Genetics and Genomics News and Research

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Almost one in five people lack key protein in their muscle fibers

About one in five individuals do not have the α-actinin-3 protein in their muscle fiber.

18 Feb 2021

Understanding the herbivory-sensing mechanism of plants through elicitors

Plants are known to possess solid immune response mechanisms. One such response is “sensing” attack by herbivorous animals.

From Tokyo University of Science 18 Feb 2021

Study reveals a major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19

In 2020, a research team demonstrated that a significant genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 infection was inherited from Neanderthals.

17 Feb 2021

Protein imbalance leads to cataract

Cataracts are the most prevalent eye disease in humans. But despite this fact, the actual processes that lead to this disease are not entirely known.

17 Feb 2021

Testing for inherited genes can help understand future cancer risk in pediatric patients

Because cancers in children are rare, many details about their biology remain unknown. In the field of cancer genetics, there's a limited understanding of how inherited genetic changes may contribute to the formation and growth of tumors.

17 Feb 2021

Researchers use zebrafish to identify role of gene involved in cardiac rhythm

Researchers have used the zebrafish (Danio rerio) to identify the role of a gene involved in cardiac rhythm, which could help explain the fundamentals of what it takes to make a human heartbeat.

17 Feb 2021

Combining cholesterol-lowering medications and lifestyle interventions may yield better benefits

Combining healthy lifestyle interventions reduces heart disease through beneficial effects on different lipoproteins and associated cholesterols, according to a study published February 9 in eLife.

17 Feb 2021

Researchers combine maths and plant science to reveal how plant roots produce a hormone gradient

The research team that developed a biosensor that first recorded that a distinct gradient of the plant growth hormone gibberellin correlated with plant cell size has now revealed how this distribution pattern is created in roots.

17 Feb 2021

Genetic testing technology is extremely unreliable in detecting very rare genetic variants

According to a new study, a technology that is extensively used by commercial genetic testing firms is “extremely unreliable” in identifying very rare variants.

From University of Exeter 16 Feb 2021

Tumor microenvironment could improve cancer immunotherapy

A study has revealed how chemicals surrounding tumors, the tumor microenvironment, undermine the immune system and allow cancer to resist attack.

From University of Pittsburgh 16 Feb 2021

Study shows American plant could be beneficial for balanced, sustainable diet

Researchers have discovered a plant native to America could also be grown in the United Kingdom, bringing with it benefits for a sustainable and balanced diet.

16 Feb 2021

Proprioceptive neurons perform sensory functions in all human body movements

Scientists have unveiled a range of proprioceptive neurons and have uncovered a new form of plasticity, indicating neuronal individuality in the nervous system.

16 Feb 2021

New understanding of tumor microenvironment could help enhance immunotherapy

A paper published today in Nature shows how chemicals in the areas surrounding tumors--known as the tumor microenvironment--subvert the immune system and enable cancer to evade attack. These findings suggest that an existing drug could boost cancer immunotherapy.

From University of Pittsburgh 16 Feb 2021

Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Latest Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Almost one in five people lack key protein in their muscle fibers

Understanding the herbivory-sensing mechanism of plants through elicitors

Study reveals a major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19

Protein imbalance leads to cataract

Testing for inherited genes can help understand future cancer risk in pediatric patients

Researchers use zebrafish to identify role of gene involved in cardiac rhythm

Combining cholesterol-lowering medications and lifestyle interventions may yield better benefits

Researchers combine maths and plant science to reveal how plant roots produce a hormone gradient

Genetic testing technology is extremely unreliable in detecting very rare genetic variants

Tumor microenvironment could improve cancer immunotherapy

Study shows American plant could be beneficial for balanced, sustainable diet

Proprioceptive neurons perform sensory functions in all human body movements

New understanding of tumor microenvironment could help enhance immunotherapy

Machine learning approach to identify drugs that could be repurposed to fight Covid-19

Antioxidant in green tea may lead to new anti-cancer drugs

Gene-based blood test may predict treatment success in people with metastatic melanoma

Study uncovers how harmless E.coli gut bacteria turn deadly

Innovative system allows complete study of SARS-CoV-2 mutant spectrum by ultrasequencing

Animal model yields important insights into T cell exhaustion

Researchers use mouse models to explain how cancer cells spread

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