Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Latest Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Discovery of Crym-Positive Astrocytes Sheds Light on Neuropsychiatric Disorders

UCLA Health researchers have discovered a group of specialized support cells in the brain that can regulate behaviors associated with human neuropsychiatric disorders.

1 Mar 2024

Astrocyte-Rich Brain Organoid Model Unveils Insights into Neuroinflammation

The brain is typically depicted as a complex web of neurons sending and receiving messages. But neurons only make up half of the human brain.

1 Mar 2024

SOX17 Gene Identified as Critical for Immune Evasion in Early-Stage Colon Cancer

One of the immune system's primary roles is to detect and kill cells that have acquired cancerous mutations.

29 Feb 2024

Breakthrough Studies Shed Light on Origins of Homochirality in Biology

Molecules often have a structural asymmetry called chirality, which means they can appear in alternative, mirror-image versions, akin to the left and right versions of human hands.

29 Feb 2024

Genomic Study Warns of H5N1 Adaptation to Marine Mammals

The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 has adapted to spread between birds and marine mammals, posing an immediate threat to wildlife conservation, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, and the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) in Argentina.

29 Feb 2024

Study Reveals Genetic Mechanism Behind Human Tail Loss

A genetic change in our ancient ancestors may partly explain why humans don't have tails like monkeys, finds a new study led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

29 Feb 2024

Exploring Gene Behavior Patterns With Cutting-Edge Technology

In an effort to comprehend how the genetic makeup and environment interact to cause diseases, scientists have studied the structure, sequencing, and interactions of genetic material with proteins in great detail.

29 Feb 2024

Study unveils how our cells outsmart invaders without turning against us

The human immune system is a sophisticated network of cells and proteins created to defend against dangerous infections, and cells continuously repel invaders in a microscopic war raging inside human bodies.

29 Feb 2024

Genetic Mechanisms of Alzheimer's Revealed in Colombian Kindred

UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators in Colombia, Brazil and Germany are progressing toward an understanding of mechanisms that underlie Alzheimer's disease, in particular an early-onset, genetic form that has afflicted generations of an extended family in Colombia.

28 Feb 2024

Integrating Environmental Factors in Genetic Research: A New Perspective

It has long been known that there is a complex interplay between genetic factors and environmental influences in shaping behavior.

28 Feb 2024

How Agriculture Shaped Malaria Resistance in Ancient Eastern Arabia

According to a recent study, people in ancient Eastern Arabia seem to have been resistant to malaria once agriculture arrived in the area about 5,000 years ago.

28 Feb 2024

Cyanobacteria as a Key Ingredient in Sustainable Protein-Rich Foods

We all know that we ought to eat less meat and cheese and dig into more plant-based foods. But whilst perusing the supermarket cold display and having to choose between animal-based foods and more climate-friendly alternative proteins, our voices of reason don't always win.

28 Feb 2024

The Role of RNA Modifications in Stress Granule Dynamics

An intriguing finding regarding how human cells protect themselves under stressful conditions has been revealed in a recent study conducted by an international research team. According to the research, a little genetic alteration known as ac4C serves as an essential defender by assisting cells in producing stress granules, which are units of defense.

28 Feb 2024

UMass Amherst Study Shows Promise in Retraining Immune Cells for Targeting Aplastic Anemia

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently released a first-of-its-kind study that focuses on the rare autoimmune disorder aplastic anemia to understand how a subset of cells might be trained to correct the overzealous immune response that can lead to fatal autoimmune disorders.

28 Feb 2024

Tandem Repeat Expansions Linked to Cardiomyopathy Risk, Reveals Study

In the first study to use whole genome sequencing to examine tandem repeat expansions in heart conditions, scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have laid the groundwork for early detection of and future precision therapies for cardiomyopathy.

28 Feb 2024

The Evolution of Flight Behavior in Butterflies

According to research, non-edible butterfly species that imitate one another's color patterns have developed comparable flight movements as a means of alerting predators and evading extinction.

27 Feb 2024

Researchers Isolate Adaptable Leptospirosis Strain in Austrian Cattle

Leptospirosis is a globally distributed infectious disease that affects both animals and humans. While the infection is endemic in tropical regions, its incidence seems to increase in temperate regions.

27 Feb 2024

Scientists Develop First Full Model of Early Human Central Nervous System with Stem Cells

The first stem cell culture method that produces a full model of the early stages of the human central nervous system has been developed by a team of engineers and biologists at the University of Michigan, the Weizmann Institute of Science, and the University of Pennsylvania.

27 Feb 2024

Decoding the Secrets of Ribosome Recycling at the Endoplasmic Reticulum

Researchers from Stanford University and LMU have uncovered how cells renew their endoplasmic reticulum’s protein factories.

26 Feb 2024

Newborn T Cells Excel in Immune Response Compared to Adults

Scientists have long believed that a newborn's immune system was an immature version of an adult's, but new research from Cornell University shows that newborns' T cells – white blood cells that protect from disease – outperform those of adults at fighting off numerous infections.

26 Feb 2024