Cancer-like mutations in healthy cells point to genetic origins of breast cancer microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), BC Cancer, Harvard Medical School and Memorial Sloan […]
Genetics
Labeling cell particles with barcodes
Cell-to-cell communication through nanosized particles, working as messengers and carriers, can now be analyzed in a whole new way, thanks
Genetics
Large-scale genetic study identifies 14 genes linked to neuroticism microbiologystudy
Study overview. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-02045-w Neuroticism is a key personality trait described by well-established psychological theories,
Researchers use biophysics to design new vaccines against RSV and related respiratory viruses microbiologystudy
In most people, the lung-infecting pathogens known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) trigger mild cold-like symptoms.
How colliding genetic processes drive aggressive cancers microbiologystudy
Loss of CDK12 promotes large TD formation. Credit: Nature Cancer (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43018-024-00848-4 Cancer researchers at the University of Chicago
A new strategy to enhance gene therapy for sickle cell disease microbiologystudy
Cyclosporin H Improves the Transduction of CD34+ Cells with an Anti-Sickling Globin Vector, a Possible Therapeutic Approach for Sickle Cell
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Molecular detection method tracks outbreak of drug-resistant fungi microbiologystudy
Timeline and hospital network dynamics of a Candida parapsilosis outbreak in Berlin, Germany. Credit: The Lancet Microbe (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2024.07.012
Data helps untangle links between pollution and cancer microbiologystudy
Differential expression of gene pathways in BCC (in blue) compared to healthy skin tissue (in red) by PTCH1 mutational status.
How marine worms regenerate lost body parts microbiologystudy
Many living organisms are able to regenerate damaged or lost tissue, but why some are particularly good at this and