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 ...
Tag: Genetics
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
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
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
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
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A group of Florida Museum of Natural History scientists has ...
Thriving on teamwork: new research shows how brain cells filter information in groups
Salk discovery could help to better understand how neurons work together in networks to shape our perceptions of the worldCredit: ...