Cell lesson: better coordinated than isolated
In a new study published in Nature Communications, scientists led by Juana Díez show that the three main stages of ...
Tag: Genetics
The holm oak transcriptome is rebuilt, a key step towards understanding its biology
Holm oaks are some of the most emblematic trees in Mediterranean forests and the most abundant ones on the Iberian ...
Vitamin B12 is identified as the inhibitor of a key enzyme in hereditary Parkinson’s disease
It could be used as a basis to develop new therapies to combat hereditary Parkinson's Parkinson's is the most common, ...
Blocking epigenetic Swiss army knife may be a new strategy for treating colorectal cancer
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 4, 2019) -- A new study out today in ...
New guidelines push for better controlled experiments with synthetic nucleic acids
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 4, 2019--Researchers have proposed new guidelines to overcome current problems ...
A new DFG Research Unit for rare genetic diseases
How can we improve the identification and prompt diagnosis of genetic diseases? A new Research Unit at Charité - Universitätsmedizin ...
Opitz C Syndrome: New advances to improve the genetic diagnose of an ultra-rare disease
When the early diagnose is mistakenCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Opitz C syndrome (OCS), an ultra-rare disease that causes serious physical ...
Researchers receive multi-year grants to identify corneal ulcer genetic biomarkers
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine More than 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many ...
Montana State postdoctoral researcher wins LSRF fellowship for CRISPR research
Credit: MSU photo by Kelly Gorham BOZEMAN -- When Andrew Santiago-Frangos came down the hallway with a slightly stunned look ...
Fellowship to further international research links in Huntington’s disease
A researcher from the University of Plymouth has been awarded a fellowship from the Royal Society to help tackle the ...
First clinical trial of reformulated epileptic drug to treat medically refractory epilepsy
AURORA, Colo. (April 3, 2019) - A currently approved epileptic drug to treat seizures has been modified by a University ...
Tipping the scales
Labeling proteins with ubiquitin paves new road to cell regulation researchCredit: K. Lang / TUM Human cells have a sophisticated ...
Bryce Seifert, Ph.D., earns 2019 Richard King Award for best publication by a trainee
Bryce Seifert, Ph.D., Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellow at Duke University School of Medicine is the recipient of the 2019 ...
New protein for gene editing may improve disease treatment, sustainable manufacturing
Innovation could change how gene editing is approached in the futureCredit: Kevin Solomon/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Gene editing ...
Gene levels could help predict prognosis for colorectal cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 3, 2019) - Levels of a gene that helps the ...
A new art and science collaboration at CRG in Barcelona: Genome-inspired fashion design
The designer Carolin Vogler and scientists at the Centre for Genomic Regulation have been awarded one of the STARTS Residencies, ...
Is your melanoma hot enough for immunotherapy?
Melanomas tend to be "hot" or "cold" - if they're hot, immunotherapy lights melanoma tumors like beacons for elimination by ...
Breast cancer study by UCR medical student could help patients live longer
Surgery is associated with increased survival for patients with HER2-positive stage 4 breast cancerCredit: AACR A student at the University ...
$2 million NIH grant for treating disease linked to APOL1
Credit: Children's National Children's researcher Zhe Han, Ph.D., has received a $2 million award from the National Institutes of Health ...
Brightly-colored fairy wrens not attacked by predators more than their dull counterparts
In "Conspicuous Plumage Does Not Increase Predation Risk: A Continent-Wide Test Using Model Songbirds," published in the American Naturalist, Kristal ...
