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Researchers Create a Computational Tool to Gain New Insights From Multi-Omics Data

Despite the astounding advances made in understanding the biologic underpinnings of cancer, many cancers are missing obvious genetic drivers.

5 May 2023

STING-seq Discovers Causal Variants and Genetic Mechanisms for Blood Cell Traits

A major challenge in human genetics is understanding which parts of the genome drive specific traits or contribute to disease risk. This challenge is even greater for genetic variants found in the 98% of the genome that does not encode proteins.

5 May 2023

Innate Tumor Suppression Mechanism Uncovered

The p53 gene is one of the most important in the human genome: the only role of the p53 protein that this gene encodes is to sense when a tumor is forming and to kill it.

5 May 2023

Understanding How Supernumerary Chromosomes Arise

The majority of chromosomes have existed for millions of years.

5 May 2023

Study Uncovers Cancer-Like Changes in Mitochondrial Disease of Newborns

A study found that a mitochondrial disease of newborns shows cancer-like changes in proliferating cells, causing tissues to age prematurely.

4 May 2023

Mini Organs Provide New Insights Into Fibrolamellar Carcinoma

Scientists of the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology and Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands have revealed new scientific insights into the features of fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC), a rare type of childhood liver cancer

4 May 2023

Researchers Map GCK Gene Variants to Better Diagnose Hereditary Diseases

Researchers at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, have now contributed to solving this problem for a specific gene called GCK. The study has just been published in Genome Biology.

4 May 2023

Multi-Angled Approach of Identifying Dual-Purpose Therapeutic Targets Implicated in Aging, Glioblastoma

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 8, entitled, "Identification of dual-purpose therapeutic targets implicated in aging and glioblastoma multiforme using PandaOmics - an AI-enabled biological target discovery platform."

3 May 2023

Study Reveals That Transcriptional Buffering Occurs in Rett Syndrome Nerve Cells

Every cell in our body is able to turn genes (DNA) on or off, producing RNA, but when genes are 'turned on' to the wrong level it can result in a variety of health conditions.

3 May 2023

Genes Responsible for Aging Identified in Nematodes

The USask research team uncovered a pair of genes involved in removing cells of toxins that build in the body and cause aging while working with small nematode worms called C. elegans. The researchers discovered that inactivating genes named CCF-1 and PAL-1 caused nematodes to die 50% faster than usual.

3 May 2023

Texas A&M Research Provides a Definitive Answer to the Evolutionary Timeline of Mammals

Research led by a team of scientists from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences puts to bed the heated scientific debate regarding the history of mammal diversification as it relates to the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.

2 May 2023

Breeding Bacteria-Free Salmon Fry

Researchers, including from NTNU, are breeding bacteria-free fish fry. This pursuit is more important than you might think.

2 May 2023

Understanding the Process of Gene Regulation Using Cryogenic Electron Microscopy

LMU researchers show detailed displacement process of TBP transcription factor from DNA by Mot1 enzyme.

2 May 2023

New Approach Could Power the Development of Advanced Cell Therapies

A new approach to the genetic engineering of cells promises significant improvements in speed, efficiency, and reduction in cellular toxicity compared to current methods.

2 May 2023

How Bacteria Take Action to Break Out of Dormancy

Solving a riddle that has confounded biologists since bacterial spores -; inert, sleeping bacteria -; were first described more than 150 years ago, researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered a new kind of cellular sensor that allows spores to detect the presence of nutrients in their environment and quickly spring back to life.

2 May 2023

Genome Sequencing of 'Lablab Bean' Paves Way for Wider Cultivation of the African Crop

An international team of researchers has fully sequenced the genome of a climate-resilient bean that could bolster food security in drought-prone regions.

2 May 2023

Markers Indicating Early Signs of Schizophrenia Identified

For the first time, a global study group headed by investigators at Virginia Commonwealth University has found markers that might point out early if a person is susceptible to schizophrenia in the early stage itself.

28 Apr 2023

Deletion of Human Genome Information Helped in Differentiation Between Humans and Other Mammals

As per new research headed by scientists at Yale and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, what the human genome is missing when compared to the genomes of other primates may be as significant to the development of humankind as what has been added at the time of human evolutionary history.

28 Apr 2023

Csx28 Membrane Protein Enhances CRISPR's Anti-Viral Defense

CRISPR achieved scientific popularity for its capacity to quickly and precisely edit genes. At the core, however, CRISPR systems are immune systems that aid bacteria to safeguard themselves from viruses through targeting and abolishing viral RNA and DNA.

28 Apr 2023

The Origins of Human Accelerated Regions

Large parts of the human genome were changed over a million years ago due to a random event during egg or sperm formation that resulted in the deletion, duplication, or reversal of sections of DNA. Investigators have demonstrated that those structural variants likely set off a cascade of other fast alterations in human DNA that may underpin unique human traits, particularly the brain.

28 Apr 2023

Genes News and Research

Researchers Create a Computational Tool to Gain New Insights From Multi-Omics Data

STING-seq Discovers Causal Variants and Genetic Mechanisms for Blood Cell Traits

Innate Tumor Suppression Mechanism Uncovered

Understanding How Supernumerary Chromosomes Arise

Study Uncovers Cancer-Like Changes in Mitochondrial Disease of Newborns

Mini Organs Provide New Insights Into Fibrolamellar Carcinoma

Researchers Map GCK Gene Variants to Better Diagnose Hereditary Diseases

Multi-Angled Approach of Identifying Dual-Purpose Therapeutic Targets Implicated in Aging, Glioblastoma

Study Reveals That Transcriptional Buffering Occurs in Rett Syndrome Nerve Cells

Genes Responsible for Aging Identified in Nematodes

Texas A&M Research Provides a Definitive Answer to the Evolutionary Timeline of Mammals

Breeding Bacteria-Free Salmon Fry

Understanding the Process of Gene Regulation Using Cryogenic Electron Microscopy

New Approach Could Power the Development of Advanced Cell Therapies

How Bacteria Take Action to Break Out of Dormancy

Genome Sequencing of 'Lablab Bean' Paves Way for Wider Cultivation of the African Crop

Markers Indicating Early Signs of Schizophrenia Identified

Deletion of Human Genome Information Helped in Differentiation Between Humans and Other Mammals

Csx28 Membrane Protein Enhances CRISPR's Anti-Viral Defense

The Origins of Human Accelerated Regions

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