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How the Natural Process of DNA Repair Fails to Cause Disease

We often come to an understanding of what causes a disease. We know, for example, that cancers are caused by mutations at critical locations in the genome, resulting in loss of control of cell growth.

11 May 2023

Researchers Use Cheese Rinds to Show Fungal Antibiotics Can Influence Microbiome Development

Fungi produce metabolites that humans have used to improve health. For example, they secrete penicillin, which is then purified and used as an antibiotic for humans, leading to the development of many other antibiotics.

11 May 2023

First Gene-Edited Calf Produced With Resistance to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus

Scientists have collaborated to produce the first gene-edited calf with resistance to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a virus that costs the U.S. cattle sector billions of dollars annually.

10 May 2023

Scientists Engineer the First CRISPR-Based Drug Candidate to Directly Target E. Coli

Many people have experienced infections from E. coli, which are primarily seen as inconvenient and unpleasant.

10 May 2023

Patients With Motor Neuron Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia Carry the Same Genetic Defects

New research has discovered that some patients with motor neuron disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) carry the same rare genetic defects that cause other neurodegenerative diseases.

10 May 2023

Mutant MRTFB Proteins Associated With Novel Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have linked specific variants or mutations of the gene myocardin-related transcription factor B (MRTFB) with a novel neurodevelopmental disorder.

10 May 2023

Breakthrough "Gene Silencing" Technology Could Revolutionize the Development of DNAzymes

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have developed a DNA enzyme – or DNAzyme – that can distinguish between two RNA strands inside a cell and cut the disease-associated strand while leaving the healthy strand intact.

9 May 2023

Experimental Model Sheds Light on Key Cellular Processes Involved in Embryogenesis

Many birth defects and spontaneous abortions occur during the embryonic development stage known as neurulation, yet we have very little insight into how this critical developmental process unfolds in humans.

9 May 2023

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

New Model for the Evolution of Higher Brain Functions and Behaviors in Insects

Researchers have proposed a new model for the evolution of higher brain functions and behaviors in the Hymenoptera order of insects.

8 May 2023

Study Sheds Light on How Foxp2 Gene Controls the Ability to Produce Speech

Mutations of a gene called Foxp2 have been linked to a type of speech disorder called apraxia that makes it difficult to produce sequences of sound. A new study from MIT and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University sheds light on how this gene controls the ability to produce speech.

5 May 2023

Genomics

How the Natural Process of DNA Repair Fails to Cause Disease

Researchers Use Cheese Rinds to Show Fungal Antibiotics Can Influence Microbiome Development

First Gene-Edited Calf Produced With Resistance to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus

Scientists Engineer the First CRISPR-Based Drug Candidate to Directly Target E. Coli

Patients With Motor Neuron Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia Carry the Same Genetic Defects

Mutant MRTFB Proteins Associated With Novel Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Breakthrough "Gene Silencing" Technology Could Revolutionize the Development of DNAzymes

Experimental Model Sheds Light on Key Cellular Processes Involved in Embryogenesis

Genetic Material Inherited from Neanderthals Influences the Shape of Our Noses

Researchers Advance the Breeding of High-Resistant Starch Rice

New Model for the Evolution of Higher Brain Functions and Behaviors in Insects

Study Sheds Light on How Foxp2 Gene Controls the Ability to Produce Speech

Researchers Create a Computational Tool to Gain New Insights From Multi-Omics Data

Eliminating or Blocking the Tiam1 Gene Prevents, Reverses Chronic Neuropathic Pain

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

Mini Organs Provide New Insights Into Fibrolamellar Carcinoma

Researchers Map GCK Gene Variants to Better Diagnose Hereditary Diseases

Study Advances Understanding of the Deep Evolutionary History of Viruses

Inhibiting a Tiny RNA Could Help Improve Immune, Bone, and Muscle Health With Age

New Extraction Protocol Offers a More Comprehensive Picture of Cellular Activity

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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