Genetics and Genomics

What is Genetics?

Genetics is the study of heredity. This article investigates the definition behind genetics as well as how varying genes can give rise to different traits.

Role of DNA in Forensic Science

An Overview into Genetic Engineering

How do Viruses Steal Genetic Codes?

A Guide to Understanding Gene Expression

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Advancements in Genome Editing

Using DNA in Biodiversity Conservation

Role of Trauma on Depression- Linked Genes

Importance of Making Single-Stranded DNA

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

How Can We Build Artificial Chromosomes?

Genetic Testing in the fight against Alzheimer’s

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

Using CRISPR to Modify Viruses

Using Gene Expression to Determine Time of Death

What is DNA-Encoded Libraries Technology (DELT)?

Searching for New Drugs using CRISPR

Transposons and Their Role in Causing Diseases

Predicting School Performance from DNA

What Role Does Epigenetics Play in Drug Discovery?

DNA Higher-Order Structure Formation

How CRISPR is Revolutionizing Biomedical Research

Improving Antibody Affinity Using CRISPR

Examining Microbial Diversity Using Functional Genomics

Whole Genome Amplification in Forensics

Could CRISPR be Used to Revive Extinct Species?

Could CRISPR be used to Create New Species?

How could Gene Editing Transform our Healthcare?

How could Gene Editing solve Food Allergies?

Role of Bioinformatics in Genome Analysis

RNA-based Methods for Body Fluid and Cell Type Identification

What is non-coding RNA (ncRNA)?

What is Competing Endogenous RNA?

MicroRNA Silencing Cancer Therapies

Competing Endogenous RNA in Human Disease

Optogenetics in Cellular Biology and Human Disease Models

Applications of Conditional Gene Knockout Technology

Telomere Shortening and Stress

Examining Microbial Diversity Using Functional Genomics

Cell Line Authentication using DNA Barcoding

Whole Genome Amplification in Forensics

Latest Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Researchers reverse Kleefstra syndrome after birth in a mouse model

Scientists announced the reversal of Kleefstra syndrome—a genetic disorder leading to intellectual disability.

23 Sep 2021

Study finds greater facial asymmetry in parents of autistic individuals

Recent research in Western Australia employs high-tech 3D facial scans to provide better knowledge of the genetic causes of autism.

21 Sep 2021

Study uncovers mechanism where two transcription factors stabilize each other’s binding to DNA

Researchers have discovered an exclusive mechanism through which two transcription factors stabilize each other’s binding to DNA in fission yeast.

14 Sep 2021

New approach to identify molecular targets for improved prostate cancer therapy

In a new study, researchers have introduced DSER, a technique for identifying molecular targets for enhanced therapy in prostate cancer.

14 Sep 2021

Study unearths previously unknown role of CTCF, the transcription regulator

Researchers discovered evidence that CTCF governs chromatin accessibility, the mechanism of opening tightly spooled DNA facilitating gene expression.

9 Sep 2021

New framework to evaluate the risks of antibiotic resistance genes

Scientists have created a useful framework to assess the risks of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs).

8 Sep 2021

Polygenic risk scores are no better in predicting disease, says study

Scientists went through the records of more than 8,000 schizophrenia patients and identified a tool used for assessing an individual’s genetic risk for a disease.

8 Sep 2021

Study explores the efficiency of CasMINI, an engineered CRISPR-Cas system

A compact CRISPR-Cas system, known as CasMINI, can be employed for gene-therapy and cell-engineering applications as it is easier to deliver into cells.

7 Sep 2021

Drug-resistant Salmonella serovar Enteritidis genome sequenced by experts

Scientists sequenced the genome of a virulent Salmonella Enteritidis strain and discovered that it was both antibiotic-resistant and could affect people.

7 Sep 2021

Study provides deep insights into the association between genes and diseases

Scientists examined genomic data from more than 30,000 individuals and unraveled thousands of new regulatory regions that regulate disease-linked genes.

7 Sep 2021

Miniature CRISPR-Cas system expands applicability and implications further

For the first time, Stanford researchers have miniaturized CRISPR for mammalian gene editing, which magnifies the scope of CRISPR technology.

3 Sep 2021

Experts decode the genetic mechanism governing the speed of mRNA translation

The genetic material of all eukaryotic organisms is stored in the cell nucleus in the form of DNA. The DNA is first transcribed into messenger RNA in the cell cytoplasm and later translated into protein using ribosomes for it to be used, where ribosomes are small machines capable of decoding messenger RNA to synthesize the relevant proteins.

1 Sep 2021

Research findings likely to enhance genome-based disease prediction

A recent study by the University of Oxford and co-workers identifies that the effects of an individual’s genes on their chance of getting sick declines with age.

31 Aug 2021

Researchers create cardiomyocyte model using a genetic algorithm

Human-induced pluripotent stem cells can differentiate into cardiac myocytes and are employed in applications like formulating patient-specific disease models.

31 Aug 2021

Study reveals mechanisms promoting overall glioma tumor growth

Researchers from Northwestern Medicine unearthed the epigenetic processes involved in the regulation of multiple oncogenes in glioma cells.

31 Aug 2021

Researchers fabricate 3D-integrated nanopores to detect single DNA molecules

Detecting DNA from a single cell is vital for the identification of genetic disorders and diseases.

31 Aug 2021

Virus-infected cells endure long-term changes, says study

Scientists from the University of Basel observed in experiments with mice that cells can self-heal and eradicate viruses.

31 Aug 2021

Study identifies C9orf72 repeat expansion using novel genetic marker

Research offers a new genetic tool to pinpoint C9orf72 repeat expansion-carrying frontotemporal lobar degeneration from huge population-based cohorts.

25 Aug 2021

Study identifies variants and genes linked to alcohol consumption

Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published the first of its kind research in the field of addiction genetics employing a multi-omics method to offer a huge list of causal candidate genes linked with alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder (AUD).

24 Aug 2021