Sorghum, a close relative of corn, tested for disease resistance on Pennsylvania farms
Credit: Surinder Chopra/Penn State With sorghum poised to become an important crop grown by Pennsylvania farmers, Penn State researchers, in ...
Tag: Genetics
Engineered NK cells can eliminate glioblastoma stem cells
Deleting the TFG-β receptor in NK cells overcame immune suppression and enabled anti-tumor activity in preclinical modelsCredit: MD Anderson Cancer ...
Mutant genes can promote genetic transfer across taxonomic kingdoms
Credit: Kazuki Moriguchi, Hiroshima University Bacteria do not sexually reproduce, but that does not stop them from exchanging genetic information ...
Hired blade: Anchoring complex in plant cells recruits its own katana sword
Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology find that an anchoring complex stabilizes microtubule creation sites within plant cells, ...
Damage control: Plants juggle genome maintenance and growth by being organized
Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology find that control of the plant hormones cytokinin and auxin help damaged ...
Scientists demonstrate promising new approach for treating cystic fibrosis
Scientists led by UNC School of Medicine researchers Silvia Kreda, Ph.D., and Rudolph Juliano, Ph.D., created an improved oligonucleotide therapy ...
Natural killers: Using the body’s cells to target breast cancer
Study lays groundwork for possible new immunotherapy for the world's most commonly diagnosed cancerCredit: Clemson University It sounds like a ...
CNIO researchers discover that a protein that facilitates DNA repair may potentiate chemotherapy
The PrimPol protein helps the cell to survive the damage caused by chemotherapy; the researchers want to make tumor cells ...
Harmful protein waste in the muscle
Study clarifies cause of a rare genetic muscle diseaseCredit: © Kenichi Kimura/UKB An international team of researchers led by the ...
Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome
Credit: Earlham Institute/Quadram Institute/EMBL The human gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microbes that are constantly interacting ...
USC study reveals potential new treatment target for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC identify a novel target related to the blood-brain barrier and a potential ...
A new model of Alzheimer’s progression
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized ...
Pinpointing how cancer cells turn aggressive
Penn scientists have developed a new method for tracing the lineage and gene expression patterns of metastatic cancer at the ...
How cells measure themselves
Credit: John Innes Centre Ever since scientists discovered cells under the microscope more than 350 years ago, they have noted ...
New study gives clue to the cause, and possible treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
Zebrafish model research reveals clues about molecular triggers of Parkinson's DiseaseCredit: Matsui et al., Nat Commun. 2021 Niigata, Japan - ...
Memory biomarkers confirm aerobic exercise helps cognitive function in older adults
Study conducted on older adults with familial and genetic risk for Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Florida Atlantic University Increasing evidence shows that ...
LIM domain only 1: One gene, many roles in cancer
Researchers detail another gene target that could be the crucial link to curing different cancersCredit: Chinese Medical Journal Humans have ...
Ion and lipid transporters specialize for their niche
Credit: Sara Basse Hansen, Aarhus University Cell viability require that a variety of functions at the cell membrane are maintained ...
Rapamycin changes the way our DNA is stored
Researchers discover an unexpected link between DNA winding and metabolism in the gut to ameliorate ageingCredit: Hanna Salmonowicz, Monney Medical ...
New adaptable nanoparticle platform enables enhanced delivery of gene therapies
Credit: RCSI Scientists have developed polypeptide-based materials that act as effective vectors for delivering gene therapies. The first-of-its-kind platform enables ...