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Learning More About Stem Cells Advances Personalized Regenerative Medicine

Organelles, which are made up of various protein and RNA fragments inside of a cell, are crucial for maintaining homeostasis, controlling aging and development, and producing energy.

16 May 2023

An In-Depth Analysis of the Human Genome Using the New “Pangenome”

The Human Genome Project, which began in April 2003, contributed to the revolutionization of biomedical research by giving researchers a reference map that allowed them to scan DNA sequences for genetic clues about the causes of a variety of diseases.

16 May 2023

Cell-to-Cell Genetic Module Exchange for Crop Evolution

According to a recent study conducted by researchers at New York University, comparing individual cells from corn, sorghum, and millet indicates discrepancies in these significant cereal crops’ evolutionary history.

From New York University (NYU) 16 May 2023

Tracking Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Commensal Escherichia Coli Isolated From Swine

The spread of drug-resistant microbes has become a global health concern that threatens our ability to treat infections.

15 May 2023

Discovery of Shanghai APP Mutation Offers New Avenues for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting tens of millions of people worldwide, and it is the most common cause of dementia.

15 May 2023

Study Demonstrates the First Molecular Link Between Circatidal and Circadian Clocks

Scientists at UMass Chan Medical School and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole have identified the first gene-; Bmal1-; to play a crucial role in regulating circatidal behavior in the crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis.

12 May 2023

New Insights Into How Diverse Chromosomal Alterations Form and Drive Cancer Development

The goal of every dividing cell is to accurately segregate its genome into two genetically identical daughter cells.

12 May 2023

Chemical Modification Improves Non-Viral Gene Editing as Well as a New Type of DNA Repair

Gene editing is a powerful method for both research and therapy. Since the advent of the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR/Cas9 technology, a quick and accurate tool for genome editing discovered in 2012, scientists have been working to explore its capabilities and boost its performance.

12 May 2023

Researchers Show a Second Key Gene Involved in Malaria's Resistance to Chloroquine

How malaria parasites evolved to evade a major antimalarial drug has long been thought to involve only one key gene.

12 May 2023

Understanding How Cell-to-Cell Communication Networks Drive Pancreatic Cancer Development

Discussions of cancer often stress the genetic mutations that drive disease by altering the normal function of cellular proteins.

12 May 2023

Prime Editing System Could Accelerate the Study of Cancer-Linked Mutations

Genomic studies of cancer patients have revealed thousands of mutations linked to tumor development.

12 May 2023

Using Mass-Spectrometry-Based Cancer Proteomics Datasets to Discover Potential Therapeutic Targets

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on May 4, 2023, entitled, "Using cancer proteomics data to identify gene candidates for therapeutic targeting."

11 May 2023

Scientists Engineer the First CRISPR-Based Drug Candidate to Directly Target E. Coli

Many people have experienced infections from E. coli, which are primarily seen as inconvenient and unpleasant.

10 May 2023

Mutant MRTFB Proteins Associated With Novel Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have linked specific variants or mutations of the gene myocardin-related transcription factor B (MRTFB) with a novel neurodevelopmental disorder.

10 May 2023

Genetic Material Inherited from Neanderthals Influences the Shape of Our Noses

Humans inherited genetic material from Neanderthals that affects the shape of our noses, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

9 May 2023

Discovering Novel Senolytic Compounds with the Power of Artificial Intelligence

A new publication in the May issue of Nature Aging by researchers from Integrated Biosciences, a biotechnology company combining synthetic biology and machine learning to target aging, demonstrates the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to discover novel senolytic compounds, a class of small molecules under intense study for their ability to suppress age-related processes such as fibrosis, inflammation and cancer.

8 May 2023

Researchers Advance the Breeding of High-Resistant Starch Rice

Researchers have demonstrated that the loss of function of two paralogous starch biosynthesis genes increases the amount of resistant starch (RS) in cooked rice.

8 May 2023

New Model for the Evolution of Higher Brain Functions and Behaviors in Insects

Researchers have proposed a new model for the evolution of higher brain functions and behaviors in the Hymenoptera order of insects.

8 May 2023

High-Throughput Technique Observes Differences in Hard and Non-Hard Seeds

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), also known as the “King of Grass,” is a legume cultivated in various parts of the world for animal feed. It is highly valued in the feed business because of its high protein content and biomass output.

8 May 2023

Study Sheds Light on How Foxp2 Gene Controls the Ability to Produce Speech

Mutations of a gene called Foxp2 have been linked to a type of speech disorder called apraxia that makes it difficult to produce sequences of sound. A new study from MIT and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University sheds light on how this gene controls the ability to produce speech.

5 May 2023

Genes News and Research

Learning More About Stem Cells Advances Personalized Regenerative Medicine

An In-Depth Analysis of the Human Genome Using the New “Pangenome”

Cell-to-Cell Genetic Module Exchange for Crop Evolution

Tracking Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Commensal Escherichia Coli Isolated From Swine

Discovery of Shanghai APP Mutation Offers New Avenues for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Study Demonstrates the First Molecular Link Between Circatidal and Circadian Clocks

New Insights Into How Diverse Chromosomal Alterations Form and Drive Cancer Development

Chemical Modification Improves Non-Viral Gene Editing as Well as a New Type of DNA Repair

Researchers Show a Second Key Gene Involved in Malaria's Resistance to Chloroquine

Understanding How Cell-to-Cell Communication Networks Drive Pancreatic Cancer Development

Prime Editing System Could Accelerate the Study of Cancer-Linked Mutations

Using Mass-Spectrometry-Based Cancer Proteomics Datasets to Discover Potential Therapeutic Targets

Scientists Engineer the First CRISPR-Based Drug Candidate to Directly Target E. Coli

Mutant MRTFB Proteins Associated With Novel Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Genetic Material Inherited from Neanderthals Influences the Shape of Our Noses

Discovering Novel Senolytic Compounds with the Power of Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Advance the Breeding of High-Resistant Starch Rice

New Model for the Evolution of Higher Brain Functions and Behaviors in Insects

High-Throughput Technique Observes Differences in Hard and Non-Hard Seeds

Study Sheds Light on How Foxp2 Gene Controls the Ability to Produce Speech

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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