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Different Chromosomes Found to Have Separate End-Specific Telomere-Length Distributions

We depend on our cells being able to divide and multiply, whether it's to replace sunburnt skin or replenish our blood supply and recover from injury.

12 Apr 2024

Groundbreaking AI Framework Revolutionizes Drug Discovery

A transformative study published in Health Data Science, a Science Partner Journal, introduces a groundbreaking end-to-end deep learning framework, known as Knowledge-Empowered Drug Discovery, aimed at revolutionizing the field of drug discovery.

1 Apr 2024

Protein RAD51 Acts as Guardian Against DNA Over-Replication

Every time a cell divides, its DNA is duplicated so that the two daughter cells have the same genetic material as their parent.

5 Mar 2024

Plant Protein Drives Textured Cell Growth in Lab-Grown Meat

Cultivated meat, or lab-grown meat, which is made of animal muscle and fat cells grown in a lab, has become a viable option as the world's population grows.

30 Jan 2024

Researchers Redesign the Future of mRNA Therapeutics

Scientists have unearthed that errors in the interpretation of therapeutic mRNA by the cell’s decoding apparatus can incite an inadvertent immune reaction within the body.

7 Dec 2023

Researchers Redesign Future mRNA Therapeutics to Prevent Potentially Harmful Immune Responses

Researchers have discovered that misreading of therapeutic mRNAs by the cell’s decoding machinery can cause an unintended immune response in the body.

5 Dec 2023

Yourgene Health Becomes a PacBio Compatible Partner: Enabling PacBio Customers to Optimise Size Selection for Long-Read Sequencing Libraries

Yourgene Health (part of the Novacyt group of companies), a leading international molecular diagnostics group, and PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced a collaboration to optimise size selection for long-read sequencing workflows.

From PacBio 20 Nov 2023

Creating a DNA Color Code With 16 Million Colors

Researchers at the University of Vienna have achieved a remarkable feat by developing fluorescent duplexes capable of producing up to 16 million colors.

18 Oct 2023

DNA Methylation Enables Plants Adapt in a Warm World

Plants increasingly need to adapt quickly to preserve their existence as global warming continues to reshape ecosystems.

13 Oct 2023

Pure Capped mRNA Vaccine Opens the Door to More Effective Vaccines with Lower Chances of Inflammation

A research group from Japan has developed a method to produce highly active mRNA vaccines at high purity using a unique cap to easily separate the desired capped mRNA.

11 Oct 2023

Study Delves Deeper into Understanding How Humans Behave

Throughout a person’s life, many stimuli can turn on and off many of the genes, resulting in the variances that distinguish people.

20 Sep 2023

Targeting Long-read RNA Sequencing with Low-Cost Technology

Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have created a flexible and affordable approach for targeted sequencing of full-length RNA molecules, which might hasten the development of novel diagnostics and therapies.

16 Aug 2023

New Method for Building Modular Optical Sensors to Detect Bacteria and Viruses

An innovative method for building modular optical sensors that can detect viruses and bacteria has been created by an interdisciplinary research team from Bochum, Duisburg, and Zurich.

24 Jul 2023

'Purecap' Technique Produces Highly Active mRNA Vaccines with Lower Immunostimulatory Activity

A research group from Japan has developed a method to produce highly active mRNA vaccines at high purity using a unique cap to easily separate the desired capped mRNA.

6 Jul 2023

Preservation of Genetic Variation in Species and the Effects on Adaptation

Zachariah Gompert, an evolutionary geneticist at Utah State University, stated that genetic diversity is the ultimate source of energy for evolution.

13 Jun 2023

How Do Protons Move in Hachimoji DNA?

According to quantum biologists at the University of Surrey, revealing the potential of lab-crafted DNA, called synthetic DNA, holds the key to innovative breakthroughs across multiple domains.

6 Jun 2023

Blacklegged Ticks Show Remarkable Resilience in Surviving Extreme Temperatures

Tick season is here, along with the increased danger of Lyme disease, and it turns out the tiny arachnids are even tougher than scientists previously thought.

2 Jun 2023

Predictive Models to Determine the Structure, Stability, Flexibility and Biology of RNA-Targeted Drugs

Proteins are large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body and are produced following the instructions encoded in DNA.

18 May 2023

Research Details the Food Safety Profile of Genetically Edited Allergen-Free Eggs

Researchers have developed a chicken egg that may be safe for people with egg white allergies. Chicken egg allergies are one of the most common allergies in children.