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Genetics is the study of genes and heredity. Heredity is the passing of genetic information and traits (such as eye color and an increased chance of getting a certain disease) from parents to offspring.

Genetic Material Inherited from Neanderthals Influences the Shape of Our Noses

Humans inherited genetic material from Neanderthals that affects the shape of our noses, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

9 May 2023

Researchers Advance the Breeding of High-Resistant Starch Rice

Researchers have demonstrated that the loss of function of two paralogous starch biosynthesis genes increases the amount of resistant starch (RS) in cooked rice.

8 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

New AI System Could Help Advance the Field of Generative Biology

Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed an artificial intelligence system that can create proteins not found in nature using generative diffusion, the same technology behind popular image-creation platforms such as DALL-E and Midjourney.

5 May 2023

Diet Plays a Bigger Role in Shaping Intestinal Microbiota Composition Than Defensins

Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have found that among the many factors that shape the intestinal microbiota composition, diet has a much stronger impact than defensins, which are intestinal defence molecules produced by the body.

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

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

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

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

Study Uncovers Somatic Mutations That Play a Role in Common Form of Adult Epilepsy

Epilepsy affects approximately 1-in-26 people and the most common form, known as temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), often cannot be adequately treated with anti-seizure medications.

2 May 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

3D Genome Mapping may Lead to Targeted Therapeutic Options for Ependymoma

Researchers led by Sanford Burnham Prebys assistant professor Lukas Chavez, Ph.D., are leveraging the latest technology to take a never-before-seen look at ependymoma, one of the deadliest pediatric brain tumors.

28 Apr 2023

Understanding the Origins of Human Disease Using the Power of Evolutionary Genomics

Hundreds of scientific studies have been conducted over the years to find the genes underlying common human traits, from eye color to intelligence and physical and mental illnesses.

28 Apr 2023

Novel Genetic Disorder Associated With Neurodevelopmental Differences Discovered

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Princeton University have discovered a novel genetic disorder associated with neurodevelopmental differences.

27 Apr 2023

Researchers Identify Genes Responsible for Craniofacial Dysmorphology in Down Syndrome

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King's College London and University College London have shed light on the genetics behind changes in the structure and shape of the face and head in a mouse model of Down Syndrome.

27 Apr 2023

New Genetic Mutations Linked to Canine Bladder Cancers Identified

Researchers have identified new genetic mutations linked to a subset of canine bladder cancers. Their findings have implications both for early cancer detection and for targeted treatments in dogs and humans.

26 Apr 2023

New Genome Editing Technology Achieves Precise Targeted Insertion of DNA Segments

A new genome editing technology was developed by GAO Caixia’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). This technology achieves successful and accurate targeted insertion of large DNA segments in plants.

26 Apr 2023

Interpreting Mutations in Disease Genes and Improving Clinical Decision-Making

DeMAG is a new method that was developed by Max Planck and Harvard’s research team. It is a new technique that has been shared as an open-source web server (demag.org) to assist interpret mutations in disease genes and enhance clinical decision-making.

26 Apr 2023

New Powerful Resource to Understand the Biology of Extracellular RNA

An international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine with the National Institutes of Health Extracellular RNA Communication Consortium and the Bogdan Mateescu laboratory at the ETH Zürich and University of Zürich has developed a new powerful resource to study extracellular RNA (exRNA), a novel form of cell-to-cell communication.

24 Apr 2023

Genetic Variant Linked to Increased Risk of Developing Perianal Crohn's Disease

Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified a genetic variant that increases people's risk of developing perianal Crohn's disease, the most debilitating manifestation of Crohn's disease.

24 Apr 2023

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Genetic Material Inherited from Neanderthals Influences the Shape of Our Noses

Researchers Advance the Breeding of High-Resistant Starch Rice

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

New AI System Could Help Advance the Field of Generative Biology

Diet Plays a Bigger Role in Shaping Intestinal Microbiota Composition Than Defensins

Researchers Map GCK Gene Variants to Better Diagnose Hereditary Diseases

Study Reveals That Transcriptional Buffering Occurs in Rett Syndrome Nerve Cells

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

New Approach Could Power the Development of Advanced Cell Therapies

Study Uncovers Somatic Mutations That Play a Role in Common Form of Adult Epilepsy

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

3D Genome Mapping may Lead to Targeted Therapeutic Options for Ependymoma

Understanding the Origins of Human Disease Using the Power of Evolutionary Genomics

Novel Genetic Disorder Associated With Neurodevelopmental Differences Discovered

Researchers Identify Genes Responsible for Craniofacial Dysmorphology in Down Syndrome

New Genetic Mutations Linked to Canine Bladder Cancers Identified

New Genome Editing Technology Achieves Precise Targeted Insertion of DNA Segments

Interpreting Mutations in Disease Genes and Improving Clinical Decision-Making

New Powerful Resource to Understand the Biology of Extracellular RNA

Genetic Variant Linked to Increased Risk of Developing Perianal Crohn's Disease

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