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New genetic database maps how immune disorders evolve

A first-of-its-kind genetic database for autoinflammatory and autoimmune disorders has been created by Japanese researchers.

4 May 2021

Study reveals a compound found in avocados helps in the treatment of leukemia

According to recent research at the University of Guelph, a compound found in avocados may one day lead to improved leukemia treatment.

4 May 2021

Researchers devise a small-molecule cocktail to protect stem cells from stress

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have devised a four-part small-molecule cocktail that can protect stem cells called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from stress and maintain normal stem cell structure and function.

4 May 2021

New therapeutic target for patients with acute myeloid leukemia

According to a new study, targeting a pathway that is critical for the survival of some cases of acute myeloid leukemia could open up a new therapeutic route for patients.

3 May 2021

New gene therapy could help treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Researchers from UT Southwestern used a new kind of gene therapy to successfully treat mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), distinctively employing CRISPR-Cas9-based tools to restore a large section of the dystrophin protein missing in several DMD patients.

3 May 2021

New gene editing tool helps analyze the mysterious quirk of bacteria

While the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has become the poster child for innovation in synthetic biology, it has some major limitations.

3 May 2021

Shortage of DNA building blocks triggers inflammation

Mitochondria are the energy suppliers of our body cells. These tiny cell components have their own genetic material, which triggers an inflammatory response when released into the interior of the cell.

3 May 2021

Researchers identify specific proteins that play a key role in the development of dendritic cells

The human immune system comprises functionally specialized cellular defense mechanisms that protect the body against disease.

3 May 2021

New integrative genetic screening technology offers insights into role of DNA accessibility in cancer

In a new resource for the scientific community, published today in Nature Biotechnology, researchers in the lab of Neville Sanjana, PhD, at the New York Genome Center (NYGC) and New York University (NYU) developed CRISPR-sciATAC, a novel integrative genetic screening platform that jointly captures CRISPR gene perturbations and single-cell chromatin accessibility genome-wide.

30 Apr 2021

Genetically encoded sensor helps detect hallucinogenic substances

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have created a genetically encoded sensor for detecting hallucinogenic substances.

From The University of California, Davis 29 Apr 2021

New synthetic biology study allows bio-manufacturing advancements for medicine and engineering

A new synthetic biology study sponsored by the U.S. Army exploited micro-compartments in cells, prospectively allowing advances in bio-manufacturing for applications such as engineering, medicine, and protective equipment.

29 Apr 2021

Study identifies single protein key to regulating sex differences in Parkinson’s disease

Neuroscientists have found that a single protein is critical to controlling sex disparities in the brain’s susceptibility to age-related neuron loss.

From University of Pittsburgh 29 Apr 2021

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can trigger long-term gene expression changes

According to the findings of a recent cell study, the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can trigger long-term gene expression changes.

29 Apr 2021

Study discovers that mutations in a specific gene cause mitochondrial disease

For the first time, a research team from Monash University has discovered that mutations in a specific gene cause mitochondrial disease.

29 Apr 2021

New chemical tool elucidates how proteins recognize and associate with one another

A University of Hong Kong research team has created a novel chemical method for illustrating protein interaction networks in cells.

29 Apr 2021

Study reveals enormously high and specific species diversity of the deep sea

Ecologists at the University of Cologne's Institute of Zoology have for the first time demonstrated the enormously high and also very specific species diversity of the deep sea in a comparison of 20 deep-sea basins in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

28 Apr 2021

New, altered form of prolactin receptor found to drive breast cancer

Prolactin is a hormone that has long been thought to play an important role in breast development and growth, as well as milk production during pregnancy.

27 Apr 2021

Study shows that autophagy plays a key role in messenger RNA degradation

Autophagy is essential in messenger RNA (mRNA) degradation, according to researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech).

27 Apr 2021

Critical intermediate in normal cellular metabolism may lead to cell death

A recent study shows that a critical intermediate in normal cellular metabolism is also a cause for cell death in the right sense.

27 Apr 2021

Study shows a possible link between pesticide exposure and increased COVID-19 susceptibility

Researchers have discovered a possible connection between increased vulnerability to COVID-19 infection and exposure to organophosphate pesticides.

27 Apr 2021

Cell News and Research

New genetic database maps how immune disorders evolve

Study reveals a compound found in avocados helps in the treatment of leukemia

Researchers devise a small-molecule cocktail to protect stem cells from stress

New therapeutic target for patients with acute myeloid leukemia

New gene therapy could help treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy

New gene editing tool helps analyze the mysterious quirk of bacteria

Shortage of DNA building blocks triggers inflammation

Researchers identify specific proteins that play a key role in the development of dendritic cells

New integrative genetic screening technology offers insights into role of DNA accessibility in cancer

Genetically encoded sensor helps detect hallucinogenic substances

New synthetic biology study allows bio-manufacturing advancements for medicine and engineering

Study identifies single protein key to regulating sex differences in Parkinson’s disease

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can trigger long-term gene expression changes

Study discovers that mutations in a specific gene cause mitochondrial disease

New chemical tool elucidates how proteins recognize and associate with one another

Study reveals enormously high and specific species diversity of the deep sea

New, altered form of prolactin receptor found to drive breast cancer

Study shows that autophagy plays a key role in messenger RNA degradation

Critical intermediate in normal cellular metabolism may lead to cell death

Study shows a possible link between pesticide exposure and increased COVID-19 susceptibility

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