Genetics and Genomics News and Research

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Novel test detects HIV reservoir in patients more accurately

An innovative test that determines the quality and quantity of inactive HIV viruses in the genes of HIV patients may ultimately give scientists a better idea of effective drugs.

14 Apr 2021

New simpler, faster system for analyzing mutations in SARS-CoV-2

Although it is known that mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome occurred and spread, the effect of those mutations is not yet clear.

From Osaka University 14 Apr 2021

Study shows that neural stem cells age quickly

A research team has revealed that neural stem cells (NSCs)—that is, the stem cells of the nervous system—age quickly.

14 Apr 2021

Scientists engineer probiotic yeast to produce beta-carotene in the guts of mice

Researchers have genetically engineered a probiotic yeast to produce beta-carotene in the guts of laboratory mice. The advance demonstrates the utility of work the researchers have done to detail how a suite of genetic engineering tools can be used to modify the yeast.

13 Apr 2021

CSHL investigator aims to predict the effects of mutations on different tomato varieties

Both people and tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. That is because every individual has a unique set of genetic variations--mutations--that affect how genes act and function. Added together, millions of small genetic variations make it hard to predict how a particular mutation will impact any individual.

13 Apr 2021

Researchers identify and test drug combination that exploits a weakness in small cell lung cancer

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have identified and tested a drug combination that exploits a weakness in small cell lung cancer (SCLC), an aggressive, dangerous cancer.

13 Apr 2021

Study reveals genetic risk factors for childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder

Researchers at the University of Calgary and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), in Toronto, have discovered genetic risk factors for OCD that could help pave the way for earlier diagnosis and improved treatment for children and youth.

13 Apr 2021

Study compares effect of vaping and smoking on cells and DNA

Researchers have compared vape e-liquid samples and their aerosols to combustible cigarette smoke using Toxys’ ToxTracker range of in-vitro assays.

12 Apr 2021

Study shows how nitrate presence controls nodule formation in legumes

Legumes, or plants belonging to the bean family, form nodules on their roots to absorb nitrogen.

12 Apr 2021

Obesity reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissues

A university has recently completed a study that suggests that the machinery responsible for handling the energy in fat tissues is performing poorly in obesity.

12 Apr 2021

A new way to predict positive outcomes of immunotherapy in patients with bladder cancer

Researchers have detected and validated groups of genes linked to immunotherapy resistance in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer of the bladder.

12 Apr 2021

New method can improve the drug testing process

When developing a new drug, the first question is, “does it work?” and the second question is, “is it harmful?”

9 Apr 2021

Women may be at a greater risk of experiencing chronic pain than men

According to a new study, women may be facing a higher risk of feeling chronic pain since the condition has a different genetic basis in men and women.

9 Apr 2021

Mitochondrial DNA mutations reduce death risk in patients with bowel cancer

According to a study, DNA defects in the energy “factories” of a cell increase the chance of survival in patients suffering from bowel cancer.

9 Apr 2021

Inhibiting a specific protein could increase tumor sensitivity to PARP inhibitors

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that blocking a specific protein could increase tumor sensitivity to treatment with PARP inhibitors. Their work published in Science , suggests combining treatments could lead to improved therapy for patients with inheritable breast cancers.

9 Apr 2021

Genomes of earliest Europeans and their association with Neanderthals

An international research team has sequenced the genomes of the oldest securely dated modern humans in Europe who lived around 45,000 years ago in Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria.

8 Apr 2021

New technique improves single-cell transcriptomics

With the help of single-cell transcriptomic techniques, researchers can study an unlimited number of individual cells from living organisms one at a time.

8 Apr 2021

Researchers discover new species of bumblebee through genome sequencing

Scientists have discovered a new species of bumblebees while investigating genetic diversity in bumblebees in the Rocky Mountains, United States.

8 Apr 2021

PNA-based method is a key component of the gene editing toolkit

The Somatic Cell Gene Editing Consortium has given an update on the status of their initiative to design safer techniques to edit the genes of disease-relevant somatic cells.

8 Apr 2021

New study to examine the influence of plant domestication on ecology and pollinator evolution

A grant of nearly $1.4 million from the National Science Foundation will support a researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences in a study examining the influence of plant domestication on the ecology and evolution of wild pollinator species in agricultural landscapes.

From Penn State University 8 Apr 2021

Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Latest Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Novel test detects HIV reservoir in patients more accurately

New simpler, faster system for analyzing mutations in SARS-CoV-2

Study shows that neural stem cells age quickly

Scientists engineer probiotic yeast to produce beta-carotene in the guts of mice

CSHL investigator aims to predict the effects of mutations on different tomato varieties

Researchers identify and test drug combination that exploits a weakness in small cell lung cancer

Study reveals genetic risk factors for childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder

Study compares effect of vaping and smoking on cells and DNA

Study shows how nitrate presence controls nodule formation in legumes

Obesity reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissues

A new way to predict positive outcomes of immunotherapy in patients with bladder cancer

New method can improve the drug testing process

Women may be at a greater risk of experiencing chronic pain than men

Mitochondrial DNA mutations reduce death risk in patients with bowel cancer

Inhibiting a specific protein could increase tumor sensitivity to PARP inhibitors

Genomes of earliest Europeans and their association with Neanderthals

New technique improves single-cell transcriptomics

Researchers discover new species of bumblebee through genome sequencing

PNA-based method is a key component of the gene editing toolkit

New study to examine the influence of plant domestication on ecology and pollinator evolution

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