Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Latest Genetics and Genomics News and Research

CRISPR Unlocks ‘Sleeping’ Genes—A Potential Cure for Prader-Willi Syndrome?

CRISPR epigenome editing successfully reactivates silenced genes in Prader-Willi Syndrome, highlighting potential for targeted therapies in genetic disorders.

20 Feb 2025

New Insights into How MicroRNA Affects Bird Flu in Wildlife

Previously, researchers thought that microRNA was a kind of useless residue in cells and blood. But these tiny threads are far more important than some imagined. Also for those who study wildlife.

19 Feb 2025

Genetic Factors Play a Key Role in Eye Aging and Disease

Vision changes are an inevitable part of aging, but why are some more susceptible to age-related eye diseases and why do some individuals experience more severe decline than others?

19 Feb 2025

Unlocking the Genetic Secrets Behind Human Vocal Communication

The origins of human language remain mysterious. Are we the only animals truly capable of complex speech? Are Homo sapiens the only hominids who could give detailed directions to a far-off freshwater source or describe the nuanced purples and reds of a dramatic sunset?

19 Feb 2025

Using CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing for Chromosomal Rescue in Down Syndrome

Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro proof-of-concept study.

19 Feb 2025

Study Explores Genetic Predictors of Prostate Cancer Progression

A recent study published in the Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology explored genetic predictors of prostate cancer progression to help identify its clinical outcomes.

19 Feb 2025

New Understanding of Autophagy Could Lead to Healthy Aging Therapies

A recent breakthrough from an international collaborative research team has unveiled the mechanism by which cells activate their recycling processes and generate “garbage bags” to eliminate proteins.

19 Feb 2025

Role of Supergenes in Shaping Reproductive Behavior and Survival

Dr. Sarah Flanagan, Senior Lecturer at the University of Canterbury (UC) is attempting to determine whether super clusters of genes that are inherited together and affect important traits like reproductive behaviors and survival strategies are essential to a species' survival.

19 Feb 2025

Engineered Phages Deliver Therapeutic Proteins to Intestines

Engineered phages transform gut bacteria into drug delivery systems, releasing therapeutic proteins that reduce inflammation and promote satiety in obesity.

19 Feb 2025

New Computational Approach Speeds Up Genetic Variant Analysis for Disease Risk

Argonne computer scientists enabled a new research modality in the search for causality among genetic variants for a given disease.

18 Feb 2025

Circadian Rhythms Play a Key Role in Teen Eating Habits and Obesity

Researchers found that teens with obesity ate more later in the day than their peers of healthy weight, and that their eating behaviors were strongly influenced by their internal body clock.

18 Feb 2025

Single-Cell Sequencing Maps Pregnancy's Early Stages

Recent research has produced the first high-resolution molecular image of the equine endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus, before and after embryo implantation.

18 Feb 2025

Novel Anti-CRISPR Protein Targets Cas13b RNA Nuclease

There are numerous potential uses for the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors, ranging from antiviral treatments and diagnostics to the treatment of genetic disorders.

18 Feb 2025

New Study Uncovers Evolutionary Link in B6 Metabolism

An investigation conducted by a group of scientists at the University of Kentucky’s Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment has uncovered an unexpected biochemical link between the immune responses of plants and the neurological health of humans.

18 Feb 2025

Fruit Flies Display Play-like Behavior for the First Time

In a recent study, scientists at Leipzig University have for the first time demonstrated play-like behaviour in flies.

17 Feb 2025

New Approach Expands Developmental Potential of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Conventional human pluripotent stem cells at the primed pluripotent state are capable of generating all the embryonic lineages.

17 Feb 2025

Understanding the World Beyond DNA and Genes

Curled up inside every single one of the trillions of cells in the human body is six feet of DNA, spooled tightly and carrying the genetic instructions that govern so much of who a person becomes.

17 Feb 2025

Gene Editing Breakthrough Creates CoQ10-Producing Rice Varieties

A team of Chinese scientists has used targeted gene editing to develop rice that produces coenzyme CoQ10 (CoQ10), a vital compound for human health.

17 Feb 2025

Breakthrough Research Reveals How Anemonefish Avoid Sea Anemone Stings

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis.

17 Feb 2025

Researchers Discover New Role of Mitofusin 2 in Cellular Health

Researchers from Cologne, Bochum, Padova and Angers have discovered a novel connection between mitochondrial function, protein quality control and cellular health, whose failure could be the leading cause in the currently incurable neurological disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT).

17 Feb 2025