Cancer research reveals how mutations in a specific gene cause different types of disease
Credit: University of Birmingham Leading cancer experts at the University of Birmingham have solved a long-standing question of how various ...
Tag: Genetics
GM plant grows insect sex pheromone compounds needed for green pest control in agriculture
GM plant to give boost to green insect controlsCredit: Kurt Miller Photography RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The camelina plant, a source ...
Rare quadruple-helix DNA found in living human cells with glowing probes
Credit: Imperial College London New probes allow scientists to see four-stranded DNA interacting with molecules inside living human cells, unravelling ...
A niche for the eye
Credit: Image courtesy Ting Xie Lab KANSAS CITY, MO--What if the degenerative eye conditions that lead to glaucoma, corneal dystrophy, ...
A fly’s eye view of evolution
Research team led by Göttingen University investigates molecular basis of eye size variation in insectsCredit: Georg Bullinger The fascinating compound ...
Inferring human genomes at a fraction of the cost promises to boost biomedical research
Credit: Delaneau Group Thousands of genetic markers have already been robustly associated with complex human traits, such as Alzheimer's disease, ...
Two Berkeley Lab scientists honored with the Lawrence Award
The Department of Energy's award goes to a microbiologist and a nuclear physicist.Credit: Berkeley Lab, Noah Berger/UC Berkeley, Princeton University ...
Ukraine genome survey adds missing pieces to human diversity puzzle
International Ukraine Genetic Diversity Project finds a quarter of the genetic variation in Europe, dramatically increasing information on population diversity ...
Fetal-maternal discordance in APOL1 genotype contributes to preeclampsia risk
Credit: Hong and Rosenberg, et al, AJKD Fetal APOL1 kidney risk alleles are associated with increased risk for preeclampsia in ...
Gene-editing produces tenfold increase in superbug slaying antibiotics
Credit: Dr Dino J. Martins Scientists have used gene-editing advances to achieve a tenfold increase in the production of super-bug ...
NYUAD scientists uncover the genomic differences of marine and freshwater microalgae
Credit: image adapted from James L. Van Etten and David D. Dunigan, doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1005751.g001) Fast facts: This study describes essential differences ...
A CNIO study links severe COVID-19 disease to short telomeres
The study was carried out with data from 89 patients admitted to the IFEMA HospitalCredit: CNIO Patients with severe COVID-19 ...
More than just a sun tan: Ultraviolet light helps marine animals to tell the time of year
Credit: © Enrique Arboleda/Markus Hartl) Most organisms on earth depend on the energy from the sun. Sunlight is also an ...
NIST publishes a beginner’s guide to DNA origami
Credit: K. Dill/NIST In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again ...
Bacteria can tell the time
Credit: Professor Ákos Kovács, Technical University of Denmark Humans have them, so do other animals and plants. Now research reveals ...
Autism theory 25 years in the making
Combination of socially valued traits and disabilities can lead to conditionCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center A unifying explanation of the ...
Tasmanian tiger pups found to be extraordinary similar to wolf pups
Tasmanian tigers start to look like dogs in the pouchCredit: The Pask Lab Micro-CT scanning and digital reconstructions have been ...
Which came first, sleep or the brain?
Researchers find that, despite lacking a brain, Hydra exhibit characteristics at a molecular and genetic level associated with sleep in ...
Study: e-cigarettes trigger inflammation in the gut
Chemicals used for vaping break down zipper-like junctions between cells in the gut, leading to chronic inflammation and potential for ...
Intelligence deficit: Conclusion from the mouse to the human being
Researchers create an animal model for studying GPI anchor deficienciesCredit: © Miguel Rodriguez de los Santos Impaired intelligence, movement disorders ...
