Genetics and Genomics News and Research

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Adding Few Cell Layers Inside a Corn Kernel Could Increase the Grain's Nutrient Content

What if, by adding a couple of cell layers inside a corn kernel, the grain could become significantly richer in essential nutrients like iron, zinc, and protein? Such an improvement could benefit people who rely on corn for a large portion of their diet, as in many parts of the global south.

20 Apr 2023

Researchers Reveal Dual Nature of Beneficial Bacteria UD1022

Alfalfa, also known in Latin as Medicago sativa, is an agricultural crop that is part of the legume family. It is known as a protein-rich food source for dairy cattle that is easily digested and can lead to increased milk production.

19 Apr 2023

Scientists Discover Gene That Plays a Key Role in Determining the Risk for Vascular Diseases

University of School of Medicine researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in determining our risk for heart attacks, deadly aneurysms, coronary artery disease and other dangerous vascular conditions.

19 Apr 2023

Molecular Mechanisms That Maintain the Tissue Specificity of PKMzeta

The protein PKMzeta has been strongly associated with long-term memory formation.

19 Apr 2023

Augmenting Anatomical EM Images with Multiplexed Gene Expression Maps

Special reporter proteins created by a research team guided by the Technical University of Munich may now aid in molecular discovery.

19 Apr 2023

The Function of ANKLE1 in the Prevention of DNA Damage and Autoimmunity

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) School of Biological Sciences research team led by Dr. Gary Ying Wai Chan has uncovered the function of a unique enzyme called ANKLE1.

19 Apr 2023

Small Vesicles Originating From Intestinal Bacteria Have an Adverse Effect on the Liver

Researchers from Niigata University and Kyoto Prefectural University have revealed that small vesicles, around 100 nm in size, released by intestinal bacteria induce immune activation and progression of liver cirrhosis, as well as reduction of serum albumin level, subsequently leading to edema and ascites.

19 Apr 2023

Cedars-Sinai and Axiom Space of Houston Collaborate to Send Stem Cells to Space

Cedars-Sinai investigators, in collaboration with Axiom Space of Houston, are sending stem cells to space in early May to explore whether microgravity can make it easier and more efficient to produce large batches of stem cells.

18 Apr 2023

Genomics Surveillance of Wheat Blast Fungus may be an Effective Disease Management Tool

Pests and diseases may reduce global wheat yields by over 20%. A study published April 11th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Sergio Latorre at University College London, UK and colleagues suggest that genomic surveillance may be an effective disease management tool with the ability to trace lineages of emerging crop diseases, and to identify genetic traits for breeding disease-resistant lines.

18 Apr 2023

Sickle Cell Disease Cure? Prime Editing Offers Hope for Blood Disorder

At St Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, researchers have shown how prime editing could help correct the mutation that results in sickle cell disease in a possibly curative method.

18 Apr 2023

UH Researcher Designs New Model Expressing the Most Common Disease Mutation in USH2A

Usher syndrome, a rare inherited genetic disease, is a leading cause of combined deafness and blindness with type 2A (USH2A) being the most common form.

18 Apr 2023

Prime Target for Male Contraceptive Development Identified

As far as a highly effective, reversible, and non-hormonal male contraceptive for humans and animals is concerned, the discovery of a gene in multiple mammalian species could set the stage.

18 Apr 2023

New Embryonic Brain Circuit Offers New Insights on Circuit Abnormalities in Autism

Researchers have discovered an active multi-layer circuit that emerges in the cortex at an unexpectedly early stage of development using a new method for analyzing live embryonic mouse brains at single-cell resolution.

18 Apr 2023

The Implications of Biological Clock on Lung Health

The body’s biological clock is interfered with by abnormal sleep habits, such as those of night shift workers, which have been connected to lung health problems.

18 Apr 2023

Study Provides Increased Understanding of How Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Behaves in the Brain

The dreaded tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus infects different types of brain cells in different parts of the brain, depending on whether the affected person's immune system is activated or not.

18 Apr 2023

New Method Uses Light to Activate Protein Functions

Scientists can now use light to activate protein functions both inside and outside of living cells. The new method, called light-activated SpyLigation, can turn on proteins that are normally off to allow researchers to study and control them in more detail.

18 Apr 2023

Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Latest Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Adding Few Cell Layers Inside a Corn Kernel Could Increase the Grain's Nutrient Content

Researchers Reveal Dual Nature of Beneficial Bacteria UD1022

Scientists Discover Gene That Plays a Key Role in Determining the Risk for Vascular Diseases

Molecular Mechanisms That Maintain the Tissue Specificity of PKMzeta

Augmenting Anatomical EM Images with Multiplexed Gene Expression Maps

The Function of ANKLE1 in the Prevention of DNA Damage and Autoimmunity

Small Vesicles Originating From Intestinal Bacteria Have an Adverse Effect on the Liver

Cedars-Sinai and Axiom Space of Houston Collaborate to Send Stem Cells to Space

Genomics Surveillance of Wheat Blast Fungus may be an Effective Disease Management Tool

Sickle Cell Disease Cure? Prime Editing Offers Hope for Blood Disorder

UH Researcher Designs New Model Expressing the Most Common Disease Mutation in USH2A

Prime Target for Male Contraceptive Development Identified

New Embryonic Brain Circuit Offers New Insights on Circuit Abnormalities in Autism

The Implications of Biological Clock on Lung Health

Study Provides Increased Understanding of How Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Behaves in the Brain

New Method Uses Light to Activate Protein Functions

A Protein Domain Could Lead to New Treatments for COVID-19

Leveraging Advanced Genomic Approaches for Amphibian Conservation

Study Tracks How the Gut Microbiota Changes During First Three Months of Life

40% of Supermarket Meat Samples Contain Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

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From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

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