Tag: Genetics

Researchers reveal how pancreatic ß-cells respond to an inflammatory environment and its implication in developing Type 1 diabetesCredit: Josep Carreras ...

A new CRISPR-Cas9 protein to increase precision of gene editing

Credit: City University of Hong Kong A team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Karolinska Institutet ...

Genetically modified mice can show which functional foods can heal kidney disease

Scientists create a mouse model that can show kidney disease progression and treatment in live animalsCredit: Associate Professor Noriyuki Yanaka ...

A solution to a hairy problem in forensic science

Making hair proteomics a practical method for forensic investigationCredit: N. Hanacek/NIST In an effort to make hair comparison a more ...

Scientists crack structure of a novel enzyme linked to cell growth and cancer

UC Riverside-led study could lead to the development of drugs that target liver and other cancersCredit: Song lab, UC Riverside ...

Helping quinoa brave the heat

Credit: Kevin Murphy Quinoa is a healthy food many know and love. As its popularity grows, more farmers are interested ...

Achilles heel of tumor cells

November 5, 2019

Credit: Image: Armin Wiegering / University of Wuerzburg In 90 percent of all cases of colon cancer, the tumour cells ...

Ancient bone protein reveals which turtles were on the menu in Florida, Caribbean

Credit: Michelle LeFebvre/Florida Museum MANCHESTER, England and GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Thousands of years ago, the inhabitants of modern-day Florida and ...

Published a clinical guide for the genomic diagnosis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Chronic Myelomonocytic leukaemia

Credit: Helena Díaz. Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute In Spain, a workgroup of more than 400 researchers, the Spanish Group ...

CNIO researchers describe a molecular strategy that helps prevent tumour formation in mice

Credit: CNIO The body's process for manufacturing fatty acids is regulated by the enzyme FASN. In normal cells, this is ...

New database enhances genomics research collaboration

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Sharing datasets that reveal the function of genomic variants in health and disease ...

Researchers engineer insulin-producing cells activated by light for diabetes

Pancreatic beta cells 'switched on' by light are engineered to enhance production of insulin in response to glucose levelsCredit: Tufts ...

Alzheimer’s Association Zenith Fellows awards pursue novel treatments, protection gene

Grants support new approaches to treatment of Alzheimer's and other dementiasCredit: Alzheimer's Association CHICAGO, October 31, 2019 - The Alzheimer's ...

Harvesting genes to improve watermelons

An international team of researchers have created a resource that could help plant breeders increase the domestic watermelon's quality and ...

Online tool speeds response to elephant poaching by tracing ivory to source

Credit: Photo by Michael Jeffords and Susan Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new tool uses an interactive database of geographic ...

1,100 plants examined in massive, 9-year genomic diversity study

Six scientists with UT involved in effort to assess 1 billion years of plant evolutionCredit: Photo by A. Petlewski, Cornell ...

A new hazelnut has cracked its competitive marketplace

'PollyO' is proving to be a desirable hybridCredit: Shawn Mehlenbacher Researchers from Oregon State University have completed an examination of, ...

Malaria parasite lives on the edge

Risky strategy prepares the parasite for the unexpected but could be exploited to fight the deadly diseaseCredit: Penn State The ...

Unlocking the black box of embryonic development

International collaboration improves method for culturing primate embryos to learn more about human developmentCredit: Weizhi Ji/Kunming University of Science and ...

Discovery may help derail Parkinson’s ‘runaway train’