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A gene is a unit of heredity in a living organism. It normally resides on a stretch of DNA that codes for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. All living things depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains.

CRISPR in a Box: New educational gene editing tool kit

Introducing CRISPR in a Box™ - it's not a new crunchy cereal or the latest snack - it's an educational tool kit consisting of state-of-the-science gene editing technology that could be coming to a school near you.

10 Sep 2020

Study sheds new light on the evolution of gene expression patterns

Vertebrate organs are known to manage physiological activities, and the varied expression patterns of scores of genes govern the functions of organs.

10 Sep 2020

Novel tool helps select the best gene-editing option

Scientists have improved one of the biggest scientific advancement of the past decade.

10 Sep 2020

Researchers reconstruct the birth of a male sex chromosome in Atlantic herring

The evolution of sex chromosomes is of crucial importance in biology as it stabilises the mechanism underlying sex determination and usually results in an equal sex ratio.

10 Sep 2020

An efficient therapeutic strategy against KRAS mutant lung tumors in mice

The KRAS oncogene is involved in at least one fifth of all human cancers: KRAS mutations are directly responsible for 32% of lung tumors and 96% of pancreatic tumors.

10 Sep 2020

In-depth study of kidney tumors reveals novel markers of response to immunotherapy

Treatments for kidney cancer have improved considerably over the past few decades. In 1988, when Memorial Sloan Kettering oncologist Robert Motzer started researching the disease, the average survival was less than one year.

9 Sep 2020

Study highlights the role of brain astrocyte cells in Parkinson's disease pathology

A new study using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology links astrocyte dysfunction to Parkinson's disease (PD) pathology.

9 Sep 2020

New gene test predicts risk of drug-induced liver injury

Researchers who were exploring ways to establish the feasibility of batches of small liver organoids have now identified a new testing approach.

9 Sep 2020

Researchers establish new consortium to study the effect of mutations on the blood characteristics

A team of researchers has established an international consortium to analyze the blood of scores of people across the globe.

7 Sep 2020

Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause severe abnormalities in the fetus

Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause severe abnormalities in the fetus, including malformations such as microcephaly. In a small proportion of cases, the disease may lead to miscarriage and perinatal death.

4 Sep 2020

Researchers investigate cellular factors that could be significant for COVID-19 infection

An infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can affect multiple organs. With this in mind, researchers of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Cornell University in the US have investigated cellular factors that could be significant for an infection.

4 Sep 2020

Study sheds more light on plant evolution

A study led by researchers from Tasmania, Chile and Germany has furthered our understanding of plant evolution by tracking the origins of electrical signaling components that plants developed to communicate and adapt to life on land.

4 Sep 2020

Study reveals gene that provides resistance to tomatoes from bacterial speck disease

Bacterial speck disease, which reduces both fruit yield and quality, has been a growing problem in tomatoes over the last five years.

3 Sep 2020

Study: Bacterial cells from different species can combine into unique hybrid cells

Like humans, bacteria live together in communities, sometimes lending a hand -- or in the case of bacteria, a metabolite or two -- to help their neighbors thrive.

3 Sep 2020

Researchers discover link between defensive responses in plants and crop parasite

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have discovered a link between defensive responses in plants and the beautiful but devastating crop parasite witchweed.

3 Sep 2020

Gut bacterium is linked to increased risk of stomach cancer

The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is linked to increased risk of stomach cancer, and is genetically highly variable. A new study by researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich explores the role played by this diversity in the early phase of infection in adult humans.

3 Sep 2020

Researchers develop new gene therapy for congenital blindness

Retinitis pigmentosa is the most prevalent form of congenital blindness. Using a retinitis pigmentosa mouse model, researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now shown that targeted activation of genes of similar function can compensate for the primary defect.

3 Sep 2020

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CRISPR in a Box: New educational gene editing tool kit

Study sheds new light on the evolution of gene expression patterns

Novel tool helps select the best gene-editing option

Researchers reconstruct the birth of a male sex chromosome in Atlantic herring

An efficient therapeutic strategy against KRAS mutant lung tumors in mice

In-depth study of kidney tumors reveals novel markers of response to immunotherapy

Study highlights the role of brain astrocyte cells in Parkinson's disease pathology

New gene test predicts risk of drug-induced liver injury

Researchers establish new consortium to study the effect of mutations on the blood characteristics

Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause severe abnormalities in the fetus

Researchers investigate cellular factors that could be significant for COVID-19 infection

Study sheds more light on plant evolution

Study reveals gene that provides resistance to tomatoes from bacterial speck disease

Study: Bacterial cells from different species can combine into unique hybrid cells

Researchers discover link between defensive responses in plants and crop parasite

Gut bacterium is linked to increased risk of stomach cancer

Researchers develop new gene therapy for congenital blindness

Study shows different cell response offers more control to muscles

Study shows yellow mealworm can serve as alternative protein source to meet global food demand

New method shows promise for treating diabetes and obesity

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