Tag: Genetics

The treatment aimed to increase the stress resistance of plants was proposedCredit: FEFU press office Scientists of Far Eastern Branch ...

New genetic engineering strategy makes human-made DNA invisible

Credit: Image courtesy of Peter Hoey. Bacteria are everywhere. They live in the soil and water, on our skin and ...

Stem cell identity unmasked by single cell sequencing technology

Credit: Pixabay Scientists from The University of Queensland's Diamantina Institute have revealed the difference between a stem cell and other ...

Iconic Australian working dog may not be part dingo after all

Genetic evidence shows kelpies have no detectable dingo in their DNACredit: University of Sydney Researchers at the University of Sydney ...

GWAS identifies new risk loci for harmful alcohol use

A unique sample of African-American and European-American participants provides insight into the genetics of alcohol use Philadelphia, May 28, 2019 ...

Epigenetic study provides new approaches to combination therapies for aggressive cancers

(Vienna, 27 May 2019) Epigenetic processes enable cells to respond to changes in their environment by regulating the activity of ...

Scientists uncover a trove of genes that could hold key to how humans evolved

Dozens of genes previosly thought to have similar roles across species are in fact unique to humansCredit: Sam Lambert Researchers ...

Global Strep A vaccine one step closer

Streptococcus genomes reveal potential vaccine targets present in over 20 countries worldwide The search for a global Strep A vaccine ...

Artificial intelligence detects a new class of mutations behind autism

Credit: Princeton University Many mutations in DNA that contribute to disease are not in actual genes but instead lie in ...

New causes of autism found in ‘junk’ DNA

The neurodevelopmental condition can result from mutations in the noncoding regions of the human genome, new research demonstrates for the ...

British Council UK-Russia researcher links genomics research workshop

Kazan Federal University and University of Nottingham are to jointly hold the workshop in Nottingham, United Kingdom UK-Russia Genome Workshop ...

How corn’s ancient ancestor swipes left on crossbreeding

Determining how one species becomes distinct from another has been a subject of fascination dating back to Charles DarwinCredit: Courtesy ...

More than a protein factory

A role for ribosomes in regulating human gene expressionCredit: Bazzini Lab KANSAS CITY, MO-- Researchers from the Stowers Institute for ...

If you could learn every disease your child could possibly develop in life, would you?

Adding genomic sequencing results to traditional newborn screening means a baby could potentially test positive for numerous conditions that might ...

CNIO participates in a study identifying a novel oncogene for most common types of blood cancer

Miguel Gallardo, researcher and coordinator of the H12O-CNIO Haematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit headed by Joaquín Martínez at the Spanish ...

ALS research reveals new treatment approach

LA JOLLA, CALIF. - May 23, 2019 - On June 2, 1941, at the age of 37, baseball player Lou ...

Discovery of hippocampal mossy cell involvement to maximize antidepressant effects

Credit: ©DGIST DGIST faculty clarified that the fundamental neural circuit mechanism involved in antidepressant efficacy to treat depression, one of ...

Study reveals the evolution and diversity of Leptospira bacteria

Les leptospires appartiennent au phylum des spirochètes et sont constitués de bactéries saprophytes et pathogènes. Les espèces pathogènes sont responsables ...

Scientists create new standard genome for heavily studied worm

May 23, 2019

Credit: Marie-Anne Félix, Ecole Normale Supérieure ITHACA, N.Y. - A new Cornell University-led study finds that the genome for a ...

Children’s Tumor Foundation launches NF2 accelerator to combat rare genetic disorder