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Viral circRNAs Sponge Up Host miRNAs to Weaken Immune Response

In a significant breakthrough, researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows the human immunodeficiency type 1 virus (HIV-1) to evade the body’s natural defenses, thereby facilitating its survival and replication.

14 May 2025

DiffInvex Reveals Genetic Escape Routes Used by Tumors Against Treatment

Just as species adapt over generations, our body's cells accumulate DNA changes throughout life. Most are harmless, yet a few "driver" mutations give a cell a competitive edge and can spark cancer.

14 May 2025

Precision Mitochondrial DNA Editing Emerges as a Breakthrough in Neurological Care

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) editing has emerged as a revolutionary approach in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs).

13 May 2025

Unraveling How E. histolytica Kills Cells and Evades the Immune System

Understanding how E. histolytica attacks human cells and evades immunity is crucial for developing effective treatments and vaccines against this parasite.

13 May 2025

Millennia-Old Mutation Provides Clues to Modern HIV Immunity

What connections exist between a millennia-old human from the Black Sea region and contemporary HIV medicine?

12 May 2025

Unraveling the Genetic Basis of Biosurfactant Production in an Oil-Degrading Bacterium

The marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis consumes oil and proliferates rapidly following oil spills, thereby enhancing the removal of pollution in many instances.

12 May 2025

Cryo-EM Reveals Protein-Free RNA Structures in Bacterial Cells

Cryogenic electron microscopy showed for the first time that large RNA complexes can assemble without the help of proteins, expanding our understanding of RNA folding and function.

10 May 2025

Scientists Use AI to Predict Future Viruses and Design Better Vaccines

Effective vaccines dramatically changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing illness, reducing disease severity, and saving millions of lives.

10 May 2025

Genes Influence When Babies Start Walking, Study Finds

Researchers examined over 70,000 infants’ genomic information in the first research of its kind. Eleven genetic markers were found to influence when babies begin to walk, providing a number of possibilities for more in-depth biological research.

8 May 2025

Identifying Key Genetic Elements for Plasmid Curing in E. coli

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have pinpointed crucial genetic sequences involved in a technique known as plasmid curing, which aims to “displace” antibiotic resistance genes from bacteria.

7 May 2025

Same Gene Mutations Can Require Different Treatments in Autism and Schizophrenia

For patients with disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, mutations in the same gene could require different treatments, according to new research from Yale School of Medicine (YSM).

6 May 2025

Shift Work Impairs Muscle Clocks, Potentially Speeding Up Age-Related Decline

Muscle cells possess their circadian clocks, and research indicates that disrupting these clocks through shift work can significantly affect the aging process.

6 May 2025

Key Regulators of Mutant Huntingtin Protein in Neuronal Transport

Ten years ago, researchers from the University at Buffalo provided some insight into a long-standing neuroscience conundrum: How precisely does Huntington's disease result from a mutation in the huntingtin protein (HTT)?

6 May 2025

Evolutionary Rescue in Microbes Leads to the Collapse of Mutualism

Microorganisms –defined as very small living beings, invisible to the naked eye, comprising bacteria, fungi, viruses or others– naturally compete and cooperate in nature for survival.

5 May 2025

New Gene Editing Tool Alters Mitochondrial Mutation Levels in Stem Cells

Mitochondrial diseases affect approximately 1 in 5,000 people worldwide, causing debilitating symptoms ranging from muscle weakness to stroke-like episodes.

5 May 2025

Enhanced Stem Cell Sorting Method Boosts Cultured Meat Potential

By optimizing cell surface marker combinations, the study significantly improves stem cell purity and myogenic potential during passaging, offering a robust source of seed cells essential for advancing cultured meat technologies.

30 Apr 2025

Single DNA Mutation Dysregulates Key Tumor-Suppressing Pathways in Blood Cancer

Australian researchers have discovered that a single mutation in the DNA sequence for a methylation enzyme dysregulates key tumor-suppressing pathways, opening up new avenues for blood cancer treatment.

30 Apr 2025

Genetic Diversity in Wild Rice Offers Clues for Crop Improvement

A new study, seen in Nature Genetics and led by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; Saudi Arabia) and Wageningen University & Research (the Netherlands), provides new insights on rice evolution, showing how the DNA of this valuable crop has changed across species.

29 Apr 2025

Reciprocal Regulatory Link Between ecDNA Maintenance and DNA Damage Response Revealed

Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is a unique form of circular DNA that exists outside of normal chromosomes.

29 Apr 2025

New Genetic Discoveries Offer Hope for Osteoarthritis Treatments

Researchers have uncovered multiple new genes and genetic pathways that could lead to repurposing hundreds of existing drugs for osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis.

29 Apr 2025