CRISPR screen identifies genes, drug targets to protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection
Credit: Sanjana Lab of New York Genome Center/New York University NEW YORK, NY (October 26, 2020) - To identify new ...
Tag: Genes
New genes related to autism spectrum disorder
Transposon domestication in the BEX/TCEAL cluster and autismCredit: University Of Barcelona - Andalusian Centre For Development Biology The lack of ...
Molecular processes in kidney cells may ‘prime’ diabetics for COVID-19 infection
Vulnerable kidney cells undergo similar cellular processes during diabetic kidney disease and COVID-19 infection, potentially explaining why the two illnesses ...
Endangered vaquita remain genetically healthy even in low numbers, new analysis shows
Study found no sign of inbreeding or 'extinction vortex' often linked to small populationsCredit: Vaquita CPR The critically endangered vaquita ...
New test method to standardize immunological evaluation of nucleic acid nanoparticles
Researchers believe accurate, affordable and easily reproduced protocol for assessing immune effects could further research collaboration and advance therapeutic use ...
Paper: Congress must clarify limits of gene-editing technologies
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --Genome editing of human embryos represents one of the most contentious potential ...
Delivering proteins to testes could someday treat male infertility
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c04936 According to the Mayo Clinic, about 15% of couples are infertile, and ...
Salk’s Dannielle Engle awarded over $1 million to study tobacco use on pancreatic cancer
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(October 21, 2020) Salk Institute Assistant Professor Dannielle Engle has been awarded a New Investigator Award ...
A CNIO team describes how a virus can cause diabetes
Credit: CNIO It has recently been described that infection by some enteroviruses - a genus of viruses that commonly cause ...
The road to uncovering a novel mechanism for disposing of misfolded proteins
Credit: Sifers lab/PNAS, 2020 About 30 years ago, Dr. Richard Sifers set out on a journey to discover why people ...
MDI Biological Laboratory awarded $3.14 million for kidney research
Iain Drummond, Ph.D., Will Study the Development of Kidney Replacement TissueCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI ...
More than ‘just a fish’ story
MU study will help fisheries management of a popular game fish -- the smallmouth bass.Credit: University of Missouri For recreational ...
CNIO team finds how melanoma ‘deceives’ the immune system, increasing resistance to immunotherapy
Credit: A. Garrido, CNIO The sophisticated human immune system has evolved to become an effective protection system against a great ...
Gladstone investigators receive 4D Nucleome award from the NIH
Benoit Bruneau and Katie Pollard study DNA folding to identify the genetic causes of congenital heart diseaseCredit: Photo: Gladstone Institutes ...
Rare congenital heart defect rescued by protease inhibition
Small molecule restores normal heart development in model organism with genetic disorderCredit: Greenwood Genetic Center Greenwood, SC (October 15, 2020) ...
Researchers mine data and connect the dots about processes driving neuroblastoma
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists lead genome analysis to better understand one of the most common childhood solid tumorsCredit: ...
NYUAD study finds key protein related to the disease-causing malformation of fat tissue
This discovery paves the way for future research into treatment of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesityCredit: NYU Abu ...
Study provides new hope for children suffering from rare muscle diseases
Credit: Credit: Stephen Greenspan . Known as myofibrillar myopathies, these rare genetic diseases lead to progressive muscle wasting, affecting muscle ...
To make mini-organs grow faster, give them a squeeze
Study finds that compressing cells, and crowding their contents, can coax them to grow and divideCredit: Yiwei Li The closer ...
IPK scientists discover gene that ensures slim inflorescence shape of barley
Credit: Photo: Nadja Sonntag The "spikelet meristem" (SM) plays a central role during the development of the grass inflorescence. Meristems ...