Tag: Genetics

How live recordings of neural electricity could revolutionize how we see the brain Red and blue lights flash. A machine ...

Narwhals have endured a million years with low genetic diversity, and they’re thriving

Credit: Binia De Cahsan Danish researchers have sequenced the genome of a narwhal, the Arctic whale famous for the horn-like ...

Genetic defect causing intellectual disability discovered by Sussex scientists

Discovery will help end 'diagnostic odyssey' for many familiesCredit: University of Sussex Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered ...

Algorithms predicting gene interactions could make cancer treatments more effective

Credit: Graeme Benstead-Hume, University of Sussex While network algorithms are usually associated with finding friends on social media, researchers at ...

How both mother and baby genes affect birth weight

The largest study of its kind has led to new insights into the complex relationships surrounding how mothers' and babies' ...

Genetic testing has a data problem; New software can help

Credit: Purdue University/Aritra Bose In recent years, the market for direct-to-consumer genetic testing has exploded. The number of people who ...

First human germline gene editing was deeply flawed science, Chinese experts argue

Widely reported case experiment is unlikely to provide intended protection, with unknown risks The first reported instance of germline gene ...

What can be done to prevent another CRISPR crisis?

The public announcement last fall from China regarding gene editing on human embryos, conducted without the benefit of scientific review ...

Researcher gets $3.3 million grant to develop universal treatment for cystic fibrosis

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A pharmaceutical sciences researcher at Oregon State University has received a five-year, $3.3 million grant from the ...

Can stress in the womb lead to mental resilience later in life?

When a mother is exposed to intimate partner violence during pregnancy, her children are less likely to suffer depression, and ...

Amid genomic data explosion, scientists find proliferating errors

Credit: WSU Pullman, Wash. - Washington State University researchers found a troubling number of errors in publicly available genomic data ...

Researchers identify causes and mechanisms of polycystic ovary syndrome using family-based genetic analysis

A first-of-its-kind study using family-based genetic analysis has confirmed a gene involved in male hormone production, DENND1A, plays a major ...

Relationship between root microbiome and nitrogen use efficiency revealed in rice

A collaborative team led by Prof. BAI Yang and Prof. CHU Chengcai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, ...

Study reveals how glial cells may play key epilepsy role

Credit: Shirley Weiss/Troy Littleton/MIT A new study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy and new fundamental insights into the ...

Researchers identify ways to predict and avoid radiotherapy side effects

Results from REQUITE study Milan, Italy: Latest results from a project to discover what makes a cancer patient more likely ...

NIH’s All of Us Research Program to hold special symposium on May 6, 2019

Event will highlight progress toward building largest, most diverse health research program of its kind What: The All of Us ...

How the bumble bee got its stripes

Credit: Li Tian, Penn State Researchers have discovered a gene that drives color differences within a species of bumble bees. ...

Astronauts might soon grow SPACE tomatoes

Grant to UC Riverside could help put tiny tomato plants on the International Space StationCredit: Martha Orozco-Cárdenas/UCR Tiny tomato plants ...

Parasitoid wasps may turn spiders into zombies by hacking their internal code

Credit: Marcelo O. Gonzaga Setting off a startling chain of events, a parasitoid wasp can force a spider to weave ...

Plant cells eat their own … membranes and oil droplets