Novel genomic tools increase the accuracy of breast cancer risk assessment
Credit: Nina Mars, University of Helsinki In women, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause ...
Tag: Genes
Molecule holds promise to reprogram white blood cells for better cancer treatment
Credit: Kim Ratliff, AU photographer Cancer immunotherapy using "designer" immune cells has revolutionized cancer treatment in recent years. In this ...
Male weeds may hold key to their own demise
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Scientists are getting closer to finding the genes for maleness ...
Gene discovery could help prevent heart attacks
Credit: Courtesy Civelek lab Researchers at the University of Virginia have shed light on how our genes affect our risk ...
Using light, red blood cells and a honey bee peptide to deliver therapeutic proteins
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01151 Protein therapies are often more potent and selective toward their biochemical ...
Deep rooted — mother’s empathy linked to ‘epigenetic’ changes to the oxytocin gene
Modification of the oxytocin gene is correlated with personal distress, an emotional response related to empathy, scientists showCredit: Akemi Tomoda ...
Study finds large-scale expansion of stem rust resistance gene in barley and oat lineages
Credit: John Innes Centre Stem rust is one of the most devastating fungal diseases of wheat and historically has caused ...
Researchers discover how bean plants fend off famished foes
Credit: Adam Steinbrenner/University of Washington For a caterpillar, a green leaf can make a nice meal. But to the plant ...
Unexpected similarity between honey bee and human social life
Credit: Tim Gernat, University of Illinois Bees and humans are about as different organisms as one can imagine. Yet despite ...
HIV-like virus edited out of primate genome
Breakthrough brings Temple researchers and their collaborators closer to a cure for human HIV infectionCredit: Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - ...
Novel haplotype-led approach to increase the precision of wheat breeding
Credit: John Innes Centre Wheat researchers at the John Innes Centre are pioneering a new technique that promises to improve ...
Wheat diversity due to cross-hybridization with wild grasses
Credit: Rebecca Leber, UZH A variety of bread wheat that flourishes across Switzerland would remain just a poorly growing grass ...
Salk Professors Susan Kaech and Alan Saghatelian named 2020 AAAS Fellows
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(November 24, 2020) Salk Professors Susan Kaech and Alan Saghatelian have been named 2020 Fellows of ...
Mother’s touch lingers in her child’s genes
Credit: WEHI, Australia Mothers leave their mark on their children in many ways - and Australian researchers have discovered a ...
Making sense of a universe of corn genetics
Credit: Jianming Yu AMES, Iowa - Seed banks across the globe store and preserve the genetic diversity of millions of ...
Researchers tackle sickle cell disease with CRISPR-based gene editing
$1 million grant will advance personalized medicine using gene editing at ChristianaCare's Gene Editing InstituteCredit: ChristianaCare Gene Editing Institute Scientists ...
Alternative gene control mechanism based on organization of DNA within nucleus
Genes that give plant nucleus its shape discovered, also regulate copper toleranceCredit: Image by Yuki Sakamoto, CC BY, first published ...
Near-infrared probe decodes telomere dynamics
A repetitive DNA sequence that causes health risks when it malfunctions can now be watched inside living cells using a ...
Picture this: Chromosomes look different than you think
High-resolution, 3D images of human chromosomes in single cells reveal how DNA structure might influence its functionCredit: Xiaowei Zhuang lab ...
Researchers recognize a viral protein’s M.O. by just 3% of its size
Or name that tune in three notesCredit: Maria Sokolova et al, Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Skoltech researchers and their colleagues ...