Study reveals pre-Hispanic history, genetic changes among indigenous Mexican populations
Recent highlights from the journal Molecular Biology and EvolutionCredit: Ruben Mendoza, National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity (LANGEBIO) - UGA, ...
Tag: Genetics
Drug combo reverses arthritis in rats
A combination of 2 previously studied osteoarthritis drugs work better than either drug alone, Salk researchers discoveredCredit: Salk Institute LA ...
‘Innovative research award’ helps Colorado scientists block brain cancer escape routes
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cancers used to be defined by where they grow in the body - lung ...
New tumor-driving mutations discovered in the under-explored regions of the cancer genome
OICR researchers identify novel causes of cancer progression in the non-coding genome, opening new lines of investigation for several cancer ...
Doubling down on cancer-causing genes
NIH grant of $2.2 million to UC Riverside could help researchers target two oncogenes, potentially leading to therapies for melanoma, ...
Editing RNA delivers precision strike on triple-negative breast cancer
Innovative compound awakens cancer cells' self-destruct system and leaves healthy cells untouchedCredit: Scott Wiseman JUPITER, Fla. --Jan. 20, 2020--The move ...
Viticulture Data Journal: Non-conventional papers foster open science & sustainability
Credit: Viticulture Data Journal and ARPHA Platform Non-conventional, yet pivotal research results: data, models, methods, software, data analytics pipelines and ...
UMMS scientist shows gene therapy protection of eyesight in models of multiple sclerosis
Research identifies mechanism of synaptic damage in certain neurodegenerative disordersCredit: UMass Medical School New research by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, ...
Cardiac and visual degeneration arrested by a food supplement
UNIGE researchers have discovered a new gene that causes blindness and cardiomyopathy; they have also managed to halt the progression ...
‘Ancient’ cellular discovery key to new cancer therapies
Metabolic system may explain tumour growth in humansCredit: Photo: Flinders University Australian researchers have uncovered a metabolic system which could ...
Researchers solve protein structures to fight asthma
Credit: Anastasiia Gusach et al./Nature Communications Biophysicists from the MIPT Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases have ...
Avatar worms help to identify factors that modify genetic diseases
IDIBELL researchers have used gene-editing technology in C. elegans to reproduce human mutations that cause retinitis pigmentaria. With this method, ...
Activation of a distinct genetic pathway can slow the progress of metastatic breast cancer
Credit: Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute Metastasis, the spread of tumour cells to distant sites, is the major cause of ...
Low doses of radiation used in medical imaging lead to mutations in cell cultures
Discovery that radiation creates breaks that allow in foreign DNA must be confirmed in animal studiesCredit: Kevin Mackenzie, University of ...