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Researchers take a big step in mapping the entirety of human genetic relationships

Scientists from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute have taken a big leap towards mapping the totality of genetic relationships between humans.

2 Mar 2022

Researchers discover a new epigenetic mark in small freshwater animals

Your DNA holds the blueprint to build your body, but it's a living document: Adjustments to the design can be made by epigenetic marks.

1 Mar 2022

Genetic analysis reveals markers for predicting seed oil quality in Russian sunflower

Researchers from Skoltech and Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops performed a genetic analysis of Russian sunflower lines and identified genetic markers that can help to predict the composition of tocopherols, one of the key attributes of oil quality.

1 Mar 2022

HDO technology found to be effective at silencing problematic genes

T and B lymphocytes, which are part of a group of immune cells commonly called white blood cells, work together to eliminate foreign invaders in the body such as viruses.

1 Mar 2022

Study provides first genetic evidence of demographic changes among hunter-gatherer populations

A new analysis of ancient human DNA demonstrates that people moved and chose their reproductive partners along complex social networks that stretched across large swathes of Africa between 80,000 and 20,000 years ago, according to a study co-led by Yale anthropologist Jessica Thompson.

28 Feb 2022

Scientists study the impact of genetic testing used to track unrecognized relatives

Genetic genealogy has grown in popularity in recent years, due to direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and relative-finder services provided by some DTC genetic testing companies.

28 Feb 2022

Chlamydia and HPV co-infection causes a unique cellular reprogramming, study shows

Infections with several pathogens simultaneously increase the risk of cervical cancer—these results from a study conducted on artificial 3D tissue models.

25 Feb 2022

Researchers create a regulatory map of zebrafish genome

The zebrafish is an important model organism for studying things like genetic diseases. A regulatory map of its genome has been successfully created using high-throughput experiments and AI methods, a team led by Uwe Ohler now reports in Cell Genomics and Nature Machine Intelligence.

25 Feb 2022

Environmental DNA analysis for tracking potential sources of fecal contamination

"Who's peeing in the water?" Unlikely as it may seem, there is a great deal of science behind this question. Determining the source of fecal contamination-;an important public health issue-;requires years of research.

25 Feb 2022

Genetics serves a vital role in the way human bodies respond to vaccination and boosters, says study

According to a new study headed by University of Michigan researchers, genetics serve a vital role in the way human bodies respond to vaccinations and booster shots.

25 Feb 2022

Research says 14-day travel quarantine in England helped prevent the spread of COVID-19

Research says that the 14-day quarantine measures imposed in summer 2020 on travelers returning to England helped in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

25 Feb 2022

DNA from ancient African foragers reveals how early humans lived, traveled and interacted

A new analysis of human remains that were buried in African archaeological sites has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, telling a fascinating tale of how early humans lived, traveled and even found their significant others.

24 Feb 2022

Scientists study the distant connection between Archaea and Bacteria

Researchers have discovered more evidence to support the idea that the two primary domains of life, Archaea and Bacteria, are detached by a long phylogenetic tree branch.

24 Feb 2022

Risk variant of COVID-19 decreases risk of contracting HIV by 27%

Human’s inherent genetic variants can increase or decrease the risk of getting sick with COVID-19.

From The Max Planck Institute 24 Feb 2022

Recent study reveals the code involved in human gene regulation

The logic that handles gene regulation in human cells has been discovered by a team of researchers at the University of Helsinki.

24 Feb 2022

UGA research determines when pollen comes of age

It cakes our cars in yellow powder every spring and taunts allergy sufferers for months on end, but pollen is more than just plant sperm.

From University of Georgia 23 Feb 2022

TGen collaborates with Deepcell to employ AI for analyzing single cell morphology

The Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, is partnering with a Silicon Valley firm to become one of the first research institutes in the world to employ a new Artificial Intelligence-powered imaging and sorting technology to classify and isolate individual diseased cells.

23 Feb 2022

Study shows how 3D scaffolding of chromosomes is related across carnivore species

Studies comparing animal genomes generally focus on the DNA sequence itself. A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis shows how the three-dimensional scaffolding of chromosomes is related across several species of carnivores, offering a new approach of "comparative scaffotyping" that could be used to identify related genes across species and place them in context.

From The University of California, Davis 22 Feb 2022

Researchers employ genetic testing to determine the risk of developing cardiovascular disease

Dignity Health in Arizona is introducing the first research study in North America that will use genetic testing to pinpoint men and women who are at risk of developing a cardiovascular disease based on the composition of their DNA.

22 Feb 2022

Understanding mutational bias helps scientists predict how pathogens develop resistance to drugs

Genetic mutations help certain people succeed in the face of natural selection.

21 Feb 2022

Genomics

Researchers take a big step in mapping the entirety of human genetic relationships

Researchers discover a new epigenetic mark in small freshwater animals

Genetic analysis reveals markers for predicting seed oil quality in Russian sunflower

HDO technology found to be effective at silencing problematic genes

Study provides first genetic evidence of demographic changes among hunter-gatherer populations

Scientists study the impact of genetic testing used to track unrecognized relatives

Chlamydia and HPV co-infection causes a unique cellular reprogramming, study shows

Researchers create a regulatory map of zebrafish genome

Environmental DNA analysis for tracking potential sources of fecal contamination

Genetics serves a vital role in the way human bodies respond to vaccination and boosters, says study

Research says 14-day travel quarantine in England helped prevent the spread of COVID-19

DNA from ancient African foragers reveals how early humans lived, traveled and interacted

Scientists study the distant connection between Archaea and Bacteria

Risk variant of COVID-19 decreases risk of contracting HIV by 27%

Recent study reveals the code involved in human gene regulation

UGA research determines when pollen comes of age

TGen collaborates with Deepcell to employ AI for analyzing single cell morphology

Study shows how 3D scaffolding of chromosomes is related across carnivore species

Researchers employ genetic testing to determine the risk of developing cardiovascular disease

Understanding mutational bias helps scientists predict how pathogens develop resistance to drugs

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