Gene-edited chicken cells resist bird flu virus in the lab
Scientists have used gene-editing techniques to stop the bird flu virus from spreading in chicken cells grown in the lab. ...
Tag: Genetics
Researchers discover cells that change their identity during normal development
Credit: UVA A new study by researchers at the University of Virginia and other institutions has discovered a type of ...
Plant lineage points to different evolutionary playbook for temperate species
Credit: Rebecca Stubbs/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An ancient, cosmopolitan lineage of plants is shaking up scientists' understanding of how ...
Germline gene therapy pioneer, teenage son make case for safe treatment
OHSU's Shoukhrat Mitalipov, son publish perspective in Nature MedicineCredit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff An internationally known embryologist and his son make the ...
New genetic weapons challenge sickle cell disease
Rice University lab's CRISPR-Cas9 strategy offers two-pronged attackCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 3, 2019) - Help for patients ...
Montana State computer scientists help expand horizon of genetics research
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- A tweaked gene or two among the millions or even billions of ...
Phosphorylation of Regnase-1 lets IL-17 run amok
A research team led by Osaka University finds that blocking the phosphorylation of mRNA-degrading enzyme Regnase-1 helps prevent excessive inflammation ...
SYNGO Consortium releases public data resource for universal reference in synapse research
Brain research consortium brings together scientific knowledge about synapses and uncovers new properties & disease links Synapses, the junctions that ...
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research funds new center at University of Pennsylvania
$12 million awarded to study radiation therapy and immune signalingStanding L-R: Kevin Mahoney, James Metz, Michele Cleary, Robert Vonderheide, Jon ...
A treasure map to understanding the epigenetic causes of disease
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine More than 15 years after scientists first mapped the human genome, most diseases still cannot ...
Can cannabinoids help treat obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 30, 2019--The body's endocannabinoid system, due to the critical ...
ASCO: Finally, a tool to predict response to chemotherapy before bladder cancer surgery
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center University of Colorado Cancer Center led clinical trial data show that a predictive tool ...
Changes to immune genes link paternal smoking with childhood asthma
Children exposed to paternal tobacco smoking before birth are more likely to develop asthma -- and associated changes to immune ...
To curb infection, bacteria direct their defenses against themselves
Sometimes, the best defense against hostile invaders is a good, long nap. Or at least, that strategy seems to work ...
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