New model predicts substantial reduction of malaria transmitting mosquitoes
The role of mosquitoes in spreading malaria is the biggest factor behind a recent study that found them to be ...
Tag: Genetics
Researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s optimize gene editing for SCD and beta thalassemia
New strategy for editing blood stem cells is more efficient and targetedCredit: Daniel Bauer/Boston Children's Hospital Researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's ...
Fungus has decimated the populations of 501 amphibian species worldwide
Survey by researchers in 16 countries is published in Science. Authors say chytrid fungus is responsible for heaviest biodiversity loss ...
UAB aging and longevity researchers win international prize
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham aging expert -- and once-upon-a-time lion trainer -- Steven Austad, ...
Feather mites may help clean birds’ plumage, study shows
Microscopic analysis shows feather mites may be beneficial to birds -- not harmful, as previously thoughtCredit: Heather Proctor Feather mites ...
New study confirms EpCAM as promising target for cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 28, 2019--Researchers have shown that cancer immunotherapy targeting the tumor ...
CNIO researchers identify a new gene involved in the development of a rare endocrine tumour
Credit: CNIO Paragangliomas and phaeochromocytomas are very rare neuroendocrine tumours: there are only 3-8 cases per million inhabitants worldwide. They ...
Videos to tell the youngest generations about science
The UC3M's FECYT projectCredit: UC3M This project, named "Science is coming: the science that is creating your future", will address ...
How mosquitoes smell human sweat (and new ways to stop them)
Credit: Alex Wild Female mosquitoes are known to rely on an array of sensory information to find people to bite, ...
Research leads to new molecular diagnostic tool
Computational analysis of epigenetic patterns facilitates diagnosis of unknown hereditary disorders LONDON, ON - A new sophisticated computational model, developed ...
Crime scene schizophrenia — 30 genes under suspicion
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum The research group led by Prof. Alex Schier, Director of the University of Basel's Biozentrum, ...
NFCR at the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
ROCKVILLE, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) will be well represented at the 110th annual meeting of ...
Okinawan sea grapes reveal secrets of plant evolution
Scientists decoded the genome of the popular Okinawan seaweed 'umi-budo' or 'sea grapes,' which could help ease the crop's cultivation ...
Sepsis study to focus on genes in quest for treatments
Scientists say the study could help identify those most vulnerable to sepsis, which kills more than 50,000 people in the ...
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