Making 'sense' of the 'cart before the horse' in mammalian cells.
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A fusion gene is a new gene made by joining parts of two different genes. ...
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Targeted antisense oligonucleotide drug tested in humans
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 28, 2019--A first-in-human study with a new class of antisense ...
'Superbug gene' found in one of the most remote places on Earth
Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the ...
Scientists identify toxic antipredator defense mechanism in locusts
Credit: IOZ A team of scientists led by Prof. KANG Le at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ...
Common pain reliever can improve survival in head and neck cancer
Researchers find some cancer cell lines are more sensitive to NSAID treatment Regular use of a common type of medication, ...
Interferon regulatory factor 6 mutations implicated in neural tube defects, including spina bifida
International team of 27 authors is first to link DNA variants in IRF6 to this common birth defectCredit: Children's National ...
Study of archaeal cells could teach us more about ourselves
Forty-two years after Carl Woese defined archaea as the third domain of life, scientists at the Carl R. Woese Institute ...
Copy number variants contribute to risk of 'schizophrenia-like' bipolar disorder subtype
A genome-wide association study in Biological Psychiatry examines the role of copy number variants in subtypes of bipolar disorder Philadelphia, ...
Breakthrough in understanding male infertility
Hope has emerged for infertile men as scientists at Newcastle University have understood the importance of a gene in regulating ...
What makes the deadly pufferfish so delectable
Credit: Yuan Liu Some people consider pufferfish, also known as fugu, a delicacy because of its unique and exquisite flavor, ...
Dual control: Plant peptide hormone generates distinct cell structures for water flow
Researchers from Osaka University, in collaboration with laboratories in China, Germany and Japan, discover how a single plant peptide hormone ...
Targeted treatment shrinks deadly pediatric brain tumors
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Jan. 23, 2019 - Chemotherapy and radiation are ...
Infectious disease researchers unveil the secret life of flesh-eating bacteria
Scientists employ tool used for equine strep throat to identify new group A strep genesCredit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(Jan. 22, 2019) ...
New mutations causing inherited deaf-blindness have been discovered
A team of scientists from Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (MSMU) together with their colleagues described a number of ...
Scientists demonstrate effective strategies for safeguarding CRISPR gene-drive experiments
New research suggests scientists can now conduct gene-drive research in the lab without the worry of an accidental spread among ...
GSK and Sanofi join FinnGen, a large scale genome study of the Finnish population
The FinnGen study, launched in autumn 2017, is a broad academic-industrial collaboration between the Finnish biobanks and their respective Universities, ...
From nurses to conquerors: this single gene turns bees into social parasites
Tiny mutation enables worker bees to produce female offspringCredit: Michael Allsopp A small change in the genetic makeup of the ...
Frog eggs help researchers understand repair of DNA damages
The DNA replication process, which takes place every time a cell divides, also triggers repair of DNA damage, researchers from ...
Scientists seek genetic causes of condition that can result in absent uterus and vagina
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 22, 2019) - A percentage of females are born with ...
The diversity of rural African populations extends to their microbiomes
Research from the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Arts and Sciences pointed to a role for lifestyle, geography, ...