First gene knockout in a cephalopod is achieved at Marine Biological Laboratory
Credit: Karen Crawford WOODS HOLE, Mass. --A team at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has achieved the first gene knockout ...
Tag: Genetics
Rena Bizios to receive the BioMedSA Award for Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience
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
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
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
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
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 ...
