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CITES: Regulating the International Wildlife Trade to Preserve the Viability of Species

In this interview, we talk to CITES about regulating wildlife trade to preserve species viability, international collaboration, and the future of wild flora and fauna.

3 May 2023

Texas A&M Research Provides a Definitive Answer to the Evolutionary Timeline of Mammals

Research led by a team of scientists from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences puts to bed the heated scientific debate regarding the history of mammal diversification as it relates to the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.

2 May 2023

Breeding Bacteria-Free Salmon Fry

Researchers, including from NTNU, are breeding bacteria-free fish fry. This pursuit is more important than you might think.

2 May 2023

Study Reveals How the Formation of Microtubules Drives Cell Division

Cellular life hinges on a network of hollow cables called microtubules dynamically lengthening and shortening according to the needs of the moment.

2 May 2023

New Approach Could Power the Development of Advanced Cell Therapies

A new approach to the genetic engineering of cells promises significant improvements in speed, efficiency, and reduction in cellular toxicity compared to current methods.

2 May 2023

Study Uncovers Somatic Mutations That Play a Role in Common Form of Adult Epilepsy

Epilepsy affects approximately 1-in-26 people and the most common form, known as temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), often cannot be adequately treated with anti-seizure medications.

2 May 2023

Genome Sequencing of 'Lablab Bean' Paves Way for Wider Cultivation of the African Crop

An international team of researchers has fully sequenced the genome of a climate-resilient bean that could bolster food security in drought-prone regions.

2 May 2023

Markers Indicating Early Signs of Schizophrenia Identified

For the first time, a global study group headed by investigators at Virginia Commonwealth University has found markers that might point out early if a person is susceptible to schizophrenia in the early stage itself.

28 Apr 2023

Deletion of Human Genome Information Helped in Differentiation Between Humans and Other Mammals

As per new research headed by scientists at Yale and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, what the human genome is missing when compared to the genomes of other primates may be as significant to the development of humankind as what has been added at the time of human evolutionary history.

28 Apr 2023

Reprogramming the Aging Process to Effectively Promote Longevity

Human lifespan is associated with the aging of individual cells. Three years ago, a group of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, uncovered fundamental mechanisms underlying the aging process.

28 Apr 2023

3D Genome Mapping may Lead to Targeted Therapeutic Options for Ependymoma

Researchers led by Sanford Burnham Prebys assistant professor Lukas Chavez, Ph.D., are leveraging the latest technology to take a never-before-seen look at ependymoma, one of the deadliest pediatric brain tumors.

28 Apr 2023

Novel 3D Structure can Serve as Blueprint to Engineer New BoNT/E Variants

A team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine, have revealed the first crystal structures of the receptor-binding domain of botulinum neurotoxin E (BoNT/E) in complex with its human neuronal receptors, synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A).

28 Apr 2023

Genetic News and Research

CITES: Regulating the International Wildlife Trade to Preserve the Viability of Species

Texas A&M Research Provides a Definitive Answer to the Evolutionary Timeline of Mammals

Breeding Bacteria-Free Salmon Fry

Study Reveals How the Formation of Microtubules Drives Cell Division

New Approach Could Power the Development of Advanced Cell Therapies

Study Uncovers Somatic Mutations That Play a Role in Common Form of Adult Epilepsy

Genome Sequencing of 'Lablab Bean' Paves Way for Wider Cultivation of the African Crop

Markers Indicating Early Signs of Schizophrenia Identified

Deletion of Human Genome Information Helped in Differentiation Between Humans and Other Mammals

Reprogramming the Aging Process to Effectively Promote Longevity

3D Genome Mapping may Lead to Targeted Therapeutic Options for Ependymoma

Novel 3D Structure can Serve as Blueprint to Engineer New BoNT/E Variants

Understanding the Origins of Human Disease Using the Power of Evolutionary Genomics

Using Synthetic Biology to Reprogram the Cellular Aging Process in Yeast

Research Shows How Mammalian Genomes Have Developed Over the Course of Evolution

Study Finds Link Between Chemical "Marks" on DNA in Father’s Sperm and Autistic Traits in Children

Novel Genetic Disorder Associated With Neurodevelopmental Differences Discovered

Research Deepens Our Understanding of Circadian Rhythm Regulation

Highly Tissue-Specific lincRNA Markers Could Indicate the Presence of Disease

New Gene Therapy may be on the Horizon for Usher Syndrome Type 1F

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

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