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Discovery of Free-Floating Genes in Bacteria Challenges Genetic Code Assumptions

Since the genetic code was first deciphered in the 1960s, our genes seemed like an open book. By reading and decoding our chromosomes as linear strings of letters, like sentences in a novel, we can identify the genes in our genome and learn why changes in a gene's code affect health.

12 Aug 2024

CRISPR-Cas: A Promising Tool For Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Using CRISPR-Cas systems in various studies to detect and treat Staphylococcus aureus.

12 Aug 2024

From CRISPR-Cas to Fanzor system: New frontiers in gene editing

The features of various CRISPR-Cas systems, including CRISPR-associated transposons (CASTs) and the eukaryotic equivalent of CRISPR-Cas systems, Fanzor systems.

9 Aug 2024

Emerging Treatments and Drug Repositioning for NAFLD and NASH

The current research on drug candidates and molecular targets being clinically tested for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and NAFLD.

9 Aug 2024

Scientists Develop AI-Powered Tool to Optimize Gene Delivery

Gene therapy could potentially cure genetic diseases but it remains a challenge to package and deliver new genes to specific cells safely and effectively. Existing methods of engineering one of the most commonly used gene-delivery vehicles, adeno-associated viruses (AAV), are often slow and inefficient.

9 Aug 2024

Gene Editing Creates Prickle-Free Eggplants for Easier Farming

Eggplants, a staple crop globally, present significant challenges in cultivation and harvesting due to their prickles. These prickles, which serve as a natural defense mechanism, complicate handling and reduce efficiency in agricultural practices. Addressing these issues is crucial for improving farming outcomes. Consequently, researchers are focused on understanding the genetic basis of prickle formation to develop prickle-free eggplant varieties. Based on these challenges, there is a pressing need to conduct in-depth research and identify solutions for more efficient eggplant cultivation.

9 Aug 2024

Advancements in Grape Genomics Promise Enhanced Breeding Strategies

Grapes are economically and culturally significant worldwide, but climate change has posed substantial challenges to grape production in recent decades.

8 Aug 2024

Researchers Uncover Method to Boost Stem Cell Production Using Interferon Gamma

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have discovered a treatment which accelerates the production and quality of pluripotent stem cells in mice.

8 Aug 2024

Detailed Analysis of Cucumber Centromeres Uncovers Key DNA Sequences and Retrotransposons

Centromeres are crucial for chromosome segregation during cell division and consist of repetitive DNA sequences.

8 Aug 2024

Single-Cell Analysis Uncovers Impact of TREM2 Mutation on Beta-Amyloid Plaques

Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine have discovered how the TREM2 R47H genetic mutation causes certain brain areas to develop abnormal protein clumps, called beta-amyloid plaques, associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

8 Aug 2024

Study Reveals 70 Million Years of Host-Parasite Genetic Arms Race

Hosts and their parasites are in constant competition. Through genetic diversity, the host can change in such a way that infection is no longer possible.

8 Aug 2024

Study Explores the Role of Sex-Biased Gene Expression in Autism Risk During Prenatal Development

The cortex of prenatal donors to determine differentially expressed genes based on sex and potentially identify molecular and cellular mechanisms that contribute to ASD.

7 Aug 2024

Genetic Analysis of Potato and Phytophthora infestans During and After the Irish Potato Famine

In an examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves, North Carolina State University researchers reveal more about the tit-for-tat evolutionary changes occurring in both potato plants and the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish potato famine.

6 Aug 2024

Unveiling the Roots of Deadly Infant Leukemia

Researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute have identified the genetic foundation for newborn B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (B-ALL) glucocorticoid resistance through MLL gene rearrangements.

6 Aug 2024

Shared Mechanisms in Human and Yeast DNA Replication Revealed

Humans and baker's yeast have more in common than meets the eye, including an important mechanism that helps ensure DNA is copied correctly, reports a pair of studies published in the journals Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

5 Aug 2024

Megamonas Bacteria Identified as Potential Obesity Culprit

A recent study from Cell Host & Microbe identifies Megamonas as a possible bacteria linked to obesity based on a large-scale cohort of obese Chinese people. This study demonstrates how the bacterium increases lipid absorption, breaks down intestinal myo-inositol, and causes obesity, which may lead to future approaches for managing obesity.

5 Aug 2024

Researchers Uncover How Phage Infection Dynamics Affect Viral Entry at Single-Cell Level

The process by which phages-;viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria-;enter cells has been studied for over 50 years.

5 Aug 2024

Breakthrough Method Captures Aging Impact on Alzheimer’s Disease in Lab-Grown Neurons

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a way to capture the effects of aging in the development of Alzheimer's disease.

2 Aug 2024

Geographic Origin Plays Key Role in Tuberculosis Infection, Harvard Study Finds

For some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed person will get infected depend on whether the individual and the bacteria share a hometown, according to a new study comparing how different strains move through mixed populations in cosmopolitan cities.

2 Aug 2024

Innovative Nanosensing Method Promises Safer Gene Therapy with Improved AAV Vector Quality

Over the past few decades, there has been remarkable progress in genetic manipulation technologies, bringing us closer to the point where genes can be modified in vivo.

2 Aug 2024

Genetic News and Research

Discovery of Free-Floating Genes in Bacteria Challenges Genetic Code Assumptions

CRISPR-Cas: A Promising Tool For Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

From CRISPR-Cas to Fanzor system: New frontiers in gene editing

Emerging Treatments and Drug Repositioning for NAFLD and NASH

Scientists Develop AI-Powered Tool to Optimize Gene Delivery

Gene Editing Creates Prickle-Free Eggplants for Easier Farming

Advancements in Grape Genomics Promise Enhanced Breeding Strategies

Researchers Uncover Method to Boost Stem Cell Production Using Interferon Gamma

Detailed Analysis of Cucumber Centromeres Uncovers Key DNA Sequences and Retrotransposons

Single-Cell Analysis Uncovers Impact of TREM2 Mutation on Beta-Amyloid Plaques

Study Reveals 70 Million Years of Host-Parasite Genetic Arms Race

Study Explores the Role of Sex-Biased Gene Expression in Autism Risk During Prenatal Development

Genetic Analysis of Potato and Phytophthora infestans During and After the Irish Potato Famine

Unveiling the Roots of Deadly Infant Leukemia

Shared Mechanisms in Human and Yeast DNA Replication Revealed

Megamonas Bacteria Identified as Potential Obesity Culprit

Researchers Uncover How Phage Infection Dynamics Affect Viral Entry at Single-Cell Level

Breakthrough Method Captures Aging Impact on Alzheimer’s Disease in Lab-Grown Neurons

Geographic Origin Plays Key Role in Tuberculosis Infection, Harvard Study Finds

Innovative Nanosensing Method Promises Safer Gene Therapy with Improved AAV Vector Quality

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