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Newly developed method helps refine the "Out of Africa" scenario

Researchers from Estonia and Italy developed an innovative method by combining neural networks and statistics. Using this newly developed method, they refined the "Out of Africa" scenario. The researchers claimed that the African dynamics around the time of the Out of Africa expansion are more complex than previously thought.

11 Oct 2021

Researchers unravel impacts of protein BRD4 on how DNA folds

Recent research enhances the understanding of certain cancers and complex congenital disorders.

8 Oct 2021

Experts describe structure of protein complex vital for proper cell function

Mitochondrial diseases exhibit different symptoms like muscle weakness, severe fatigue, even blindness. Most genetic diseases are the result of mitochondrial defects.

8 Oct 2021

Experts create “living medicine” to combat biofilms on medical implants

Scientists have developed the first “living medicine” to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria thriving on medical implants’ surfaces.

8 Oct 2021

Researchers reconstitute the biological clock to better understand circadian rhythms

Daily cycles in virtually every aspect of our physiology are driven by biological clocks (also called circadian clocks) in our cells.

From University of California Santa Cruz 8 Oct 2021

Decoding the large and complex onion genome

"In this study, we challenged the limits of how far we can go in deciphering a DNA sequence consisting of 16 billion base pairs," said paper author Masayoshi Shigyo, professor in the Laboratory of Vegetable Crop Science, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, and researcher at the National Institutes of Natural Sciences.

8 Oct 2021

Historical view of sweet corn plant density tolerance suggests an opportunity for improvement

New research from the University of Illinois shows sweet corn, when planted at high densities, has steadily increased in yield since the 1930s.

8 Oct 2021

Does the Future of Farming Involve the Gene Editing of Farm Animals?

In this interview, AZoLifeSciences speaks to the RSPCA about the future of farming, and whether it involves gene-edited farm animals.

8 Oct 2021

Plant responses to light can be altered to encourage food growth

Scientists have figured out how plants respond to light and can flip this genetic switch to encourage food growth. The discovery could help increase food supply for an expanding population with shrinking opportunities for farming.

7 Oct 2021

Research findings likely to help better define risk factors in cancer

Scientists took a further step in the exploration of genetic instability, as exhibited in cancer cells.

7 Oct 2021

Research provides insights into the evolution of limb development in vertebrates

Scientists were part of new research that provides understanding on the advancement of limb development in vertebrates.

7 Oct 2021

Novel mechanism sheds light on embryonic stem cell pluripotency

A group of scientists from Sweden recently pinpointed a cellular mechanism that is vital for the ability of these cells to remain as stem cells.

7 Oct 2021

Clinical efficacy of CAR-T cells depends on chemical modifications, says study

One in five cancers affects lymph nodes and blood cells resulting in lymphomas and leukemias, respectively.

7 Oct 2021

Researchers aim to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production

Iowa State University scientists are leading an effort to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production, a fast-growing sector of the agricultural world since the beginning of 2020.

6 Oct 2021

Active genes do not form clusters and share resources during early development in fruit flies

Active genes do not form clusters and share resources during early development in the fruit fly, according to a new study by New York University and Princeton researchers published in the journal Current Biology.

6 Oct 2021

Researchers identify the mechanism leading to deafness in Norrie disease

A team of Mass Eye and Ear Scientists led by Albert Edge, PhD, working with research fellow Yushi Hayashi, MD, PhD, has identified the mechanism that can lead to deafness in the rare syndrome, Norrie disease.

6 Oct 2021

Scientists identify novel nairovirus associated with acute febrile illness in Japan

A previously unknown virus that can infect humans and cause disease has been identified by scientists in Japan.

5 Oct 2021

Powerful method offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the New York Genome Center, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has profiled in unprecedented detail thousands of individual cells sampled from patients' brain tumors.

4 Oct 2021

Researchers uncover previously unknown interactions between proteins that drive cancers

In three studies from the Cancer Cell Map Initiative, researchers uncovered previously unknown interactions between proteins that drive cancer and combined this new data to generate a map of protein pathways informing cancer outcomes.

1 Oct 2021

Researchers develop key components of an expanded genetic code system

Modern biologists nurture more ambitious goals and one among them is to know how to broaden or alternatively modify the genetic code of life on Earth.

1 Oct 2021