How genomics profiling can help identify the best treatment for bladder cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine When it comes to cancer, one-size-does-not-fit-all. "One of the challenges that we have when taking ...
Tag: Genetics
Personalized ‘Eye-in-a-Dish’ models reveal genetic underpinnings of macular degeneration
Credit: UC San Diego Health Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of vision loss in ...
AMP recommends minimum set of alleles for all clinical CYP2C9 genotyping testing
New joint report from AMP and CAP to guide assay design, promote standardization and improve patient care ROCKVILLE, Md. - ...
Genetics Society of America awards 2019 GSA Medal to Anne Villeneuve
Prize recognizes outstanding contributions to genetics research in the last 15 yearsCredit: Stanford University The Genetics Society of America (GSA) ...
Discovery of the photosensor for yellow-green light-driven photosynthesis in cyanobacteria
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Cyanobacteria, a type of bacteria that performs photosynthesis, utilize a ...
Neurodevelopmental disorders may be rooted in genetics and mitochondrial deficits
In a model of DiGeorge/22q11 Deletion Syndrome, George Washington University researchers found a connection between mitochondrial dysfunction and cortical under-connectivity ...
Detection of unusual hybrid schistosomes in Malawi
LSTM's Professor Russell Stothard is senior author on a new paper in which researchers from the UK and Malawi have ...
Location is everything for plant cell differentiation
Researchers from Osaka University find that the location of proteins within a cell as well as the position of the ...
Analysis of historical specimens determines single origin of Australian potato pest
Credit: American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, MN (May 2019)--Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are quarantine soilborne pests that damage potatoes around ...
The secrets of secretion: isolating eucalyptus genes for oils, biofuel
Credit: Carsten Külheim/Michigan Tech What is the genetic basis for eucalyptus trees to produce that fragrant oil many of us ...
DGIST acquired the first KELAF Certification as a Daegu-Gyeongbuk Educational Institution
Credit: ©DGIST The DGIST Laboratory Animal Resource Center held a signboard hanging ceremony to celebrate its designation as a Korea ...
New avenues for improving modern wheat
Ancestry and genetics of bread wheat mapped in a global studyCredit: Julie Himpe/IPK Since the Agricultural Revolution about 12,000 years ...
Tracing the history of aggrecan gene mutations
A research team receives the 2019 Human Growth Award for a clinical trial of growth hormone treatment provided to patients ...
Tibetan plateau first occupied by middle Pleistocene Denisovans
Credit: ITP The Tibetan Plateau, as Earth's "Third Pole," was reported to be first occupied by modern humans probably armed ...
Researchers uncover mechanism blocking retina regeneration
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A discovery opens the possibility of one day restoring loss of vision by activating the ...
Climate change — early spring: Predicting budburst with genetics
Although climate skeptics might find it hard to believe with this year's endless snow and freezing temperatures, climate change is ...
Prostate cancer patients with gene mutation at three times the risk of dying
Largest ever study of advanced prostate cancer genomics reveals gene mutation identifying the most aggressive of prostate cancers Research could ...
Huntington drug successfully lowers levels of disease-causing protein
An international clinical trial has found that a new drug for Huntington disease is safe, and that treatment with the ...
Pan-European LifeTime initiative is launching in Berlin
LifeTime Opening Conference will set the ground in finding new ways for the diagnostic and treatment of chronic and progressive ...
New computational tool improves gene identification
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Like finding a needle in a haystack, identifying genes that are involved in particular diseases ...
