Tag: Genetics

In a series of studies that volleyed between large databases and research in zebrafish, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered a link ...

Study reveals vast diversity of ocean microbes

Credit: Maeva Bardy/Tara Expeditions Foundation Advanced molecular techniques have revealed the diversity of a little-understood group of ocean microbes called ...

Targeting how fungi ‘taste’ wheat could be key to developing control

Scientists believe new control strategies for Fusarium head blight could be developed by targeting how the fungus 'tastes' wheat plants ...

Chinese-UK project reveals ancient secrets of medicinal mint

Credit: Botanikfoto, Royalty Free Image The precious chemistry of a plant used for 2000 years in traditional Chinese medicine has ...

Genetic testing in women diagnosed with breast cancer decreases cost of care nationwide

Credit: Genomic Health WASHINGTON -- A new study suggests that Oncotype DX-guided treatment could reduce the cost for the first year ...

Wiley’s new premier open research next journals now open for article submissions

HOBOKEN, N.J.--April 23, 2019--John Wiley and Sons Inc., (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B) is now inviting original research articles for two ...

Simple sea anemones not so simple after all

Tube-dwelling anemones have largest mitochondrial genome on recordCredit: Courtesy of Sergio Stampar. COLUMBUS, Ohio - The tube-dwelling anemone is an ...

Study: Why unique finches keep their heads of many colors

An underlying selection mechanism prevents one color from dominatingCredit: Copyright Marc Gardner, 2019 Ithaca, NY--There appears to be an underlying ...

‘Longevity gene’ responsible for more efficient DNA repair

Explorers have dreamt for centuries of a Fountain of Youth, with healing waters that rejuvenate the old and extend life ...

Project aims to revive natural product discovery

The mid-20th century was the golden age of natural product discovery. Scientists discovered groundbreaking drugs, like penicillin and tetracycline, from ...

Researchers reveal how bacteria can adapt to resist treatment by antibiotics

Credit: Ditlev E. Brodersen/AU In a joint collaboration, researchers from Denmark and Switzerland have shown that bacteria produce a specific ...

NUS researchers identified new biomarkers associated with ‘chemobrain’

Credit: National University of Singapore Cognitive impairment associated with cancer, also known as "chemobrain", has gained recognition as a complication ...

TOS president-elect co-authors study on genetic test for obesity

SILVER SPRING, Md.--President-elect of The Obesity Society (TOS) Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD, FTOS, has co-authored a new study that ...

Multiple myeloma: DNA rearrangement may predict poor outcomes

Ig lambda translocations = sign of lenalidomide resistance A certain type of DNA marker predicts poor outcomes in multiple myeloma, ...

Researchers find high-risk genes for schizophrenia

Using a unique computational "framework" they developed, a team of scientist cyber-sleuths in the Vanderbilt University Department of Molecular Physiology ...

Protecting damaged hearts with microRNAs

New research advances the possibility of regenerating cardiac tissue after a heart attackCredit: Wang Lab/Boston Children's Hospital and Nature Communications ...

New genomics tool ECCITE-seq expands multimodal single cell analysis

Thousands of single cells profiled in parallel for multiple modalities including direct detection of single guide RNAs used for CRISPR ...

Study highlights anti-tumor activity of curcumin on stomach cancer

A review article authored by Brazilian researchers evaluated several compounds with therapeutic potential against gastric tumors Curcumin is widely used ...

Personalizing precision medicine with combination therapies improves outcomes in cancer

Precision oncology often relies on treating patients with a single, molecularly matched therapy that targets one mutation in their tumor. ...

Blood samples to help select the right early phase clinical trials for cancer patients