Researchers discover cell mechanism that delays and repairs DNA damage that can lead to cancer
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a specific mechanism that protects our cells from natural DNA errors - ...
Tag: Genetics
Biologists find the long and short of it when it comes to chromosomes
A team of biologists has uncovered a mechanism that determines faithful inheritance of short chromosomes during the reproductive process. The ...
Radiation-resistant E. coli evolved in the lab give view into DNA repair
Credit: Michael Cox Lab MADISON -- Scientists in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Biochemistry are watching evolution happen in real ...
An existing drug may have therapeutic potential in mitochondrial disease
CHOP researchers: Animal studies may offer clues to possible precision medicine approachCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia New preclinical findings from ...
Improved outlook for people of African descent with treatment-resistant schizophrenia
More people of African descent with treatment-resistant schizophrenia could be safely given drug best proven to manage symptoms A study ...
Study sheds more light on genes’ ‘on/off’ switches
Regulation of genes by noncoding DNA might help explain the complex interplay between our environment and genetic expression It takes ...
‘Ibiza is different’, genetically
An investigation reveals that Ibizans are genetically different from the rest of Spain inhabitants. The genetic difference is comparable to ...
Cancer genes’ age and function strongly influence their mutational status
Novel insights on early cancer genes and their role in the human gene regulation network could aid future development of ...
Right- or left-handed? Gene expression tells the story of snail evolution
More than a trait, a snail's handedness could be the sign of a new speciesCredit: Takahiro Asami, Shinshu University Snails, ...
CRISPR reveals the secret life of antimicrobial peptides
Credit: Mark Austin Hanson, EPFL When it comes to the immune system, we usually think about lymphocytes like B and ...
How genetic background shapes individual differences within a species
Every genome is different and scientists are beginning to understand what this means for life of an organismCredit: Mike Weber ...
Common virus is 'less prone to mutation' giving hope for vaccine development
One of the commonest causes of congenital disability, the Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV), is less prone to mutation than previously thought, ...
Breeding a better strawberry
Scientists uncover genetic roadmap of cultivated strawberryCredit: UC Davis Consumers want strawberries to be red, sweet, ripe and juicy, like ...
Some personal beliefs and morals may stem from genetics
A new baby is often welcomed with speculation about whether they got their eyes and nose from mom or dad, ...
Researchers discover ‘chromosome scanner’ that protects against cancer
DNA In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified one of the main mechanisms behind the ...
Uncovering the origins of cultivated strawberries
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Until now, little has been known about the evolutionary origins of the ...
Scientists lay foundation for single-cell level understanding of DNA replication
In all living organisms, proliferating cells go through the fundamental process of DNA replication. Through this process, they faithfully duplicate ...
New skeletal disease found and explained
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new and rare skeletal disease. In a study published in the ...
Researchers identify possible role of Foxp1 protein in control of autoimmune diseases
Scientists at the Higher School of Economics, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBCh RAS), ...
With nanotubes, genetic engineering in plants is easy-peasy
DNA riding on a nanotube easily slips into plant cells, allowing non-GMO modificationsCredit: UC Berkeley graphic by Ella Marushchenko Inserting ...