Machine learning predicts behavior of biological circuits
Neural networks cut modeling times of complex biological circuits to enable new insights into their inner workingsCredit: Lingchong You, Duke ...
Tag: Genes
Father’s obesity in puberty doubles the risk of asthma in his future offspring
A Norwegian study shows that boys who are obese in pre-puberty have an over two times higher risk of having ...
A new route to blocking children’s bone cancer
A study in mice showed that reducing a particular hormone signal keeps the cancer from growing and spreadingCredit: Weizmann Institute ...
NIH researchers create new viral vector for improved gene therapy in sickle cell disease
'Forward-oriented' design might boost treatment effectiveness and broaden useCredit: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Researchers at the National Institutes ...
Ancient genomes provide insight into the genetic history of the second plague pandemic
Analysis of 34 ancient plague genomes from the Black Death and succeeding plague epidemics in Europe between the 14th and ...
Room for improvement in drug dosage timing in hospitals
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Too many hospitals provide medications according to the practicalities of their staffing schedules rather than the ideal ...
Gene responsible for lutein esterification in bread wheat identified
This work provides insight into the timing and control of esterification, related to storage and nutritional qualities of bread wheat ...
Earthquake in the cell
Scientists discover how a modification of the nuclear lamina maintains nuclear shapeCredit: © MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Adam Karoutas ...
Biologists track the invasion of herbicide-resistant weeds into southwestern Ontario
Credit: Julia Kreiner TORONTO, ON (Canada) - A team including evolutionary biologists from the University of Toronto (U of T) ...
Pineapple genome sequences hint at plant domestication in a single step
Credit: Ray Ming, University of Illinois As their Latin name indicates, pineapples are truly "excellent fruits"--and thanks to a freshly ...
Fish fathers exhibit signatures of ‘baby brain’ that may facilitate parental care behavior
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer Many new parents are familiar with terms like "baby brain" or "mommy brain" that ...
Skin-cells-turned-to-heart-cells help unravel genetic underpinnings of cardiac function
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Genome-wide association studies have uncovered more than 500 genetic variants linked to heart function, ...
Researchers make it possible for ultrasound to reveal gene expression in the body
Credit: Caltech Some of the most important tools in the toolbox of modern cell biologists are special chunks of DNA ...
Catching evolution in the act
Natural selection alters genes that control roundworms' sense of smellCredit: Erik Andersen/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Charles Darwin was right. ...
Researcher hopes to make gene-editing device safer and more precise
The CRISPR-Cas9 system allows researchers to make changes in a cell's genetic codeCredit: UNTHSC The mere mention of gene editing ...
WVU researcher studies gene modulation to ‘bypass evolution,’ prevent blindness
Credit: West Virginia University Genes borrowed from a spider turned Peter Parker into Spiderman. If scientists can use archaea--tiny organisms ...
Predicting cancer versus autism risk in PTEN patients
New Cleveland Clinic led research published in American Journal of Human GeneticsCredit: Cleveland Clinic Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, CLEVELAND: In ...
University of Alberta researchers developing new ‘DNA stitch’ to treat muscular dystrophy
Experimental treatment has potential to help almost half of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophyCredit: Jordan Carson A new therapeutic being ...
Decoding a new sign in chromatin maze:
HKU chemical biologists identify a new histone mark that regulates chromatin structure during gene expression and DNA repairCredit: @The University ...
Engineered protein crystals make cells magnetic
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02266 If scientists could give living cells magnetic properties, they could perhaps manipulate ...