Making 'sense' of the 'cart before the horse' in mammalian cells.
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A fusion gene is a new gene made by joining parts of two different genes. ...
Tag: Genetics
Cancer: A mutation that breaks gene interplay in 3D
Credit: Giovanni Ciriello (UNIL) Inside the cell, DNA is tightly wrapped around proteins and packed in a complex, 3D structure ...
Big data provides clues for characterizing immunity in Japanese
An Osaka University-centered research team has performed fine-mapping of the key immunity-related part of the genome, revealing associations between gene ...
San Antonio regenerative medicine conference to showcase future of stem cells
(San Antonio, Jan 28, 2019) - Doctors regularly perform stem cell transplants, also known as bone marrow transplants, to replace ...
Birds-of-paradise genomes target sexual selection
New genomic data from 5 birds-of-paradise reveal genes that are shaped by selection and help explain the origin of their ...
Hens that lay human proteins in eggs offer future therapy hope
Credit: Norrie Russell, The Roslin Institute Chickens that are genetically modified to produce human proteins in their eggs can offer ...
Morris Animal Foundation awards $1 million for new canine and feline health studies
Worth more than a few happy barks and meows, Morris Animal Foundation announced it awarded nearly $1 million in grants ...
Helmholtz scientists identify the causes of cortisone-induced side effects
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München Patients undergoing long-term treatment with steroids may suffer from metabolic side effects. Researchers at the ...
Common pain reliever can improve survival in head and neck cancer
Researchers find some cancer cell lines are more sensitive to NSAID treatment Regular use of a common type of medication, ...
Interferon regulatory factor 6 mutations implicated in neural tube defects, including spina bifida
International team of 27 authors is first to link DNA variants in IRF6 to this common birth defectCredit: Children's National ...
PopPUNK advances speed of bacterial pathogen surveillance
Credit: Lees et al. 2019 Jan 24, 2019 -- Differences in genetic diversity among bacterial pathogens correlate with clinically important ...
Genetic risk for ADHD manifest in brain structure in childhood
Genetic variants related to intelligence and educational attainment found to be associated with larger total brain volume There is only ...
New drug targets for BRCA-driven cancer uncovered
Preclinical study yields previously unreported, potent and generalizable hits representing potential drug targets for hereditary breast, ovarian cancer BRCA1 and ...
Copy number variants contribute to risk of 'schizophrenia-like' bipolar disorder subtype
A genome-wide association study in Biological Psychiatry examines the role of copy number variants in subtypes of bipolar disorder Philadelphia, ...