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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.

Study finds fatty acid uptake is greater in cells that lack EHD2 protein

Several foods such as mozzarella on a pizza, the olive oil in salad dressing, or hollandaise sauce used on asparagus contain lots of fat.

18 Mar 2020

New CRISPR technology targets thousands of genes

Thanks to CRISPR-based genetic screens, researchers were able to detect genes that play a major role in lung cancer metastasis, cancer immunotherapy, sickle-cell anemia, and a host of other medical disorders.

18 Mar 2020

Newly discovered genes can help grow crops with minimum synthetic fertilizer

By examining the first hornwort genomes, an international team of researchers headed by the University of Zurich (UZH) and the Boyce Thompson Institute has shed light on the origin of land plants.

17 Mar 2020

More efficient, cost-effective method for accurate synthesis of DNA

DNA is a genetic material that continues to survive only through replication, either naturally or synthetically. Humans require reproduction of DNA to replace damaged or old cells, but the potential to replicate DNA in a laboratory setting can allow scientists understand the disease mechanisms or the platform to develop treatments.

17 Mar 2020

Study finds impact of specific gene on neurodevelopment, causing ASD and macrocephaly

During the developmental phase of brains, a number of moving parts occur—and if mutations occur during the early neurodevelopment, it can result in disorders such as autism and macrocephaly.

12 Mar 2020

Study explains “dark” portion of human genome implicated in various disorders

A “dark” part of the human genome has puzzled researchers for many years, similar to an enigmatic dark matter that accounts for 85% of the universe.

12 Mar 2020

New canine study can benefit diagnostics and treatment of retinitis pigmentosa

A study performed on canines at the University of Helsinki characterizes a gene variant in the regulatory region of the retina that causes abnormal functioning of retinal genes and, ultimately, leads to loss of vision in dogs.

11 Mar 2020

New technology used to probe and catalog activity of cells involved in muscle repair

The repair of muscles is a crowded, complex task. When different types of cells work together to regenerate new tissue, they bump around, rattling and trying to coordinate with one another.

11 Mar 2020

Study reports first-ever application of CRISPR-Cas12b system in plant genome engineering

In a study reported recently in Nature Plants, Yiping Qi—assistant professor of Plant Science at the University of Maryland—has found a new CRISPR genome engineering system, called CRISPR-Cas12b, that is viable in plants for the first time.

10 Mar 2020

Study explores the impact of solute carriers on the activity and potency of cytotoxic drugs

At the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, scientists have investigated how solute carriers (SLCs)—a large class of membrane transport proteins—affect the activity and potency of cytotoxic drugs, for example, those used to treat leukemia and other cancers.

10 Mar 2020

New study on viruses could help design engineered nano-shells used in drug delivery

Viruses are small disease-causing parasites with the potential to infect all life forms. Although they have been analyzed well, there still exist several mysteries.

10 Mar 2020

New chromosome-level detectors developed to monitor cellular activity

For researchers investigating the regulatory processes in cells that are vital to all life, an innovative system that amplifies gene expression signals could be a turning point.

10 Mar 2020

Statistics used to find how genetics influence coffee intake

Some people feel like drinking three cups of coffee in a day while others feel content with just one cup, and some others give up entirely. Why is it so?

9 Mar 2020

Nucleosomal DNA Dynamics Mediate Oct4 Pioneer Factor Binding

An international team of researchers has disproved the role of an essential protein, known as Oct4, in regulating gene expression.

22 Feb 2020

New correlative, 3D, super resolution imaging platform reveals unexpected findings in mammalian cells

Researchers have developed a platform for the 3D super-resolution imaging at the nanoscale level that has revealed unexpected findings in mammalian cells.

21 Feb 2020

Distinct loss-of-function variants cause shared clinical features in neuronal development disorders

Researchers have shown that mutations in four distinct genes that lead to Kleefstra syndrome.

20 Feb 2020

New single-cell isolation method could revolutionize live cell imaging

Researchers have proposed a new high-throughput, multigenerational time-lapse imaging platform, capable of single-cell screening.

20 Feb 2020

A new study finds a potential immunotherapeutic pan-target on cancer cells

In a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 screen published in Nature Immunology in January 2020, a group of researchers described a potential universal target on cancer cells.

12 Feb 2020

Clinical lipidomics in understanding of lung cancer: Opportunity and challenge

A team of scientists has recently outlined the need to develop and standardize lipidomic measurements and baseline figures.

11 Feb 2020

An analysis of the effects GM crops have on agriculture

Genetic modification (GM) of crops refers to the insertion of a DNA sequence (transgene) into a plant’s genome to confer new characteristics.

8 Feb 2020

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Study finds fatty acid uptake is greater in cells that lack EHD2 protein

New CRISPR technology targets thousands of genes

Newly discovered genes can help grow crops with minimum synthetic fertilizer

More efficient, cost-effective method for accurate synthesis of DNA

Study finds impact of specific gene on neurodevelopment, causing ASD and macrocephaly

Study explains “dark” portion of human genome implicated in various disorders

New canine study can benefit diagnostics and treatment of retinitis pigmentosa

New technology used to probe and catalog activity of cells involved in muscle repair

Study reports first-ever application of CRISPR-Cas12b system in plant genome engineering

Study explores the impact of solute carriers on the activity and potency of cytotoxic drugs

New study on viruses could help design engineered nano-shells used in drug delivery

New chromosome-level detectors developed to monitor cellular activity

Statistics used to find how genetics influence coffee intake

Nucleosomal DNA Dynamics Mediate Oct4 Pioneer Factor Binding

New correlative, 3D, super resolution imaging platform reveals unexpected findings in mammalian cells

Distinct loss-of-function variants cause shared clinical features in neuronal development disorders

New single-cell isolation method could revolutionize live cell imaging

A new study finds a potential immunotherapeutic pan-target on cancer cells

Clinical lipidomics in understanding of lung cancer: Opportunity and challenge

An analysis of the effects GM crops have on agriculture

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