A genetic map for maize
Researchers uncover the genetics of how corn can adapt faster to new climatesCredit: University of Delaware Maize is a staple ...
Tag: Genes
Frozen bird turns out to be 46,000-year-old horned lark
Credit: Love Dalén Scientists have recovered DNA from a well-preserved horned lark found in Siberian permafrost. The results can contribute ...
Exploring a genome’s 3D organization through a social network lens
DNA, proteins form communities that provide insight into cellular processeCredit: Ella Marushchenko PITTSBURGH--Computational biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have taken ...
Curing genetic disease in human cells
Credit: Eyleen de Poel en Maarten Geurts, copyright UMC Utrecht and Hubrecht Institute Utrecht, The Netherlands, 20th of February 2020. ...
Finding new clues to brain cancer treatment
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic use AI, radiological MRI scans, and genomics to determine relative life expectancy of glioblastoma ...
Plant-based relatives of cholesterol could give boost to gene therapy
Credit: Image provided by Gaurav Sahay, OSU College of Pharmacy. PORTLAND, Ore. - Gene-infused nanoparticles used for combating disease work ...
IU researcher makes skin cancer discovery
Scientist identifies new areas in human genomes linked to riskCredit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana University cancer ...
University of Utah Health launches fast DNA testing to speed care of critically-ill babies
Credit: Charlie Ehlert University of Utah Health today announced the launch of a project with a goal of quickly and ...
Technique can label many specific DNAs, RNAs, or proteins in a single tissue sample
Researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute developed a method to multiplex imaging of specific and rare molecules in samples, which offers ...
Key modifier identified in large genetic deletion related to neurodevelopmental disorders
Credit: Girirajan Laboratory, Penn State Neurodevelopmental disorders, including schizophrenia and autism, likely result from complex interactions that modify the effects ...
Unraveling mechanisms of ventricular enlargement linked to schizophrenia
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have implicated two microRNAs in the biological processes that underlie the ventricle enlargement ...
DGIST increased the possibility of early diagnosis for neuro-developmental disorders
DGIST Professor Cheil Moon's research team identified the molecular mechanism of innate olfactory behaviorsCredit: DGIST DGIST identified causes of hypersensitivity ...
How a tiny and strange marine animal produces unlimited eggs and sperm over its lifetime
NHGRI-supported research of Hydractinia could provide clues to human reproductive conditionsCredit: Timothy DuBuc, Ph.D. Swarthmore College A little-known ocean-dwelling creature ...
Gene associated with autism also controls growth of the embryonic brain
UCLA-led research uncovers new details about the Foxp1 gene, which also is involved in timing of neuron productionCredit: UCLA Broad ...
Local genetic adaption helps sorghum crop hide from witchweed
Credit: S.M. Runo, Kenyatta University Sorghum crops in areas where the agricultural parasite striga, also known as witchweed, is common ...
NYUAD researchers find new method to allow corals to rapidly respond to climate change
Reef-building corals transmit epigenetic adaptations to their offspring that can combat the effects of global warmingCredit: NYU Abu Dhabi Fast ...
Finding a cure for Fido’s brain cancer may help us find a cure for ourselves
Credit: The Jackson Laboratory Cancer research using experimental models--everything from cancer cells in a dish to patient tumors transplanted in ...
Discovery paves path forward in the fight against the deadliest form of malaria
Credit: the global panorama Scientists have identified a key molecule involved in the development of cerebral malaria, a deadly form ...
Novel techniques for mining patented gene therapies offer promising treatment options
Credit: Marxa Figueiredo/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The global gene therapy market is expected to reach $13 billion by ...
Designer proteins
Credit: Ian C Haydon / UW Institute for Protein Design Proteins are the molecular machines that make all living things ...