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New Genomic Method Unlocks Diagnoses for Rare Conditions

A new genomic method has enabled multiple people with rare conditions to receive diagnoses that were previously unattainable by identifying complex structural genetic changes that are often missed by standard tests.

4 Nov 2025

Expansion Microscopy Reveals Hidden Architecture of Oceanic Plankton

Plankton are the invisible engines of life on Earth, producing much of the planet's oxygen and forming the foundation of the oceanic food chain.

3 Nov 2025

Genetic Variants Reveal Unexpected Link Between Obesity Risk and Cholesterol Levels

Individuals with a genetic profile that puts them at risk of obesity may not necessarily be at risk of having high cholesterol, UTHealth Houston researchers discovered.

31 Oct 2025

Researchers Discover Novel Clubroot Resistance Gene Crr5 in Chinese Cabbage

Clubroot disease, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is a devastating soil-borne pathogen that severely threatens global production of cruciferous crops.

28 Oct 2025

Electromagnetic Levitation Enables Noninvasive Sorting of Cancer and Healthy Cells

Stanford Medicine researchers invent an electromagnetic device that can gently sort different types of cells by levitating them to different heights.

28 Oct 2025

First Chromosome-Scale Genome Assembly of Blackcurrant Reveals Drought Adaptation Strategies

Drought stress disrupts plant growth, metabolism, and reproduction, with devastating effects on crop productivity worldwide.

27 Oct 2025

Biological Bulldozer Mechanism Explains Ants’ Powerful Sense of Smell

Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds.

23 Oct 2025

New Method Brings Precision to Monitoring Beneficial Bacteria After FMT

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and their collaborators have developed a new technology to track beneficial bacteria after fecal microbiota transplants (FMT).

23 Oct 2025

Synthetic Biology Unlocks New Ways to Engineer Plant–Microbe Interactions

By integrating engineering principles with plant biology, this review highlights how redesigned genetic pathways and plant-based biosensors can deepen understanding of plant responses to both harmful and beneficial microbes.

17 Oct 2025

New AI Model Unlocks the Therapeutic Potential of Lasso Peptides

In the hunt for new therapeutics for cancer and infectious diseases, lasso peptides prove to be a catch.

17 Oct 2025

Cancer Reawakens Embryonic Gene Editors to Fuel Tumor Growth

Cancer cells are known to reawaken embryonic genes to grow. A new study reveals the disease also hijacks the proteins, or "editors", that control how those genes are read.

17 Oct 2025

New Insights into rRNA Motifs and Nervous System Genes

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is a type of molecule and a key building block of the ribosome, the cell's protein-making machinery. rRNA accounts for much of the RNA in a cell, and it's crucial for life.

15 Oct 2025

Revolutionary Technique Produces Trillions of Healthy Endothelial Cells

Scientists have discovered a method to induce human endothelial cells from a small biopsy sample to multiply in the laboratory, producing more than enough cells to replace damaged blood vessels or nourish organs for transplantation, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

15 Oct 2025

Pioneering Approach Restores Sperm Production and Fertility in Mouse Model

For many couples facing infertility, medicine offers a range of solutions. But for men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA)-a genetic condition where sperm production stalls-options remain limited.

15 Oct 2025

KCTD10 Acts as a Traffic Controller to Prevent DNA Damage in Dividing Cells

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell division - a discovery that could lead to new cancer therapies, according to a study published in Nature.

14 Oct 2025

Warming Alters Histone Methylation and Iridoid Production in a Traditional Chinese Herb

For centuries, the concept of "geoherbalism" has underscored that traditional Chinese medicines grown in specific regions produce superior therapeutic effects.

10 Oct 2025

Genomic-First Approach Offers Potential for Earlier Diagnosis of Rare Disorders

A "genomic-first" approach to screening for rare genetic disorders -identifying specific genetic variants and then studying associated traits and symptoms - can identify these conditions earlier and more frequently than standard genetic testing driven by clinical symptoms, a Geisinger study found.

8 Oct 2025

Multiple Genetic Changes Play Key Role in the Development of Complex Disorders

The genetic roots of a disease or disorder do not always grow into clear cut, easily diagnosed clinical features.

8 Oct 2025

New Synthetic Proteins Boost Efficiency of Genome Editing Tools

Researchers at Integra Therapeutics, in collaboration with the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) and the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG), have designed and experimentally validated new synthetic proteins that can edit the human genome more efficiently than proteins provided by nature.

3 Oct 2025

New SCOPE Tool Transforms Discovery of Gene-Regulating Proteins

A new tool greatly improves scientists' ability to identify and study proteins that regulate gene activity in cells, according to research led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

30 Sep 2025