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Scientists identify a way to release the brakes on plants’ production of aromatic amino acids

Every day, plants around the world perform an invisible miracle. They take carbon dioxide from the air and, with the help of sunlight, turn it into countless chemicals essential to both plants and humans.

9 Jun 2022

Characterizing the genetic factors impacting the immune response in type 1 diabetes

A new study performed has offered better knowledge about how genetic factors tend to impact the immune response of the body in type 1 diabetes.

8 Jun 2022

Genetically modified corn shows less impact on non-target organisms

When compared to cultivating traditional corn, genetically modified Bt corn has little influence on nontarget insects and other creatures, according to the largest and best quality data analysis yet undertaken. A USDA Agricultural Research Service scientist and his Swiss coworkers reported this analysis today in Environmental Evidence.

From United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 7 Jun 2022

Borneans knew a tree was two different species, research shows

A Spanish scientist reported Artocarpus odoratissimus, a fruit-bearing tree found in Borneo and the Philippines, almost 200 years ago. The Iban people of Borneo recognize two different types of the tree, which they refer to as lumok and pingan, accordingly, based on the size and shape of the fruit.

7 Jun 2022

Experts identify genes responsible for toxin biosynthesis in unrelated poisonous mushrooms

Poisonous mushrooms are a great threat to human health, but they also create crucial drugs and biomolecules. Amanita mushrooms are without a doubt the most lethal of all of them.

7 Jun 2022

Researchers develop GenoBaits Soy40K to assist soybean breeding and genetic study

Over a 5,000-year period, cultivated soybean was domesticated from wild soybean in China, and then extensively spread throughout the world. Soybean is a multipurpose crop that accounts for 56% of global oilseed production and more than 25% of protein used in food and animal feed.

7 Jun 2022

Vienna researchers aim to solve a great mystery of human evolution

Using the latest scientific methods, Tom Higham and Katerina Douka from the University of Vienna want to solve a great mystery of human evolution: Why are we the only humans left? Higham and Douka were the first ones to find a first-generation offspring of two different types of human. They continuously publish new results in high impact journals, most recently in Science Advances.

3 Jun 2022

Study shows how genetic database offers strong implications for chimpanzee conservation

Chimpanzees live in the savannahs and forests of tropical Africa. In contrast to the hominid sites that have been preserved to this day—mostly in caves and temperate climates—chimpanzee habitats have produced few specimens that have been preserved or discovered in the archaeological record.

2 Jun 2022

Researchers conduct a comprehensive survey of the aging epigenome across the chromatin hierarchy

Highly structured chromatin encodes the program of life with only one set of genes in the core of every cell. Since various genes are stimulated at different periods of life while staying silent elsewhere, this is feasible. Some genes from a former life stage are hidden deep within the nuclear perimeter, while others manage to break out.

1 Jun 2022

Study reveals that gene variant regulates protein level to prevent blood clots in the lungs

The probability of blood clots in the lungs of very sick COVID-19 patients is influenced by a gene variant in the natural immune system. This is demonstrated in a new study published in Nature Immunology by researchers from Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet.

1 Jun 2022

Research shows how current drugs impact bacterial physiology

Tuberculosis is a stubborn disease caused by even more stubborn bacteria. While many bacterial infections clear up within days of taking antibiotics, TB can take up to six months to clear up and, in some cases, never leave the human body. In 2020, it claimed 1.5 million lives, second only to COVID-19 in terms of infectious disease deaths.

1 Jun 2022

Study shows how gene related to Nascimento Syndrome activates the cell response to stress

According to a Duke University study, a gene linked to severe learning disabilities in humans also plays a critical role in cells’ response to environmental stress.

31 May 2022

Endogenous retroviruses in the human genome are likely to pose a risk in regenerative medicine

Scientists from Kumamoto University used next-generation sequencing to analyze human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) integration sites and found that these primitive retroviruses can retrotranspose (DNA sequence insertion with RNA mediation) into iPS cells.

31 May 2022

Fast-breeding sea urchin species may be a game changer in genetic research

Many people may not realize that the humble sea urchin is a titan when it comes to the study of biology. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered that sea urchins could help biological studies go further than ever before.

30 May 2022

Scientists develop powerful tools using CRISPR-Cas9 to repair genetic diseases

CRISPR has marked the beginning of a new era in genomic medicine. The popular CRISPR-Cas9 has generated plenty of potent methods for curing genetic diseases.

30 May 2022

Researchers analyze the first-ever effectively sequenced the Pompeiian human genome

A study released this week in Scientific Reports presents the first effectively sequenced human genome from a person who perished in Pompeii, Italy, after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Only limited lengths of mitochondrial DNA from human and animal remains from Pompeii had previously been sequenced.

30 May 2022

Drugs used for myelodysplastic syndrome could potentially activate a sleeping oncogene

Hypomethylating agents (HMA) are currently used as a first-line treatment for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) - a group of disorders where there is insufficient production of healthy mature blood cells in the bone marrow - and increasingly in other diseases, but their mechanism of action remains unclear.

From National University of Singapore (NUS) 27 May 2022

Genomics

Scientists identify a way to release the brakes on plants’ production of aromatic amino acids

Characterizing the genetic factors impacting the immune response in type 1 diabetes

Genetically modified corn shows less impact on non-target organisms

Borneans knew a tree was two different species, research shows

Experts identify genes responsible for toxin biosynthesis in unrelated poisonous mushrooms

Researchers develop GenoBaits Soy40K to assist soybean breeding and genetic study

Vienna researchers aim to solve a great mystery of human evolution

Study shows how genetic database offers strong implications for chimpanzee conservation

Researchers conduct a comprehensive survey of the aging epigenome across the chromatin hierarchy

Study reveals that gene variant regulates protein level to prevent blood clots in the lungs

Research shows how current drugs impact bacterial physiology

Study shows how gene related to Nascimento Syndrome activates the cell response to stress

Endogenous retroviruses in the human genome are likely to pose a risk in regenerative medicine

Fast-breeding sea urchin species may be a game changer in genetic research

Scientists develop powerful tools using CRISPR-Cas9 to repair genetic diseases

Researchers analyze the first-ever effectively sequenced the Pompeiian human genome

Drugs used for myelodysplastic syndrome could potentially activate a sleeping oncogene

CRISPR-CAS9 technique that allows scientists to alter the genetic code of living creatures

Genetic testing advances help to uncover primary immune deficiency diseases

Researchers use gene-editing in tomatoes to boost vitamin D content

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