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Tiny DNA strand net in a low-cost test platform traps COVID-19 virus

Tiny DNA strand net in a low-cost test platform traps COVID-19 virus

According to a new study, tiny nets made of DNA strands can capture the spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19, illuminating it for a quick yet accurate diagnostic test and preventing it from infecting cells, suggesting a new potential path to antiviral treatment.

26 Sep 2022

Carp virus provides significant insights into immunology

Carp virus provides significant insights into immunology

In an article published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research, the team led by Prof. Alain Vanderplasschen, a virologist and immunologist at the University of Liège, describes 10 years of research on how a carp virus uses a protein domain called Zalpha (Zα) to inhibit the host cell’s defense mechanisms.

26 Sep 2022

Rutgers researchers seek to develop technology for protein editing

Rutgers researchers seek to develop technology for protein editing

Rutgers researchers are seeking to develop the technology to modify or "edit" protein molecules in the body-;an advance that could spur major breakthroughs in human health.

26 Sep 2022

World's terrestrial plant, animal life could already be at greater risk from genetic diversity loss

World's terrestrial plant, animal life could already be at greater risk from genetic diversity loss

Climate change and habitat destruction may have already caused the loss of more than one-tenth of the world's terrestrial genetic diversity, according to new research led by Carnegie's Moises Exposito-Alonso and published in Science.

23 Sep 2022

An analysis of old genes’ influence on sea anemones

An analysis of old genes’ influence on sea anemones

For the neuronal cell types’ categorization as more complicated creatures, the genetic fingerprint of Nematostella vectensis—the sea anemone—reveals that the members of this evolutionarily very ancient animal phylum employ identical gene cascades.

22 Sep 2022

Understanding the structure of the nucleus inside a cell using mathematics

Understanding the structure of the nucleus inside a cell using mathematics

Recent work shows a novel mathematical approach to start comprehending how a cell’s nucleus is structured.

21 Sep 2022

Chromosome restructuring suppresses meiotic recombination

Chromosome restructuring suppresses meiotic recombination

The use of CRISPR/Cas (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) molecular scissors enables targeted editing, insertion, or suppression of genes in plants.

21 Sep 2022

Common genetic variants associated with beat synchronization identified

Common genetic variants associated with beat synchronization identified

The first large-scale genomic study of musicality revealed 69 genetic variations linked with beat synchronization, which denotes the ability to move in time with the beat of the music.

20 Sep 2022

Unique combination of transcription factors trigger cell regeneration in zebrafish

Unique combination of transcription factors trigger cell regeneration in zebrafish

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified a particular protein network required for cell regeneration to restore hearing in zebrafish.

15 Sep 2022

Adaptive optics imaging helps visualize the pathogenesis of choroideremia

Adaptive optics imaging helps visualize the pathogenesis of choroideremia

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have demonstrated for the first time how cells across various tissue layers in the eye are impacted in individuals with choroideremia, a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness.

14 Sep 2022

Using the genomes of wild tomato relatives to improve tomato

Using the genomes of wild tomato relatives to improve tomato

The relatives of the wild tomato, Solanum habrochaites and S. galapagense, are crucial sources of germplasm in contemporary tomato breeding.

13 Sep 2022

The deep relationship between Tob gene and common mental health conditions

The deep relationship between Tob gene and common mental health conditions

The Tob gene is well known for its connection to cancer. Scientists have discovered that this gene also has a significant role in lowering depression, fear, and anxiety in a multidisciplinary study that blends molecular biology with neuroscience.

12 Sep 2022

New insight into how immune systems of stickleback fish respond to tapeworm parasite

New insight into how immune systems of stickleback fish respond to tapeworm parasite

Lugging around a tapeworm that's one third your body weight can be a real drag. So threespine stickleback fish evolved resistance to tapeworms-;but resistance has costs of its own, a team of researchers show in Science on 8 September.

9 Sep 2022

Researchers propose a way to identify Chlamydia, a deadly bacterial disease

Researchers propose a way to identify Chlamydia, a deadly bacterial disease

Chlamydia, the most common bacterial infection associated with sexually transmitted diseases, hides inside human cells using a cloaking mechanism to avoid detection and destruction.

9 Sep 2022

Iron-sulfur cofactors are moved with the help of glutathione, experts reveal

Iron-sulfur cofactors are moved with the help of glutathione, experts reveal

The creation and movement of an essential class of molecules in human cells are now better understood according to a recent study.

8 Sep 2022

Generalizable strategy to program gene stability of microbial communities

Generalizable strategy to program gene stability of microbial communities

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have revealed a microbial community phenomenon that is analogous to teaching neighbors how to perform critical jobs by ripping out and sharing parts of the brain.

8 Sep 2022

An inventory of human genetic variation through upgrading the 1000 genomes project resource

An inventory of human genetic variation through upgrading the 1000 genomes project resource

The first large-scale WGS project to produce a catalog of human genetic variation was the 1000 Genomes Project (1kGP), which was released as an open-access resource seven years ago.

8 Sep 2022

Developing a comprehensive framework to regulate GE crops

Developing a comprehensive framework to regulate GE crops

A Policy Forum article calls for a new method of regulating genetically engineered crops, claiming that the current procedures for mandating safety testing are inconsistent internationally.

8 Sep 2022

Genetic effects in interacting species impact the diversity of life

Genetic effects in interacting species impact the diversity of life

The greatest diversity of life is not counted in the number of species, says Utah State University evolutionary geneticist Zachariah Gompert, but in the diversity of interactions among them.

5 Sep 2022

Spaceflight increases the risk of developing cancer and heart disease

Spaceflight increases the risk of developing cancer and heart disease

A groundbreaking study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that astronauts are more likely to experience mutations that could be connected to spaceflight and increase their lifetime risk of acquiring cancer and heart disease.

2 Sep 2022

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