Tag: Genetics

July 30, 2020

Credit: UTSA Communications (July 30, 2020) -- BioMedSA, the non-profit corporation founded in 2005 to promote and grow San Antonio's ...

Genetically similar fungi cause severe infections in different hospitals

July 29, 2020

Present in the human digestive tract, species of Candida can cause bloodstream infections in patients in hospital intensive care units; ...

ENCODE3: Interpreting the human and mouse genomes

July 29, 2020

Credit: ENCODE Scientists around the world have access to a rich trove of information through the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements ...

Human coagulation factor XIIIa expressed in pichia pastoris as fXIIIa hemostatic agent

This article by Dr. Xu et al. is published in Protein & Peptide Letters, 2020Credit: Dr. Xu et al., Bentham ...

Scientists unlock genetic secrets of wine growers’ worst enemy

Pest colonizes grape vines, forms root and leaf tumors, repels other predatorsCredit: Paul Nabity/UCR Following a decade-long effort, scientists have ...

Gene variations at birth reveal origins of inflammation and immune disease

Credit: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute A study published in the journal Nature Communications has pinpointed a number of areas ...

Studies demonstrate further evidence WTC responders are at risk for dementia

Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, July 27, 2020 - Two studies led by Stony Brook University researchers to ...

The big gulp: Inside-out protection of parasitic worms against host defenses

Credit: Jayhun Lee, Newmark Lab, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- A team of developmental biologists at the Morgridge Institute ...

European maize highlights the hidden differences within a species

Credit: Picture : A. Ruban and A. Houben, IPK, Gatersleben Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) was initially domesticated by Native ...

Researchers develop new cytosine base editors with high specificity and precision

Credit: IGDB Base editors, which enable production of highly efficient targeted point mutations in genomic DNA without causing double-stranded DNA ...

Unparalleled inventory of the human gut ecosystem

Scientists compile into a public database over 200 000 genomes from more than 4 600 species of gut bacteriaCredit: Credit: ...

New genome mapper is like “upgrading from dial-up to fibre-optic”

Credit: Marc Marti-Renom Researchers from Harvard University, the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG) and the Centre for Genomic Regulation ...

Glacial stream insect may tolerate warmer waters

Credit: Photo by Joe Giersch PULLMAN, Wash. - An endangered aquatic insect that lives in icy streams fed by glaciers ...

Big brains and dexterous hands

July 24, 2020

Credit: Karin Isler, ZOOM Erlebniswelt, Gelsenkirchen People are very skilled with their hands, but take a very long time to ...

Discovery of a rare human gene mutation that causes MAIT cells to disappear

July 24, 2020

Credit: (C) Erica Tandori A collaboration between Monash Health, the Australian Genomics Health Alliance (AGHA) and researchers at the Monash ...

PolyA-miner assesses the effect of alternative polyadenylation on gene expression

Credit: HK Yalamanchili/Liu lab/Nucleic Acids Research, 2020. Researchers with an interest in unraveling gene regulation in human health and disease ...

The genetic basis of bats’ superpowers revealed

First six reference-quality bat genomes released and analysedCredit: Olivier Farcy For the first time, the raw genetic material that codes ...

Research breakthrough in fight against chytrid fungus

Genes responsible for protecting frogs may play role in death from global diseaseCredit: Photo credit: Veronica Urgiles, University of Central ...

Meet Cosmo, a bull calf designed to produce 75% male offspring

Scientists use CRISPR technology to insert sex-determining geneCredit: Alison Van Eenennaam/UC Davis Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have ...

Neandertals may have had a lower threshold for pain