Genetics

Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has received a prestigious three-year, $1 million award from the William M. Keck Foundation to develop a new and better way to map out…
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Study describes molecular language bacteria use to control host genes and developmentCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Bacteria in the gut do far more than help digest food in the stomachs of their hosts, they can…
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UCL and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have entered into a new partnership which will enable much closer research collaboration and will explore opportunities to increase academic and student exchange between the…
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Experimental drug candidate slows cancer progression in mouse modelCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(February 21, 2018) As cancer death rates drop overall, doctors have noted a frightening anomaly: deaths from colorectal cancer in people…
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AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 21, 2019) - Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, in collaboration with several other institutions, have discovered a genetic defect linked to Biliary atresia (BA), the most common…
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Global survey of frog skin bacteria reveals microbiome rules of thumbCredit: Credit: Miguel Vences Amphibians are victims of lethal skin-disease epidemics. In the first global-scale study, researchers from 31 universities and research…
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Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 21, 2019--The efficiency of CRISPR genome editing tools targeted to the site of interest by Cas9 nucleases varies considerably and a new CMP-fusion strategy, called…
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It is often remarked that 'dogs look like their owners'; might there be more to the assertion than believed? A new research project at the University of Copenhagen will examine the DNA of prehistoric dogs and humans to identify shared…
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Credit: J. A. Peñas In the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, between the third and second millennium BC, a widespread funeral practice consisted in burying humans with animals. Scientists have discovered that both foxes and dogs were…
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Credit: Source: Helmholtz Zentrum München The use of stem cells to repair organs is one of the foremost goals of modern regenerative medicine. Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) have…
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First cellular atlas of the primate retina offers valuable foundation for future research When it comes to understanding how neurons connect to form circuits in the brain, scientists for decades have turned to the retina of the humble…
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A comprehensive multinational review of Capsicum species: 'Capsicum--An Abbreviated Compendium' GRIFFIN, GEORGIA--A comprehensive and multinational review of peppers/chilis (Capsicum species) with academic and scientific input from points…
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Test could detect innumerable diseases caused by minuscule impairments in the fetal genome, Tel Aviv University researchers sayCredit: Tom Rabinowitz/AFTAU. Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a new blood test for genetic…
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Data from 1.2 million people reveal how tobacco and alcohol use may be linked to your genes and to various diseases The use of alcohol and tobacco is closely linked to several diseases, and is a contributing factor in many deaths. A…
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