Tag: Genetics

About one in every 5,000 babies is born without enteric neurons in distal colon resulting in Hirschsprung's disease. Because of ...

Should researchers engineer a spicy tomato?

Credit: Emmanuel Rezende Naves The chili pepper, from an evolutionary perspective, is the tomato's long-lost spitfire cousin. They split off ...

Scientists call for more diversity in genomic research

A growing number of genomic studies have generated important discoveries regarding human health and behaviour, but new research from the ...

Northwestern urology program receives $10 million gift to create a Urologic Cancer Institute

Credit: Northwestern Medicine Northwestern Medicine received a $10 million gift to fund the creation of a new multidisciplinary institute dedicated ...

Genetic testing does not cause undue worry for breast cancer patients

January 4, 2019

Newer genetic tests introduce more ambiguity, but a new study finds patients are not overreacting to uncertain resultsCredit: University of ...

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research funds eight high-risk, high-reward projects

January 4, 2019

Announcing the inaugural cohort of The Mark Foundation's Emerging Leader Awards NEW YORK, NY -- The Mark Foundation for Cancer ...

Engineers create an inhalable form of messenger RNA

January 4, 2019

Patients with lung disease could find relief by breathing in messenger RNA molecules Messenger RNA, which can induce cells to ...

BabySeq project explores impacts of genetic disease testing in newborns

In the 1960s, doctors began screening newborns for a metabolic condition called phenylketonuria (PKU). Since then, dozens of other diseases ...

DNA design that anyone can do

Computer program can translate a free-form 2-D drawing into a DNA structure Researchers at MIT and Arizona State University have ...

Bulldogs' screw tails linked to human genetic disease

Credit: Katy Robertson With their small size, stubby faces and wide-set eyes, bulldogs, French bulldogs and Boston terriers are among ...

Newborn genomic sequencing detects unanticipated disease risk factors

BabySeq Project finds that genomic sequencing identified risk for childhood-onset disorders, including highly actionable conditions, in 9.4 percent of newborns ...

What makes two species different?

The role of selfish genes in distinguishing a speciesCredit: University of Nebraska photos / Rodolfo Villegas Most evolutionary biologists distinguish ...

Fruit flies help to shed light on the evolution of metabolism

Diet choice of animal species is highly variable. Some are specialists feeding only on one food source, such as a ...

A cause of possible genetic problems in mitochondria is revealed

These results can help treat human diseases associated with mitochondrial diseases A group of researchers from the Andalusian Centre for ...

Study looking to prevent type 1 diabetes follows children into adolescence

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 3, 2019) - Scientists are narrowing in on checklists of ...

Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors

Tailoring treatment to men, women may improve survival For decades, scientists have recognized that more males get cancer and die ...

Mystery of Yemen cholera epidemic solved

The most likely source of the cholera epidemic in Yemen has been discovered by scientists The most likely source of ...

Study identifies genetic mutation responsible for tuberculosis vulnerability

If you live in the United States, you are unlikely to come into contact with the microbe that causes tuberculosis. ...

New findings on genes that drive male-female brain differences, timing of puberty

Columbia University researchers identify genetic pathway to sexual maturation in roundworms that may serve same function in humansCredit: Nicoletta Barolini/Columbia ...

Scientists: 'Time is ripe' to use big data for planet-sized plant questions