Bioinformatics

For bacteria, the neighbors co-determine which cell dies firstCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Bacteria do not simply perish in hunger phases fortuitously; rather, the surrounding cells have a say as well. A research team from the…
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Skoltech scientists looked into the differences in the concentrations of multiple metabolites in healthy humans and individuals suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), gaining a deeper insight into the molecular processes that take…
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Credit: Dr. Martin Smith Researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a new method to spot rare immune cells that are reactive against cancer cells, from within a patient's own immune system. The patented…
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Orange juice is a staple on many breakfast tables, but the future availability of citrus products is threatened by the global spread of huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease. Knowing which environmental conditions…
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Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 8, 2019--A new expert review highlights the opportunities and methodological challenges at this critical juncture in the growth of the field of…
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Credit: Oliver Dietze The researchers want to use similar genetic patterns, which have been present in the blood of humans and animals for thousands of years, to improve computer-assisted disease prognosis. The research project…
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists reveal a crystal structure that illustrates a mechanism that powers and possibly starts DNA replicationCredit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - July 15, 2019) Life…
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The study, from the Dulbecco Telethon Institute and the University of Trento in collaboration with the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics, will open up new research avenues to design drugs against incurable neurodegenerative…
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Scientists discover previously unknown subtypes of liver cells in health and diseaseCredit: MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Grün The liver is one of the largest and most versatile organs of the human body. It turns sugars,…
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Credit: UAB A study led by scientists of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the National Centre for Genomic Analysis (CNAG-CRG) from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) reveals the three-dimensional genomic structure…
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Analysis of data on tens of thousands of drug-gene interactions suggests that decentralised collaboration will increase the robustness of scientific findings in biomedical research Research results on drug-gene interactions are much less…
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Data from the Morris Animal Foundation Golden Retriever Lifetime Study shows that inbreeding depression, the result of breeding closely-related individuals, reduces litter sizes in purebred golden retrievers. The study, conducted by…
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Hox gene is only part of what determines evolution of limbs, vertebrae in animalsCredit: Eden Wellesley McQueen The role of Hox genes in changing the layout of different body parts during evolution has been challenged by a study led by…
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The CARDIATEAM projectCredit: IBBL Type 2 diabetes, a chronic metabolic disorder characterised by hyperglycemia, can contribute to the occurrence of heart failure (HF) in two ways. Either indirectly, by promoting the progression of…
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