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Genetic Clues Reveal Rare Australian Wattle is Quietly Heading for Extinction

A threatened South Australian plant has been slowly declining for more than 3000 years, with new genetic research revealing it is now on the brink of extinction and should be recognized as Critically Endangered.

16 Jul 2026

Why Rare E. coli Genes Rarely Create New Metabolic Functions

A study reveals that rare E. coli genes mainly reshape existing metabolic reactions, highlighting genetic diversity without expanding biochemical pathways.

16 Jul 2026

Targeted Gene Studies Investigate Secondary Structure Changes in Brain Tumors

The pathogenic role of MIR142 genetic abnormalities in the development of primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the central nervous system (CNS) is unexplored.

16 Jul 2026

Superbug Discovery Overturns Long-Held Public Health Beliefs

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a hidden source of antibiotic resistance, providing an early warning sign for researchers and public health officials.

16 Jul 2026

Acoustic Superheroes: How Seals Mastered Hearing on Land and at Sea

New research from an international team of scientists has identified how a specialized tissue in the ears of seals enables them to hear both underwater and on land.

15 Jul 2026

Study: Genes Obey an Optimal Dynamic Switching Principle

Inside the cell nucleus, genes must be turned on and off with precision to regulate biological processes. The first models of gene regulation were developed in the 1960s, yet modern science continues to uncover new layers of control.

14 Jul 2026

New CRISPR Atlas Details How Every Gene Influences Stem Cells

A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map that details how individual genes control the functions and identities of human stem cells.

14 Jul 2026

Scientists Solve Ancient Prebiotic Paradox With Novel RNA Repair Mechanism

In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and relies on proteins to replicate, repair and build from those blueprints. At the same time, proteins require instructions from DNA to be made in the first place.

13 Jul 2026

Global Breakthrough Maps Genes and Cells Regulating Bone Health

In a global breakthrough published in Nature Genetics, researchers have successfully mapped the cells and genes that regulate bone formation and loss at an unprecedented scale and discovered the critical role that blood vessel cells play in bone health.

11 Jul 2026

New Research Links DNA Hypomethylation to Faster Growing Brain Tumors

A form of glioma, a type of brain cancer, tends to progress towards greater malignancy due to an increasing tendency of the glioma cells to transform into immature, stem-cell-like states, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, the New York Genome Center, Harvard Medical School and Mass General Brigham.

11 Jul 2026

Single Experiment Tool Allows Researchers to Test Thousands of Proteins

To prevent viruses from sickening or killing us - whether it's an individual case of hepatitis B or a COVID pandemic - it's crucial to understand how the proteins they make initiate changes in our bodies that allow them to flourish.

11 Jul 2026

Nature Study Reveals Hidden Genes Driving Hard-to-Treat Tumors

Researchers have solved a long-standing mystery of how abnormal chromosomes drive cancer, identifying 81 new genes involved in aggressive breast cancer.

9 Jul 2026

Antibody-Based Strategy Makes Stem Cell Transplants Safer

Stem cell transplantation (also called bone marrow transplantation) and gene therapy are among the most powerful curative approaches for blood diseases such as sickle cell disease, b-thalassemia, immune deficiencies, and some blood cancers.

9 Jul 2026

Researchers Develop Tool to Decode Complex DNA Regulation

Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at NUS have developed a new method that allows scientists to better understand how DNA is organized and regulated inside our cells.

7 Jul 2026

Innovative Artificial Intelligence Tool Identifies Hidden Molecular Biomarkers for Thrombosis

Two people may be the same age and have similar family histories or risk factors, yet only one of them may develop thrombosis.

7 Jul 2026

New Research Reveals Unexpected Tissue Healing Roles for Cellular Proteins

Tendon injuries, though very common, frequently heal with scar tissue, which is less flexible and more prone to future injury. Better insights into the biological mechanisms that promote stronger and more complete tendon repair are necessary to develop effective treatment measures.

6 Jul 2026

Genetic Lineages Prove Dynastic Power in Ancient Scythian Societies

A new ancient DNA study published in Science Advances provides evidence that political power among Scythian elites may have been inherited through family lineages that extended across multiple burial sites.

6 Jul 2026

Researchers Link Prenatal Fructose Exposure to Reduced Adult Neurogenesis

Nutritional imbalance during pregnancy can have long-lasting effects on the health status and disease susceptibility of the offspring.

3 Jul 2026

Researchers Discover Genetic Markers Predicting Prostate Cancer Ferroptosis

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has identified genetic factors that determine whether prostate cancers are susceptible to a type of cell death known as ferroptosis.

3 Jul 2026

Research Links Evolved Long Noncoding RNAs to Cancer Growth

In cancer research, one person's junk is increasingly becoming another person's treasure. Scientists have now uncovered new evidence showing how recently evolved "junk DNA" genetic elements can become integrated into ancient cellular pathways that regulate cancer.

2 Jul 2026