Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Latest Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Research Deepens Our Understanding of Circadian Rhythm Regulation

New research from a multidisciplinary team helps to illuminate the mechanisms behind circadian rhythms, offering new hope for dealing with jet lag, insomnia and other sleep disorders.

27 Apr 2023

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

Our genetic code includes over 15,000 specific sections that can be made into molecules called lincRNAs.

27 Apr 2023

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

Usher Syndrome type 1F is a rare but severe genetic disease that causes deafness, lack of balance, and progressive blindness.

27 Apr 2023

Researchers Identify Genes Responsible for Craniofacial Dysmorphology in Down Syndrome

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King's College London and University College London have shed light on the genetics behind changes in the structure and shape of the face and head in a mouse model of Down Syndrome.

27 Apr 2023

Getting Insights into Parkinson’s Patients’ Brain Cells Through Stem Cell Research

When the first symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are experienced by a patient, the disease has been evolving for a long period, and the patient might already have lost half of a certain kind of nerve cells in the brain.

27 Apr 2023

Cross-Resistant Bacteria from Agricultural Animal as First Line of Defense in Human

New research headed by the University of Oxford has revealed that overuse of antimicrobials in livestock production can lead to the evolution of bacteria more resistant to the first line of the human immune response. The findings were published today in eLife. They show that farmed chickens and pigs could possess huge reservoirs of cross-resistant bacteria, which are capable of powering future epidemics.

27 Apr 2023

A Study on Gene Silencing Through a Recent Trial

Dr Catherine Mummery, a consultant neurologist at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology & the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, has led a trial. The trial signifies for the first time that a “gene silencing” method has been taken in Alzheimer’s and dementia disease.

From University College London 27 Apr 2023

Computational Models can Help Determine the Identities and Roles of Individual Neurons

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have created computer-generated models to bridge the gap between "test tube" data about neurons and the function of those cells in the living brain.

26 Apr 2023

Capturing Viruses in a Lipid Trap

Viruses like influenza A and Ebola invade human cells in a number of steps. In an interdisciplinary approach, research teams from Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University Hospital investigated the final stages of viral penetration using electron tomography and computer simulations.

26 Apr 2023

Membrane-Remodeling Proteins in Cyanobacteria are Similar to Protein Found in Higher Organisms

The cells of living organisms are equipped with proteins that are involved in the shaping and remodeling of cellular membranes, thereby performing important tasks.

26 Apr 2023

New Genetic Mutations Linked to Canine Bladder Cancers Identified

Researchers have identified new genetic mutations linked to a subset of canine bladder cancers. Their findings have implications both for early cancer detection and for targeted treatments in dogs and humans.

26 Apr 2023

Previously Unknown Group of Bacteria Plays Key Role in the Ocean's Energy Cycle

A team of international researchers led by Federico Baltar of the University of Vienna and José M González of the University of La Laguna has identified a previously unknown group of bacteria, called UBA868, as key players in the energy cycle of the deep ocean.

26 Apr 2023

New Genome Editing Technology Achieves Precise Targeted Insertion of DNA Segments

A new genome editing technology was developed by GAO Caixia’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). This technology achieves successful and accurate targeted insertion of large DNA segments in plants.

26 Apr 2023

A Study on Neural Crest Cell

As per a new study from the University of Bath, a neural crest cell (a kind of stem cell) starts with the capacity to differentiate into numerous specialist cell kinds, but it also seems to retain the ability to “change its mind” and differentiate again when the situations are appropriate.

26 Apr 2023

A Study on Genetic Markers and Their Efficiency in the Cultivation of High-Quality Rice

For individual organisms, genetic markers, like simple sequence repeat (SSR), fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP), and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), offer unique identifiers. This helps in the determination of important genetic variations in plants, enabling modern plant breeding to choose high-quality crop varieties.

26 Apr 2023

A Rapid Method for the Quantitative Detection of miRNA

Researchers investigating the growth of a roundworm discovered a tiny RNA molecule that controlled the expression of specific genes in the early 1990s. This resulted in the discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs), which are now known to exist in all forms of life. These molecules, it turns out, play vital functions in a variety of biological processes.

26 Apr 2023

Previously Unknown Protein Reveals RNA Repair Mechanism in Humans

Ribonucleic acids (RNAs) are single-stranded molecules that are found in all living organisms’ cells. As “transcripts” of human genes, mRNAs, for instance, play a role in the translation of genetic information by bearing the instructions for the production of a protein in their own sequence.

26 Apr 2023

Interpretable Machine Learning Framework Helps Optimize Chromosome Design and Synthesis

Artificially synthesizing genomes has numerous applications, including medical research and industrial strains. Scientists are continuously progressing in the depth and breadth of genome design and synthesis, from Craig Venter’s team’s synthesis of the artificial life JCVI-syn1.0 in 2010 to the rewriting and synthesis of the prokaryotic E. coli genome, and the Sc2.0 project’s artificial synthesis of the yeast genome.

26 Apr 2023

Analyzing the Effects of Ecological Restoration on the Genetic Diversity of Plant Species

Widespread human disturbance has ended up causing serious negative genetic consequences for wild plants around the world, such as a decline in intraspecific genetic diversity, which is likely to jeopardize individual survival and population persistence.

26 Apr 2023

Interpreting Mutations in Disease Genes and Improving Clinical Decision-Making

DeMAG is a new method that was developed by Max Planck and Harvard’s research team. It is a new technique that has been shared as an open-source web server (demag.org) to assist interpret mutations in disease genes and enhance clinical decision-making.

26 Apr 2023

Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Latest Genetics and Genomics News and Research

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

Researchers Identify Genes Responsible for Craniofacial Dysmorphology in Down Syndrome

Getting Insights into Parkinson’s Patients’ Brain Cells Through Stem Cell Research

Cross-Resistant Bacteria from Agricultural Animal as First Line of Defense in Human

A Study on Gene Silencing Through a Recent Trial

Computational Models can Help Determine the Identities and Roles of Individual Neurons

Capturing Viruses in a Lipid Trap

Membrane-Remodeling Proteins in Cyanobacteria are Similar to Protein Found in Higher Organisms

New Genetic Mutations Linked to Canine Bladder Cancers Identified

Previously Unknown Group of Bacteria Plays Key Role in the Ocean's Energy Cycle

New Genome Editing Technology Achieves Precise Targeted Insertion of DNA Segments

A Study on Neural Crest Cell

A Study on Genetic Markers and Their Efficiency in the Cultivation of High-Quality Rice

A Rapid Method for the Quantitative Detection of miRNA

Previously Unknown Protein Reveals RNA Repair Mechanism in Humans

Interpretable Machine Learning Framework Helps Optimize Chromosome Design and Synthesis

Analyzing the Effects of Ecological Restoration on the Genetic Diversity of Plant Species

Interpreting Mutations in Disease Genes and Improving Clinical Decision-Making

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Latest Genetics and Genomics News and Research

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