Tag: Genetics

February 6, 2019

Findings may point to potential cure for addictionCredit: University of Houston The Akay Lab biomedical research team at the University ...

Shedding light on zebrafish daily rhythms: Clock gene functions revealed

February 6, 2019

(?)Luminescent traces from individual wild type and zPer2-/- zCry1a-/- zCry2a-/- cultured... view more Tokyo, Japan - Animals have distinct behavioral ...

Researchers publish largest description of ST3GAL5 (GM3 Synthase) deficiency

Researchers have combined the largest description of ST3GAL5 (GM3 synthase) deficiency using detailed natural history data from 104 individuals of ...

New anti-CRISPR proteins discovered in soil and human gut

Scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU) have found four new anti-CRISPR proteins that are distributed across ...

The ALS Association and the Tow Foundation commit additional $6 million to New York Genome Center

New funding to support Center for Genomics of Neurodegenerative DiseaseCredit: New York Genome Center Washington, D.C. (February 5, 2019) - ...

Over 800 new genome regions possibly relevant to human evolution identified

Credit: UAB A study by the research group Bioinformatics of Genome Diversity at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), published ...

Origins of depression brought into focus in large-scale genetic study

Hundreds of genes have been newly linked to depression, shedding light on the origins of the condition and highlighting personality ...

First patient affected by a mutation in the nucleoside transporter SLC28 gene family

Nucleosides: essential biomolecules for lifeCredit: University of Barcelona A research team has described the first case of a patient affected ...

Genome structure of malaria parasites linked to virulence

UC Riverside-led research could help develop novel therapeutic strategies to combat malariaCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- An ...

Structure of virus that infects bacteria in hot springs is revealed

Discovery by Rutgers and other scientists could enhance targeted drug deliveryCredit: RCSB PDB: 2xvr Scientists have revealed the structure of ...

It's all in the code: protein production efficiency can be predicted by gene sequence

Scientists from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro explored mRNA and protein databases to unravel hidden meanings of the ...

Yeast study prompts rethink of DNA safekeeping

Credit: David Gallo DNA replication is more prone to errors at times of stress leading to mutations that could cause ...

Rapid gene cloning technique will transform crop disease protection

Credit: Ruby O'Grady Researchers have pioneered a new method which allows them to rapidly recruit disease resistance genes from wild ...

More than 100 new gut bacteria discovered in human microbiome