Bioenergy research team sequences miscanthus genome
CABBI study provides a genetic road map to maximize the productivity and adaptability of this perennial grass and potential bioenergy ...
Tag: Genes
Researchers map genomes of agricultural monsters
Hungry screwworms eat livestock alive while thrips transmit virusesCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative The University of Cincinnati is decoding the ...
Major new African genome study finds varieties that inform African history, migration and immunity
Wits geneticists and partners today published a ground breaking study that informs African population history, environmental adaptation, and susceptibility to ...
Study reveals factors that can make placenta less capable of protecting fetus from zika
Findings reported by Brazilian researchers in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases help explain why only some babies whose mothers are infected ...
Cancer’s dangerous renovations to our chromosomes revealed
Credit: Courtesy Zang lab Cancer remodels the architecture of our chromosomes so the disease can take hold and spread, researchers ...
A molecular break for root growth
Length of plant roots is controlled by hormonesCredit: U. Benz / TUM Roots are essential for reaching water and nutrients, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Inhibitor of KRAS gene mutation shows promise in lung, bowel and other solid tumors
Latest results from KRYSTAL-1 early clinical trial of adagrasib (MRTX849)Credit: Pasi A. Jänne New results from early clinical trials 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 ...
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