Salk Institute’s Patrick Hsu named an MIT Technology Review 2019 Innovator Under 35
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 25, 2019) The Salk Institute announced that Helmsley-Salk Fellow Patrick Hsu has been named to ...
Tag: Genetics
First in vivo proof-of-concept in Steinert’s myotonic dystrophy
Ana Buj Bello's team, a researcher in an Inserm unit at Genethon, the AFM-Telethon laboratory, has made the proof-of-concept of ...
Applying the Goldilocks principle to DNA structure
Scientists consider the form that may be 'just right' for scripting gene expressionCredit: Michelle Fredricks, UC San Diego Physical Sciences ...
Researchers identify genes linked to sex differentiation in giant Amazon fish
Discoveries by Brazilian and German researchers may facilitate early sexing of pirarucu (arapaima) and its reproduction in captivity while also ...
Gerald Joyce elected to Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 24, 2019) Salk Professor Gerald Joyce, a pioneer in the field of in vitro evolution, ...
Big data says food is too sweet
Text-mining analysis of Amazon customer reviews suggests foods are over-sweetenedCredit: Monell Center/Conrad Erb PHILADELPHIA (June 24, 2019) - New research ...
Broad Institute researchers use novel field-ready CRISPR platform to detect plant genes
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 24, 2019--SHERLOCK technology is a new CRISPR-based platform that ...
Ruminants’ genes are a treasure trove
Credit: Mogens Trolle The project gives valuable new insights on how genetic adjustments through evolution have rendered the ruminants one ...
Virtual reality takes a leap into taste
Credit: Diogo Matias, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown The fly hasn't eaten for an entire day and it's starving. Finally, ...
From sheep and cattle to giraffes, genome study reveals evolution of ruminants
New data opens new opportunities for research, conservation and animal breedingCredit: UC Davis photo A team of researchers has carried ...
New York Genome Center awarded $1.5M CZI grant for single-cell analysis toolkit
Combining multimodal methods to identify disease-causing genes of interest and extract more information at significantly reduced cost NEW YORK, NY ...
Straight to the heart
Credit: Sebastian Diecke, MDC An international team of researchers are seeking to explore the heart at a depth that was ...
Scientists make a discovery that may explain some forms of stroke
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a novel behaviour of the blood vessels of the brain in zebrafish ...
Media alert: New articles in The CRISPR Journal from MIT, Harvard, Editas, and others
The CRISPR Journal announces the publication of its June 2019 issue. The Journal is dedicated to validating and publishing outstanding ...
Skin bacteria could save frogs from virus
Credit: Chris Sergeant/ZSL Bacteria living on the skin of frogs could save them from a deadly virus, new research suggests. ...
Rare recessive mutations pry open new windows on autism
Comprehensive study offers previously unknown clues to autism's underlying biology Over the past decade, autism spectrum disorder has been linked ...
Epilepsy and sudden death linked to bad gene
The same gene mutation causes both severe epilepsy and breathing irregularitiesCredit: Dan Mulkey and Virge Kask, University of Connecticut. In ...
Sugars that coat proteins are a possible drug target for pancreatitis
Credit: Tuveson lab/CSHL 2019 Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas that accounts for 275,000 ...
Canadian researchers discover new genetic link to premenopausal breast cancer
First-ever study to focus on premenopausal women finds up to 40% higher risk of breast cancer in women carrying a ...
Landmark study signals shift in thinking about stem cell differentiation
Credit: FSU Photography Services A pioneering new study led by Florida State University biologists could fundamentally change our understanding of ...
