Study reveals first evidence inherited genetics can drive cancer’s spread
Credit: Elizabeth and Vincent Meyer Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology at The Rockefeller University Sometimes cancer stays put, but often ...
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New analytic tool designed to help guide precision oncology discovery and treatments
Researchers can use this model to identify pre-clinical systems or potential treatments for multiple cancer typesCredit: University of Michigan Rogel ...
New rare disease with own facial features, cardiac defects and developmental delay
TRAF7 syndrom: the firts forty-five patientsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-IBUB-IRSJD-CIBERER An international multicentre study describes a rare disease characterized by a ...
Discovery of a new biomarker for Alzheimer’s sisease (AD)
KBRI research team led by Dr. Jae-Yeol Joo publishes new findings in IJMSCredit: @ Korea Brain Research Institute Korea Brain ...
Faster breeding sea urchins: A comeback animal model for developmental biology
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have created albino sea urchins using CRISPR and hope this species can bring the ...
Location, location, location: The cell membrane facilitates RAS protein interactions
Salk scientists uncover how RAS proteins bind and get destroyed, which may improve cancer therapeuticsCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(May 18, ...
A new epigenetic editing tool is developed to activate silenced genes
Credit: University of Córdoba Although all cells in an organism have the same genetic information, not all perform the same ...
New technology will show how RNA regulates gene activity
Credit: Alessandro Bonetti et al./Nature Communications The discovery of a huge number of long non-protein coding RNAs, aka lncRNAs, in ...
Genetic origins of hybrid dysfunction
Credit: Daniel Powell In a small pool nestled between two waterfalls in Hidalgo, Mexico, lives a population of hybrid fish ...
Cancer cells’ growth amid crowding reveals nuanced role for known oncogene
Cell-to-cell contact should stall proliferation, but cancer misses the messageCredit: Kissil Lab at Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.--MAY 14, 2020--Like subway ...
Virus protein discovery reveals new plant-animal class of cell division disruptors
Credit: IGDB Viruses are ubiquitous pathogens that cause severe infectious diseases in both humans and agricultural crops. As most viruses ...
Excess coffee consumption a culprit for poor health
Credit: Photo by Cyril Saulnier on Unsplash Cappuccino, latte or short black, coffee is one of the most commonly consumed ...
Tiny RNA that should attack coronavirus diminish with age, disease
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University A group of tiny RNA that should attack the virus causing COVID-19 when ...
Princeton researcher bringing single-cell gene expression studies to a benchtop near you
Credit: Replogle, et al. By disrupting the expression of a particular gene and observing how this change affects expression of ...
Malaria mosquitoes eliminated in lab by creating all-male populations
Credit: Alekos Simoni/Imperial College London A modification that creates more male offspring was able to eliminate populations of malaria mosquitoes ...
New dataset helps tomato growers reduce spread of bacterial canker
Credit: Shree Thapa Bacterial canker of tomato is a disease that can lead to significant losses in greenhouse and field ...
New test identifies lobster hybrids
Credit: Charlie Ellis Scientists have developed a test that can identify hybrids resulting from crossbreeding between European and American lobsters. ...
Immune system discovery paves way to lengthen organ transplant survival
Credit: Fadi Lakkis, University of Pittsburgh, data adapted from United States Renal Data System PITTSBURGH, May 8, 2020 - Chronic ...
Like a molecular knob: That is how a gene controls the electrical activity of the brain
Studying two rare genetic diseases, new research published on Cerebral Cortex sheds light on the ability of Foxg1 to regulate ...
Germline genomic profiles of children, young adults with solid tumors to inform managementand treatment
New Cleveland Clinic study demonstrates importance of genetics evaluation, genetic testingCredit: Cleveland Clinic CLEVELAND - A new Cleveland Clinic study ...