Children’s Tumor Foundation hosts NF Innovation Week in San Francisco
Researchers, clinicians, data scientists, patients and caregivers convene to fast-track cures for the rare disorder neurofibromatosis Neurofibromatosis (NF), a genetic ...
Tag: Genes
Inherited BRCA2 mutations linked to increased risk of childhood lymphoma
Research from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has found that prominent cancer risk gene BRCA2 can increase risk of non-Hodgkin ...
Human artificial chromosomes bypass centromere roadblocks
Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) could be useful tools for both understanding how mammalian chromosomes function and creating synthetic biological systems, ...
Cancer drug data release set to power next wave of therapeutic discovery
The freely available data set includes unique data comparing almost 1,000 cancer cell lines' responses to 453 licensed and experimental ...
To understand a childhood brain tumor, researchers turn to single-cell analysis
Research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital digs into the cells of origin for key medulloblastoma ...
Unlocking therapies for hard-to-treat lung cancers
Salk scientists find that diabetes drug candidates may work against types of non-small-cell lung cancersCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 24, ...
Exploring genetic ‘dark matter,’ researchers gain new insights into autism and stroke
With its elegant double helix and voluminous genetic script, DNA has become the of darling of nucleic acids. Yet, it ...
Genome research shows that the body controls the integrity of heritable genomes
Scientists at the CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research of the University of Cologne have discovered that body cells ...
Scientists identify new genetic interactions that may impact cancer outcomes
Researchers at the University of Maryland and National Cancer Institute identified 12 distinct relationships between gene pairs in tumor cells ...
ASHG honors Huda Zoghbi with Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award
Neurologist to Receive Award at ASHG 2019 Annual MeetingCredit: courtesy Dr. Zoghbi ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Society of Human ...
Molecular sensor scouts DNA damage and supervises repair
Credit: Jang et al. (2019) Nature Structural and Molecular Biology PITTSBURGH, July 22, 2019 - In the time it takes ...
NIH publishes largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan African populations
Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 geneCredit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI National Institute of Health ...
A dynamic genetic code based on DNA shape
Codons and fliponsCredit: Alan Herbert DNA has many different forms. Normally the two strands of DNA wind around each other ...
Low doses of radiation promote cancer-capable cells
New research in mice helps to understand the risks around exposure to low doses of radiation, such as CT scans ...
Illinois study advances possibility of genetic control for major agricultural weeds
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two aggressive weeds that threaten the ...
ASHG to launch Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, a new open access journal
ASHG's flagship publication The American Journal of Human Genetics reaffirms commitment to reflect full breadth and reach of field ROCKVILLE, ...
Identification of autophagy gene regulation mechanism related to dementia and Lou Gehrig’s disease
Credit: @ Korea brain Research Institute Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI, President Seo Pan-ghill) announced on July 10 that the ...
Deciphering brain somatic mutations associated with Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have found a potential link between non-inherited somatic mutations in the brain and the progression of Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: KAIST ...
‘Semi-synthetic’ bacteria churn out unnatural proteins
Credit: Adapted from Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b02075 Synthetic biologists seek to create new life with ...
New insight into microRNA function can give gene therapy a boost
Scientists at the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oxford have shown that small RNA molecules occurring naturally ...