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Computational Approach Could Uncover Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms and Causal Noncoding Variants

Less than two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, with the rest being noncoding and likely helping with gene regulation.

31 May 2023

Determining Disease Progression in Patients with Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes

A gene expression signature that has the potential to forecast the advance of type 1 diabetes has been determined by scientists from Turku Bioscience Centre and InFLAMES Flagship at the University of Turku in Finland.

30 May 2023

New Genes Associated With SCAD Identified

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and Universite Paris Cite have identified new genes linked with an increased incidence of a type of heart attack that primarily affects young to middle-aged women, with support from global partners in Canada, the United States, and Australia.

30 May 2023

Study Reveals Mechanisms Behind Swallowing in Detail

Sensory cells in the vagus nerve can detect and locate food in the esophagus. Their signals help transport the food onward to the stomach. Signal failure leads to swallowing disorders, say a team led by Carmen Birchmeier at the Max Delbrück Center.

29 May 2023

Virally Mediated Gene Therapy Rescues Hearing in Aging Mice

By 2050, one in 10 individuals are expected to live with some form of hearing loss. Of the hundreds of millions of cases of hearing loss affecting individuals worldwide, genetic hearing loss is often the most difficult to treat.

29 May 2023

Genetic Structure of French Canadian Population Revealed

Genealogies that link all people are frequently lost throughout time, despite the fact that all humans share common ancestors that date back many generations to hundreds of thousands of years.

26 May 2023

New Insights Into How Genetic Variants Impact Gene Expression

The Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of California San Francisco and Stanford University, has recently published a study that is the largest of its kind to focus on ancestry correlations with biomedical traits.

26 May 2023

Imaging Technology Provides New Understanding of Root Chemicals Responsible for Plant Growth

On a sunny springtime stroll through a park, it's easy to ignore the parts of plants that are hidden from view. Plant biologists see things differently.

26 May 2023

Fission Yeast Analysis Reveals Two Key Genes Involved in Gross Chromosomal Rearrangement

When creating a computer program, errors in the code can introduce bugs to the software. Similarly, errors in our body's genetic code, DNA, which is stored in structures known as chromosomes, can bring about mutations in the body.

26 May 2023

Using Macrogenetic Techniques to Identify Genetic Patterns of Diverse Marine Species

Species known as marine habitat-forming species -;gorgonians, corals, algae, seaweeds, marine phanerogams, etc.-; are organisms that help generate and structure the underwater landscapes.

25 May 2023

African Spiny Mice Produce the Same Structures as Armadillos Beneath Their Tail Skin

Mammals are a bit odd when it comes to bones. Rather than the bony plates and scales of crocodiles, turtles, lizards, dinosaurs and fish, mammals long ago traded in their ancestral suit of armor for a layer of insulating hair.

25 May 2023

New Platform for Production of Synthetic Nitrated Proteins in Bacteria

In this study, the researchers focused on para-nitro-L-phenylalanine (pN-Phe), a non-standard amino acid that is neither one of the twenty standard amino acids nor been observed in nature.

24 May 2023

Research Uncovers the Biology Underpinning a Rare Genetic Mutation Linked to Painlessness

The biology underpinning a rare genetic mutation that allows its carrier to live virtually pain-free, heal more rapidly and experience reduced anxiety and fear, has been uncovered by new research from UCL.

24 May 2023

Novel Map Depicts the Human Body's Highly Complicated System for Repairing DNA Damage

Writing in the May 22, 2023 issue of Cell Systems, a diverse team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, have produced a novel map that depicts the human body's enormously complicated and highly evolved system for addressing and repairing DNA damage -; a cause and consequence of many diseases.

23 May 2023

New Insight into the Dynamics of a Ribosomal Protein - RPL3L

A team of researchers have discovered that a mutation in a ribosomal protein found specifically in heart and skeletal muscle leads to impaired cardiac contractility in mice.

23 May 2023

Key Event that Controls the Timing of the Biological Clock Identified

Molecular clocks in our cells synchronize our bodies with the cycle of night and day, cue us for sleep and waking, and drive daily cycles in virtually every aspect of our physiology. Scientists studying the molecular mechanisms of our biological clocks have now identified a key event that controls the timing of the clock.

23 May 2023

Study Examines the Role of Neuronal Diversity in Cognitive Functions

Neurons in a key area of the brain have different functions based on their exact genetic identity, and understanding this diversity could lead to better understanding of the brain's computational flexibility and memory capacity, potentially informing disease treatment options, Cornell researchers report in a new study.

23 May 2023

Researchers Examine the Role of TOR in LR Formation and its Interplay with Auxin Signaling

Along with sugar reallocation, a basic molecular mechanism within plants controls the formation of new lateral roots. An international team of plant biologists has demonstrated that it is based on the activity of a certain factor, the target of rapamycin (TOR) protein. A better understanding of the processes that regulate root branching at the molecular level could contribute to improving plant growth and therefore crop yields, according to research team leader Prof. Dr Alexis Maizel of the Centre for Organismal Studies at Heidelberg University.

23 May 2023

New Method can Help Identify Genome Differences Responsible for Variation in Plant Traits

Plants show enormous variety in traits relevant to breeding, such as plant height, yield and resistance to pests.

23 May 2023

CSHL Scientists Flip the Script on Autism Genetics

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researchers have flipped the script on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) genetics.

23 May 2023

Genetic News and Research

Computational Approach Could Uncover Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms and Causal Noncoding Variants

Determining Disease Progression in Patients with Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes

New Genes Associated With SCAD Identified

Study Reveals Mechanisms Behind Swallowing in Detail

Virally Mediated Gene Therapy Rescues Hearing in Aging Mice

Genetic Structure of French Canadian Population Revealed

New Insights Into How Genetic Variants Impact Gene Expression

Imaging Technology Provides New Understanding of Root Chemicals Responsible for Plant Growth

Fission Yeast Analysis Reveals Two Key Genes Involved in Gross Chromosomal Rearrangement

Using Macrogenetic Techniques to Identify Genetic Patterns of Diverse Marine Species

African Spiny Mice Produce the Same Structures as Armadillos Beneath Their Tail Skin

New Platform for Production of Synthetic Nitrated Proteins in Bacteria

Research Uncovers the Biology Underpinning a Rare Genetic Mutation Linked to Painlessness

Novel Map Depicts the Human Body's Highly Complicated System for Repairing DNA Damage

New Insight into the Dynamics of a Ribosomal Protein - RPL3L

Key Event that Controls the Timing of the Biological Clock Identified

Study Examines the Role of Neuronal Diversity in Cognitive Functions

Researchers Examine the Role of TOR in LR Formation and its Interplay with Auxin Signaling

New Method can Help Identify Genome Differences Responsible for Variation in Plant Traits

CSHL Scientists Flip the Script on Autism Genetics

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