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Role of Supergenes in Shaping Reproductive Behavior and Survival

Dr. Sarah Flanagan, Senior Lecturer at the University of Canterbury (UC) is attempting to determine whether super clusters of genes that are inherited together and affect important traits like reproductive behaviors and survival strategies are essential to a species' survival.

19 Feb 2025

New Computational Approach Speeds Up Genetic Variant Analysis for Disease Risk

Argonne computer scientists enabled a new research modality in the search for causality among genetic variants for a given disease.

18 Feb 2025

Understanding the World Beyond DNA and Genes

Curled up inside every single one of the trillions of cells in the human body is six feet of DNA, spooled tightly and carrying the genetic instructions that govern so much of who a person becomes.

17 Feb 2025

Gene Editing Breakthrough Creates CoQ10-Producing Rice Varieties

A team of Chinese scientists has used targeted gene editing to develop rice that produces coenzyme CoQ10 (CoQ10), a vital compound for human health.

17 Feb 2025

Breakthrough Research Reveals How Anemonefish Avoid Sea Anemone Stings

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis.

17 Feb 2025

Groundbreaking Gene Switch Offers New Hope for Metabolic Disease Treatments

ETH researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch applied to the skin.

17 Feb 2025

New Atlas Maps How Aging Breast Tissue Contributes to Cancer Risk

Aging is a privilege, but it also brings risks-including an increased likelihood of developing age-related diseases including cancer.

14 Feb 2025

Bacterial Cellulose Triggers Plant Regeneration Mechanism

A groundbreaking study, co-led by researchers from the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP) and Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), has elucidated the mechanism by which bacterial cellulose mediates plant tissue regeneration.

13 Feb 2025

New Study Unlocks Secrets of Worms' Lipid-Based Surface Chemistry

A new study has revealed the clearest-ever picture of the surface chemistry of worm species that provides groundbreaking insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other.

13 Feb 2025

Understanding the Complex Architecture of the Minor Spliceosome

In human cells, only a small proportion of the information written in genes is used to produce proteins. How does the cell select this information? A large molecular machine called the spliceosome continuously separates the coding and non-coding regions of our genes – and it's doing this even as you read these lines.

13 Feb 2025

DNA Methylation Governs Citric Acid Production in Lemons

Lemons owe their signature tang to citric acid, yet the molecular mechanisms governing its accumulation have long remained a mystery.

12 Feb 2025

Genetic Improvements Offer Pathways to Boost Livestock Productivity in Africa

African livestock producers have a unique opportunity to improve the production of meat, milk and eggs through modern breeding technologies and innovations being tested in Africa, according to a recent perspective paper published in Nature Genetics.

12 Feb 2025

Scientists Discover Hidden Role of RNA Introns in Cellular Stress Response

Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to oxidative stress.

12 Feb 2025

Mismatch Repair Genes Found to be Key Drivers of Huntington's Disease

A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease and triggering downstream pathologies and motor impairment, shedding light on disease mechanisms and potential new ways to develop therapies.

12 Feb 2025

Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Critical Kidney Cell Types Involved in Disease

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine have published a new study in the journal Science that suggests over 1,000 genes could be potential targets for kidney disease treatment.

12 Feb 2025

Researchers Uncover Genomic Drivers Behind Aggressive Breast Cancer

Breast cancers can be classified into subgroups that hint at the aggressiveness of the cancer and the likelihood that the patient will experience a recurrence years after their initial diagnosis.

11 Feb 2025

Population Genetics Reveals Key Traits for Plant Climate Resilience

As climate change accelerates, plants face mounting pressure to adapt to shifting ecosystems and environmental conditions.

11 Feb 2025

Researchers Cultivate an Ultrasmall Bacterial Strain Parasitizing Archaea

AIST researchers, in collaboration with JAMSTEC, Hokkaido University and Tohoku University, have succeeded in cultivating an ultrasmall bacterial strain parasitizing archaea and classified the strain PMX.108T as new species and genus of Minisyncoccus archaeiphilus.

11 Feb 2025

Research Sheds Light on How Obesity Affects Gene Expression in Fat Cells

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC.

11 Feb 2025

Breakthrough Research Unlocks Key Genetic Insights into Multimorbidity

The largest study to date to analyze millions of both genetic and patient records on the long-term health conditions of later life has identified opportunities for new ways to prevent and treat multiple overlapping conditions.

10 Feb 2025