Measuring mutations in sperm may reveal risk for autism in future children
Spontaneous mutations in paternal sperm are linked to autism spectrum disorder; researchers have developed way to quantify those mutations and ...
Tag: Genes
Gene drives work faster than non-drive approaches to control problem insects
Mosquitoes engineered to spread genes that stop malaria are efficient, but mutations can ariseCredit: Lauren Holden, Wellcome Collection When controlling ...
Mining metagenomics: A faster and more efficient method to compare metagenomes
Credit: SU Xiaoquan Microbiomes can contain thousands of bacteria species, hinting at the complex ecosystem that houses the microbiome as ...
Shifting the balance of growth vs. defense boosts crop yield
Credit: Jackson lab/CSHL, 2019 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists are figuring out how to pack more kernels onto a ...
Novel genetic signature that can predict some kinds of breast cancer is identified
The research, published in the journal PLOS Genetics, combined a study of the genes involved in retinopathy, as a model ...
Researchers create functional mini-liver by 3D bioprinting
Technique developed at Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, funded by FAPESP and hosted by the University of São ...
Ancient ‘chewing gum’ yields insights into people and bacteria of the past
Credit: Photo: Theis Jensen. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a ...
Research brief: New methods promise to speed up development of new plant varieties
Credit: Michael Maher, University of Minnesota. A University of Minnesota research team recently developed new methods that will make it ...
New CRISPR-based system targets amplified antibiotic-resistant genes
'Pro-active' genetics technology demonstrates 100-fold improved efficiency in targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteriaCredit: Bier Lab, UC San Diego Taking advantage of powerful ...
New drugs more likely to be approved if backed up by genetics
New analysis confirms human genomic data could predict success in clinical trialsCredit: Andy Leppard, Flickr A new drug candidate is ...
Single-cell analysis of the earliest cell fate decisions in development
Multi-omics analysis of the process establishing the mammalian body planCredit: The embryo and cell images were created by Veronique Juvin ...
Modifier gene may explain why some with cystic fibrosis are less prone to infection
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Cystic fibrosis is caused by an inherited mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance ...
Research revises classification of acute myeloid leukemia & myelodysplastic syndrome
Findings presented by a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigator showcase the power and potential of combining genomic and transcriptomic ...
Common genetic link between autism and Tourette’s impairs brain communication
Credit: Lancaster University Lancaster University researchers have discovered, for the first time, how a genetic alteration that increases the risk ...
Scientists accidentally discover a new water mold threatening Christmas trees
Credit: De-Wei Li, Neil P. Schultes, James A. LaMondia, and Richard S. Cowles Grown as Christmas trees, Fraser firs are ...
Increasing food intake by swapping mitochondrial genomes
Credit: Maria Litovchenko & Roel Bevers (EPFL) Many of the characteristics that make people so different from each other, are ...
Discovery of genes involved in the biosynthesis of antidepressant
Hypericin in St. John's WortCredit: P. Rizzo / IPK The herb St John's Wort Hypericum perforatum has a long history ...
Janus bases among The Scientist’s Top Innovations of 2019
Invented at Carnegie Mellon, the bivalent nucleic acid recognition platform is being used to develop treatments for rare genetic diseasesCredit: ...
First ‘lab in a field’ experiment reveals a sunnier side of climate change
Credit: Phil Robinson Pioneering experiments using heated field plots to test the responses of crops to temperature have revealed an ...
Grant funding to study cattle genomics could breed profits
UTIA researchers explore value-added marketing opportunitiesCredit: Photo by T. Johnson, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A team of researchers at ...