronakos Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23994 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/examining-dads-influence-babies-health-253665 <p>“Don’t diss dad” might mean more than making sure not to forget dad on Father’s Day, as researchers look at just how influential environmental exposures and genetic interactions are on dad’s sperm and, as a result, his offspring.</p> <p> Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:23:21 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 24274 at /newsroom