New study identifies genetic changes in brain development that may contribute to schizophrenia microbiologystudy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A collaborative study between researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Harvard […]
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DNA from old hair helps confirm the macabre diet of two 19th century lions microbiologystudy
A pair of male lions that roamed Kenya more than a century ago gained notoriety as the “man-eaters of Tsavo.”
Stem cell discovery highlights importance of DNA methylation in cancer microbiologystudy
Graphical illustration of the model. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51966-7 A study led by Umeå University, Sweden, presents new
Inducing a gene that informs cell signaling could halt diabetic kidney disease, study shows microbiologystudy
Immunofluorescence image of the proximal tubule (in green), surrounding the glomeruli in the kidney with the activated calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase
New structural variant detection tool could significantly advance genomic analysis and precision medicine microbiologystudy
VolcanoSV overall workflow. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51282-0 A team of Vanderbilt researchers has developed a novel tool in
How your skin tone could affect how well your medication works microbiologystudy
A The skin is composed of multiple layers, from the innermost stratum basale that contains the melanocytes to intermediate layers dominated by keratinocytes and the outermost stratum corneum. The
Large-scale study identifies prostate cancer genetic risk factors in a diverse group of African men microbiologystudy
Population genetic structure of African men in this study. Credit: Nature Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01931-3 Researchers have identified the genetic
New study challenges longstanding assumption about the cause of the genome’s most common mutation microbiologystudy
The PER-seq measured error signature of Pol ε P286R resembles the mutational spectrum and mutational signatures of POLEd and MMRd
A viral gene drive could offer a new approach to fighting herpes microbiologystudy
A new gene drive can copy and paste itself into the genomes of herpes simplex viruses in mice. The end
Combination therapy may improve treatment response in pancreatic cancer microbiologystudy
Tumors established from KPC-K cells respond to the combination of MRTX1133 and venetoclax. Credit: Cancer Research (2024). DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-23-3574 Northwestern