Tag: Genetics

November 13, 2019

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Researchers have narrowed down the malaria proteins and disease-fighting antibodies that could be used ...

System by which plants have formed secondary buds since ancient times illuminated

November 13, 2019

Credit: Kobe University A collaborative research group has succeeded in identifying an important transcription factor, GCAM1, which allows liverwort plants ...

University of Florida scientists advance citrus greening research efforts

Credit: The American Phytopathological Society Citrus greening, a devastating disease, has reduced Florida citrus production by 70%, according to most ...

Delivering large genes to the retina is problematic

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2019--A new study has shown that a commonly used ...

Small RNAs link immune system and brain cells

Sex-specific processes in schizophrenia and bipolar disorderCredit: Sebastian Lobentanzer FRANKFURT. Recent studies have found a high genetic similarity of the ...

Polygenic risk score improves psychosis risk prediction

A new study by UNC researchers finds that using a polygenic risk score (PRS) based on data from genome-wide association ...

UC research finds potential target for tumor-causing condition

November 11, 2019

Credit: Colleen Kelley / University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI -- University of Cincinnati researchers have found additional ways to target the ...

Too much sugar doesn’t put the brakes on turbocharged crops

November 11, 2019

Credit: Charles Tambiah/ CoE for Translational Photosynthesis Plants make sugars to form leaves to grow and produce grains and fruits ...

New tool facilitates genetic mapping of polyploid plants

Available online for free, polyploid mapping system developed in Brazil helps breeders of sugarcane, kiwi, blueberry, sweet potato and forages, ...

Genetic diversity facilitates cancer therapy

Cancer patients with more different HLA genes respond better to treatmentCredit: MPI f. Developmental Biology/ Jürgen Berger The constant battle ...

Scientists develop method to standardize genetic data analysis

Credit: MIPT Press Office MIPT researchers have collaborated with Atlas Biomedical Holding and developed a new bioinformatics data analysis method. ...

Chimera formation could favor the expansion of invasive species in the marine environment

Didemnum vexillum: A global invaderCredit: Xavier Turon (CEAB-CSIC) A new article published in the journal Scientific Reports reveals 44% of ...

From plants, UVA extracts a better way to determine what our genes do

New technique to help explore genetic diseases, benefit drug developmentCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Scientists at the University of ...

Ancient Rome: a 12,000-year history of genetic flux, migrations and diversity

Credit: © Michaela Lucci The study, published November 8 in Science, focuses on the ancient DNA of individuals from Rome ...

Targeted gene modification in animal pathogenic chlamydia

Microscopic picture of a Guinea pig cell with Chlamydia caviae bacteria inclusion. The human pathogenic bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is the ...

Stem cell transplants used to grow fully functional lungs in mice

Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Researchers at Columbia University were able to grow fully functional lungs in mouse embryos ...

New molecule reduces the aggressiveness of pediatric cancer

A microRNA inhibitor identified by researchers at the FAPESP-supported Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center reduced the sizes of ...

World’s most comprehensive study of a deadly heart condition yields 1st results