New cancer drug targets accelerate path to precision medicine
Researchers used CRISPR technology to disrupt every gene in over 300 cancer models from 30 cancer types and discover thousands ...
Tag: Genetics
Loss of a DNA repair system creates a unique vulnerability in many cancer types
Cancer cells that cannot repair a certain form of DNA mutation become strongly dependent on single enzyme to survive, creating ...
ASHG launches Human Genetics Scholars Initiative
Program to increase, network, mentor, and retain diverse early-career researchers ROCKVILLE, Md. - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) ...
When do male and female differences appear in the development of beetle horns
Credit: NIBB The male Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, living on Japan's main island has big horns, which are used ...
Novel strategy hits ‘reset button’ for disease-causing genetic duplications
WORCESTER -- Scientists at UMass Medical School have developed a strategy for editing and repairing a particular type of genetic ...
Long-lived bats could hold secrets to mammal longevity
UMD biologists found four bat lineages that live at least four times longer than similar-sized mammals and revealed new traits ...
Half-hearted: New insight into why the heart doesn’t develop properly in some children
Right-sided heart development requires rapid growth of precursor cells; silencing the gene Ccdc117 may impede that growth, leading to abnormal ...
Gene responsible for toxic metal accumulation in durum wheat identified
Researchers complete genome assembly of durum wheat, identify gene responsible for cadmium accumulation University of Alberta biologists identify gene responsible ...
Scientists identify a key gene in the transmission of deadly African sleeping sickness
Study by UCLA, Swiss life scientists reveals critical insights on disease-causing parasitesCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA Life scientists from UCLA and the ...
A new role for genetics in cancer therapy-induced cardiomyopathy
Scientists discover that rare gene variants are associated with development of adult and pediatric CCM Recent advances in the development ...
CSI meets conservation
Scant amounts of DNA reveal conservation clues, Stanford University researchers and their colleagues foundCredit: Prasenjeet Yadav The key to solving ...
Genetic code of WWI soldier's cholera mapped
The bacterium was isolated from a British soldier during World War One (WWI) and stored for over 100 years before ...
Next-generation gene drive arrives
CRISPR-based 'allelic drive' allows genetic editing with selective precision and broad implicationsCredit: Bier Lab, UC San Diego New CRISPR-based gene ...
Cancer-killing combination therapies unveiled with new drug-screening tool
Method IDs which targeted therapies, inadequate on their own, can be paired up to kill non-responsive cancers UC San Francisco ...
Everyday enzymes, now grown in plants
Myriad industrial processes rely on enzymes, from making orange juice to manufacturing denim jeans. Research emerging from the University of ...
Genetic breakthrough on tropical grass could help develop climate-friendly cattle farms
The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative impacts of cattle farming. The ...
Genome assembly of pasta wheat leads to new insights for modern wheat breeding
Credit: Simona Corneti Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK Gatersleben) participated to perform ...
Researchers explain signals of CpG ‘traffic lights’ in DNA
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office A research team featuring bioinformaticians from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) has identified ...
UConn and Foundation for Prader Willi Research create stem cell biobank
A centralized, high-quality bank of stem cells will help researchers better understand Prader Willi SyndromeCredit: Yaling Liu/UConn A new collaboration ...
High-tech tissue study reveals which cells drive a painful food allergy
Findings also raise questions about a popular food supplementCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--An eight-year hunt for the cells that drive the ...
