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Plant genes control microbiome diversity inside leaves to stay healthy

In a new study, published in the journal Nature, Michigan State University scientists show how plant genes select which microbes get to live inside their leaves in order to stay healthy.

14 Apr 2020

Clock protein moves in sync with temperature to coordinate rhythms in shoots, roots

Five years ago, researchers from the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics led by the CSIC Research Professor Paloma Mas made the breakthrough discovery that the circadian clocks in the growing tip of the plant shoot function in a similar way to the clocks in the mammalian brain, which in both cases are able to synchronize the daily rhythms of the cells in distal organs.

14 Apr 2020

New model can improve prediction of genetic modification with unintended consequences

Scientists have often demonstrated their interest in genetically modifying tree species for a wide range of applications, ranging from paper to biofuel production, while staying clear of those modifications that lead to unexpected outcomes.

14 Apr 2020

Bio-factory plant available to researchers to help combat COVID-19

At present, the Nicotiana benthamiana plant is being used as a bio-factory for various experimental vaccines against SARS-COV-2.

14 Apr 2020

Study reveals new mechanism that controls chromosome inheritance

During the process of each single cell division, the chromosomal genetic data should be uniformly distributed between the freshly developing daughter cells.

13 Apr 2020

Important genetic mechanism behind inflammatory bowel disease revealed

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have pinpointed a genetic variation responsible for driving the development of inflammatory bowel disease.

10 Apr 2020

Researchers reconstruct evolutionary paths of COVID-19 using genetic network techniques

Researchers from Cambridge, UK, and Germany have reconstructed the early "evolutionary paths" of COVID-19 in humans - as infection spread from Wuhan out to Europe and North America - using genetic network techniques.

9 Apr 2020

Exposure to even low levels of air pollution can change gene expression

New data from a landmark study done by Monash University researchers in Australia raises significant concerns that even short-term exposure to low-level air pollution can affect gene expression, leaving us at risk of other diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

9 Apr 2020

Enhancing DNA repair could help improve agronomic traits in multiple crops

A new genome editing system enhances the efficiency of an error-free DNA repair pathway, which could help improve agronomic traits in multiple crops.

8 Apr 2020

Study shows some genetic variants have stronger effects on RNA expression even before birth

The prefrontal cortex of the human brain experiences a wider spectrum of developmental activity right from early prenatal development until childhood.

8 Apr 2020

Gene-editing tools developed to study ocean microbes

Researchers have achieved significant progress in the development of gene-editing tools that could help gain better insights into one of the most crucial ocean microbes on the planet.

8 Apr 2020

Research reveals insights into relationship between synthetic gene circuits and their host cells

Recent discoveries by two research teams in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University are advancing the field of synthetic biology.

7 Apr 2020

New genetic techniques expand microbial research

A team of international scientists has developed a suite of more than 200 new genetic techniques for using marine microbes to investigate a host of questions in biology.

7 Apr 2020

Psychoactive ingredient in marijuana may impair female fertility, study finds

Female eggs exposed to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, have an impaired ability to produce viable embryos, and are significantly less likely to result in a viable pregnancy, according to an animal study accepted for presentation at ENDO 2020, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting.

6 Apr 2020

Study could bolster understanding and treatment for rare, genetic eye disease

Nagano prefecture is home to a group of people effected with a rare genetic neurodegenerative disorder called familial amyloid polyneuropathies. This disease impacts the gene encoding protein transthyretin which is produced in the liver and also eyes.

6 Apr 2020

UMSOM researchers uncover mechanism to explain role of genetic mutations in kidney disease

Researchers from the Center for Precision Disease Modeling at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have uncovered a mechanism that appears to explain how certain genetic mutations give rise to a rare genetic kidney disorder called nephrotic syndrome.

6 Apr 2020

Virginia Tech researchers discover genes for metabolic cycles in 'giant viruses'

In satellite photos of the Earth, clouds of bright green bloom across the surface of lakes and oceans as algae populations explode in nutrient-rich water. From the air, the algae appear to be the primary players in the ecological drama unfolding below.

6 Apr 2020

Force can activate genes without intermediates, enzymes, or signaling molecules

A new study reports that cells tend to increase gene expression as a response to physical forces alone. According to the team, the initial step in the production of proteins—gene activation—begins within 1 ms once a cell gets stretched, which is hundreds of times faster than chemical signals can travel.

2 Apr 2020

Study reveals Neanderthals and modern humans share intricate genetic history

In the recent past, researchers have gathered evidence that Neanderthals and modern humans share a complicated past.

2 Apr 2020

Study unveils genetic variants that play key role in psychiatric, neurological conditions

The cerebral cortex is important for memory, thinking, attention, and information processing. It is an outer, folded, and comparatively thin “gray matter” layer of the brain.

27 Mar 2020

Genomics

Plant genes control microbiome diversity inside leaves to stay healthy

Clock protein moves in sync with temperature to coordinate rhythms in shoots, roots

New model can improve prediction of genetic modification with unintended consequences

Bio-factory plant available to researchers to help combat COVID-19

Study reveals new mechanism that controls chromosome inheritance

Important genetic mechanism behind inflammatory bowel disease revealed

Researchers reconstruct evolutionary paths of COVID-19 using genetic network techniques

Exposure to even low levels of air pollution can change gene expression

Enhancing DNA repair could help improve agronomic traits in multiple crops

Study shows some genetic variants have stronger effects on RNA expression even before birth

Gene-editing tools developed to study ocean microbes

Research reveals insights into relationship between synthetic gene circuits and their host cells

New genetic techniques expand microbial research

Psychoactive ingredient in marijuana may impair female fertility, study finds

Study could bolster understanding and treatment for rare, genetic eye disease

UMSOM researchers uncover mechanism to explain role of genetic mutations in kidney disease

Virginia Tech researchers discover genes for metabolic cycles in 'giant viruses'

Force can activate genes without intermediates, enzymes, or signaling molecules

Study reveals Neanderthals and modern humans share intricate genetic history

Study unveils genetic variants that play key role in psychiatric, neurological conditions

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