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UrduGrown as Christmas trees, Fraser firs are highly prized for their rich color and pleasant scent as well as their ability to hold their needles. Unfortunately, they are also highly susceptible to devastating root rot diseases caused by water molds…
Tag: genes
Increasing food intake by swapping mitochondrial genomes
Many of the characteristics that make people so different from each other, are often the result of small differences in the DNA between individuals. Variation in just a single base in our DNA can cause significant variation in traits like…
Follicular lymphoma remission for 2+ years indicates disease-free status could be lifelong
Use of next-generation sequencing provides evidence of no detectable lymphoma in these patients
‘Conductor’ gene found in plant root stem cell ‘orchestra’
In a new paper, researchers at North Carolina State University lift the veil on the “conductor” plant root stem cell gene that helps orchestrate and coordinate stem cell division of different root stem cell types, ensuring the harmonic communication necessary…
Discovery of genes involved in the biosynthesis of antidepressant
Hypericin in St. John’s Wort
Janus bases among The Scientist’s Top Innovations of 2019
Invented at Carnegie Mellon, the bivalent nucleic acid recognition platform is being used to develop treatments for rare genetic diseases
First ‘lab in a field’ experiment reveals a sunnier side of climate change
Pioneering experiments using heated field plots to test the responses of crops to temperature have revealed an unexpected plus side of climate change for farmers. The field trial experiment – the first of its kind – was set up to…
Janus bases among The Scientist’s Top Innovations of 2019
Invented at Carnegie Mellon, the bivalent nucleic acid recognition platform is being used to develop treatments for rare genetic diseases
First ‘lab in a field’ experiment reveals a sunnier side of climate change
Pioneering experiments using heated field plots to test the responses of crops to temperature have revealed an unexpected plus side of climate change for farmers. The field trial experiment – the first of its kind – was set up to…
‘Junk DNA’ affects inherited cancer risk
A person’s risk of developing cancer is affected by genetic variations in regions of DNA that don’t code for proteins, previously dismissed as ‘junk DNA’, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Friday). This new…
GW-led consortium receives $2.2 million grant to fund BioCompute Object Specification Project
The BioCompute Object Specification Project works to standardize genomic data analysis
GW-led consortium receives $2.2 million grant to fund BioCompute Object Specification Project
The BioCompute Object Specification Project works to standardize genomic data analysis
A window into evolution
Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesis
A window into evolution
Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesis
Most complete commercial sugarcane genome sequence has been assembled
Based on the information obtained from this latest whole-genome sequencing effort, researchers at the USP are developing tools for the genetic improvement of sugarcane and testing several candidate genes in Genetically Modified (GM) plants.
Researchers at IRB Barcelona study how altered protein degradation contributes to the development of tumors
To understand the molecular bases of cancer, it is imperative to determine the genetic alterations responsible for the development and spread of this condition and to identify the mechanisms through which healthy cells become malignant. In the last twenty years,…
Oat pathogen defence discovery marks an important milestone
Researchers have identified the critical last pieces of a genetic defence system that gives oats resistance to soil pathogens. The discovery opens significant opportunities for scientists and breeders to introduce versions of this defence mechanism into other crops. It is…
High androgen levels during pregnancy increase the risk of PCOS for several generations
Daughters of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are five times more likely to be diagnosed with PCOS as adults, and the generational transmission is driven by high androgen levels during pregnancy, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report. Their…
Most complete commercial sugarcane genome sequence has been assembled
Based on the information obtained from this latest whole-genome sequencing effort, researchers at the USP are developing tools for the genetic improvement of sugarcane and testing several candidate genes in Genetically Modified (GM) plants.
Researchers at IRB Barcelona study how altered protein degradation contributes to the development of tumors
To understand the molecular bases of cancer, it is imperative to determine the genetic alterations responsible for the development and spread of this condition and to identify the mechanisms through which healthy cells become malignant. In the last twenty years,…
Oat pathogen defence discovery marks an important milestone
Researchers have identified the critical last pieces of a genetic defence system that gives oats resistance to soil pathogens. The discovery opens significant opportunities for scientists and breeders to introduce versions of this defence mechanism into other crops. It is…
High androgen levels during pregnancy increase the risk of PCOS for several generations
Daughters of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are five times more likely to be diagnosed with PCOS as adults, and the generational transmission is driven by high androgen levels during pregnancy, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report. Their…
1940s blood samples reveal historical spread of malaria
DNA from 75-year old eradicated European malaria parasites uncovers the historical spread of one of the two most common forms of the disease, Plasmodium vivax, from Europe to the Americas during the colonial period, finds a new study co-led by…
1940s blood samples reveal historical spread of malaria
DNA from 75-year old eradicated European malaria parasites uncovers the historical spread of one of the two most common forms of the disease, Plasmodium vivax, from Europe to the Americas during the colonial period, finds a new study co-led by…
Olaparib becomes first gene-targeted medicine to show benefits in prostate cancer
A pioneering precision medicine already licensed for breast and ovarian cancer can also slow or stop tumour growth in some men with advanced prostate cancer, a new clinical trial shows. The phase II trial found that over 80 per cent…
Facial deformity in royal dynasty was linked to inbreeding, scientists confirm
First study to indicate a direct relationship between inbreeding and facial morphology
Hibernating mammals arouse hope for genetic solutions to obesity, metabolic diseases
Hibernation is one of nature’s strangest quirks, inducing bears and other mammals to pack on massive weight–amounts that would be unhealthy for humans–so they can survive months of slumber. Yet when these animals reemerge, they are as fit as ever.…
Swiss army knife for genome research
Multifunctional tool CRUP makes enhancer prediction quick and easy
Splicing factor to blame in triple negative breast cancer
A splicing factor called TRA2B enhances triple negative breast cancers’ ability to grow and metastasize.
Hibernating mammals arouse hope for genetic solutions to obesity, metabolic diseases
Hibernation is one of nature’s strangest quirks, inducing bears and other mammals to pack on massive weight–amounts that would be unhealthy for humans–so they can survive months of slumber. Yet when these animals reemerge, they are as fit as ever.…
Autism and ADHD share genes
Researchers from the national psychiatric project iPSYCH have found that autism and ADHD share changes in the same genes; the new knowledge relates directly to the biological causes of the two child psychiatric disorders
Swiss army knife for genome research
Multifunctional tool CRUP makes enhancer prediction quick and easy
Splicing factor to blame in triple negative breast cancer
A splicing factor called TRA2B enhances triple negative breast cancers’ ability to grow and metastasize.
Autism and ADHD share genes
Researchers from the national psychiatric project iPSYCH have found that autism and ADHD share changes in the same genes; the new knowledge relates directly to the biological causes of the two child psychiatric disorders
Intestinal Stem Cell Genes May Link Dietary Fat and Colon Cancer
Two genes that appear to help stem cells in the intestine burn dietary fat may play a role in colon cancer, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the journal Gastroenterology, describes a new connection between the way cells consume fat and how genes regulate stem cell behavior in the intestines of mice.
Consistent gene changes in Alzheimer’s disease across studies
Analysis of data from multiple mouse models confirms previous findings
Using gene scissors to detect diseases
The CRISPR/Cas technology can do more than alter genes. A research team at the University of Freiburg is using what are known as gene scissors – which scientists can use to edit genetic material – in order to better diagnose…
Under the lens: Link between macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa
University of Houston research team examines eye disease with $2.5 million award
Scientists develop electrochemical platform for cell-free synthetic biology
The direct gene circuit to electrode interface unites biology’s ability to sense with the memory and decision-making capabilities of electronic systems.
Consistent gene changes in Alzheimer’s disease across studies
Analysis of data from multiple mouse models confirms previous findings
Using gene scissors to detect diseases
The CRISPR/Cas technology can do more than alter genes. A research team at the University of Freiburg is using what are known as gene scissors – which scientists can use to edit genetic material – in order to better diagnose…
Under the lens: Link between macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa
University of Houston research team examines eye disease with $2.5 million award
Scientists develop electrochemical platform for cell-free synthetic biology
The direct gene circuit to electrode interface unites biology’s ability to sense with the memory and decision-making capabilities of electronic systems.
Interaction with fungus containing N2-fixing endobacteria improves rice nitrogen nutrition
Nitrogen nutrition improved in rice by interaction with rhodotorula mucilaginosa and its N2-fixing endobacteria
DNA repeats — the genome’s dark matter
First direct analysis of pathogenic sequence repeats in the human genome
American University researchers sequence genome of the ‘devil worm’
When scientists discovered a worm deep in an aquifer nearly one mile underground, they hailed it as the discovery of the deepest-living animal ever found. Now American University researchers, reporting in Nature Communications , have sequenced the genome of the…
New method illuminates 3-dimensional genome structure of a single cell
Findings earn top prize for young scientist
Simulations suggest embryo selection based on traits like height or IQ is still far off
There have been concerns about the idea of “designer babies” for almost as long as in vitro fertilization and technology to screen embryos for inherited disorders have existed. While the recent live births resulting from human embryonic CRISPR editing have…
Simulations suggest embryo selection based on traits like height or IQ is still far off
There have been concerns about the idea of “designer babies” for almost as long as in vitro fertilization and technology to screen embryos for inherited disorders have existed. While the recent live births resulting from human embryonic CRISPR editing have…
Nature’s secret recipe for making leaves
The secret recipe nature uses to make the diverse leaf shapes we see everywhere around us has been revealed in research. The discovery comes in a study of the carnivorous plant Utricularia gibba (bladderwort) which has evolved unusual cup-shaped leaves…