Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Latest Genetics and Genomics News and Research

Unraveling Oxygen's Impact on Protein Dynamics

Understanding the adverse effects of insufficient oxygen becomes apparent with the simple act of holding ones breath for too long.

11 Dec 2023

Zika's Enzyme Cascade Holds the Key to Viral Replication

Viruses operate with limited genetic material and a sparse protein repertoire, requiring efficient utilization of their components. The Zika virus serves as an illustrative case, producing only 10 proteins.

11 Dec 2023

Record-Breaking Heatwaves Set to Trigger Devastating Global Coral Bleaching

Record-breaking marine heatwaves will cause devastating mass coral bleaching worldwide in the next few years, according to a University of Queensland coral reef scientist.

11 Dec 2023

Fossil Lipids and Genetics Offer Glimpse into Early Animal Diets

Paleontologists are gaining insight into life from over a billion years ago by analyzing chemical remnants in ancient rocks and studying the genetics of present-day animals.

11 Dec 2023

Study Investigates Antibiotic Resistance Genes Transfer Between Bacteria

A recent study reported in The Lancet Microbe reveals that the exchange of antibiotic resistance genes among diverse bacteria is significantly more extensive than previously believed.

11 Dec 2023

Epimutations in BRCA1 Gene Linked to Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Research reveals that around 20 per cent of all cases of the most severe form of breast cancer may arise from the small group of normal tissue cells carrying an epimutation of a specific gene.

8 Dec 2023

Study Reconstructs Genomic History of the Balkan Peninsula

A multidisciplinary study led by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Spain (a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and Pompeu Fabra University), the University of Belgrade in Serbia, the University of Western Ontario in Canada, and Harvard University in the USA, reconstructs the genomic history of the Balkan Peninsula during the first millennium of the common era, a time and place of profound demographic, cultural and linguistic change.

8 Dec 2023

New State-of-the-Art Genomic Services Facility Opening in the UK

Azenta Life Sciences has selected Oxford, UK, a key European life sciences hub, as the location for its next GENEWIZ Multiomics and Synthesis Solutions site.

From Azenta Life Sciences 8 Dec 2023

Researchers Redesign the Future of mRNA Therapeutics

Scientists have unearthed that errors in the interpretation of therapeutic mRNA by the cell’s decoding apparatus can incite an inadvertent immune reaction within the body.

7 Dec 2023

Immune Cell Movement Influenced By Water and Ion Influx

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with Imperial College London, King’s College London, and the University of Cambridge, have demonstrated that the influx of water and ions into immune cells enables them to navigate to specific locations in the body.

7 Dec 2023

Evonetix Announces Agreement for Revolutionary Gene Synthesis Platform With Analog Devices

EVONETIX LTD (‘Evonetix’), the company developing semiconductor scale technology to improve access to gene synthesis, today announces the signing of a joint development agreement and commercial supply agreement with Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global semiconductor leader.

6 Dec 2023

Camena Bioscience Appoints Dr. Nicola Thompson as Chair of the Board

Camena Bioscience, a synthetic biology company providing genes to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, today announced it has appointed Dr Nicola Thompson as Chair of its Board of Directors.

From Camena Bioscience 6 Dec 2023

Revealing Electric Eels' Role in Environmental DNA Transfer

The electric eel holds the title of Earth’s most powerful electricity-producing creature, boasting the ability to unleash up to 860 volts—enough to power machinery.

6 Dec 2023

Blue Light Exposure Alters Cellular Processes Linked to Aging

In a study on fruit flies, daily low-intensity blue light exposure (BLE), similar to that experienced daily by billions of humans in the form of LED lighting and device screens, changed flies at the sub-cellular level, affecting processes related to aging and circadian rhythms.

6 Dec 2023