PolyA-miner assesses the effect of alternative polyadenylation on gene expression
Credit: HK Yalamanchili/Liu lab/Nucleic Acids Research, 2020. Researchers with an interest in unraveling gene regulation in human health and disease ...
Tag: Genes
Research breakthrough in fight against chytrid fungus
Genes responsible for protecting frogs may play role in death from global diseaseCredit: Photo credit: Veronica Urgiles, University of Central ...
Meet Cosmo, a bull calf designed to produce 75% male offspring
Scientists use CRISPR technology to insert sex-determining geneCredit: Alison Van Eenennaam/UC Davis Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have ...
Calcium channel subunits play a major role in autistic disorders
Appropriate fine-tuning of calcium channel subunits is essential for ensuring a physiological balance between inhibitory and excitatory nerve cellsCredit: ill./©: ...
UVA pioneers study of genetic diseases with quantum computing
Credit: Courtesy Bekiranov lab University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists are harnessing the mind-bending potential of quantum computers to ...
Site-directed mutagenesis in wheat via haploid induction by maize
Credit: IPK A new study (Budhagatapalli et al., 2020), which has recently been published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal, demonstrates ...
Comprehensive description of the human tissue virome in healthy individuals
'Hidden' associations between the human virome and human health and diseaseCredit: ©Kei Sato Human-resident microbes can influence both health and ...
Identification of distinct loci for de novo DNA methylation by DNMT3A and DNMT3B during mammalian development
Credit: ©Yasuhiro YAMADA DNA methylation (*1) performs an essential function in mammalian ontogeny. It is also known that abnormalities in ...
Mutant zebrafish reveals a turning point in spine’s evolution
Single-letter change in DNA also makes the fish a useful model for human spinal defectsCredit: Michel Bagnat Lab, Duke University ...
Formation of quadruple helix DNA tracked in live human cells for the first time
Credit: Ella Maru Studio The formation of four-stranded DNA has been tracked in living human cells, allowing scientists to see ...
Researchers discover hybrid fungus involved in lung infections
This is the first time Aspergillus latus has been found in a hospital; the species is more drug-resistant than its ...
Study reveals intricate details about Huntington’s disease protein
The research adds to a body of work devoted to understanding the protein's role in cell biology and healthCredit: Credit: ...
CZI awards $1.3 million to support the global rare disease community
Grants to NORD and EURORDIS support organizational capacity building and rare disease day campaignsCredit: CZI Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ...
Researcher gets $2.94 million federal grant to study unique features of Ebola and marburg viruses
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Christopher Basler, professor and director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis in the Institute for ...
Slow growth the key to long term cold sensing
Credit: JohnInnesCentre Plants have to interpret temperature fluctuations over timescales ranging from hours to months to align their growth and ...
Mystery about cause of genetic disease in horses
Research team led by Göttingen University questions link to warmblood fragile foal syndromeCredit: From the publication of the natural science ...
What determines a warbler’s colors?
Researchers use hybrid birds to narrow genetic region underlying difference in color between blue-winged and golden-winged warblersCredit: David Toews, Penn ...
For chimpanzees, salt and pepper hair not a marker of old age
New GW study finds there is significant variation in how chimpanzees experience pigment lossCredit: Ian C. Gilby WASHINGTON (July 14, ...
Scientists ID gene responsible for deadly glioblastoma
Credit: UVA Health Scientists have identified an oncogene (a cancer-causing gene) responsible for glioblastoma, the deadliest brain tumor. The discovery ...
Space to grow, or grow in space — how vertical farms could be ready to take-off
Credit: LettUs Grow Vertical farms with their soil-free, computer-controlled environments may sound like sci-fi. But there is a growing environmental ...