Epigenetic change to DNA associated with cancer risk in ‘multi-omics’ study microbiologystudy
DNA, which has a double-helix structure, can have many genetic mutations and variations. Credit: NIH A research team co-led by […]
Genetics
Do smells prime our gut to fight off infection? microbiologystudy
Many organisms react to the smell of deadly pathogens by reflexively avoiding them. But a recent study from the University
Wide genetic diversity in South American indigenous groups highlights diversity gap in genomics research microbiologystudy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Amazonians are as genetically different from Andeans as Europeans are from East Asians when it comes
MAPLEX exosome-based delivery system carries therapeutic proteins into cells microbiologystudy
Photograph of a micro 405-nm LED exposure system utilized to facilitate the release of cargo proteins from the exosomal membrane.
Study reveals previously unknown genetic causes of colorectal cancer microbiologystudy
The CRC microbiome. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07747-9 A pioneering study, has provided the most comprehensive analysis to date of
A frog’s story of surviving a fungal pandemic offers hope for other species microbiologystudy
Slimy heralds of hope are hopping around Yosemite National Park. Being a frog hasn’t been easy in the High Sierra
Pesticide contamination is more than apple skin deep
Pesticides and herbicides are critical to ensuring food security worldwide, but these substances can present a safety risk to people
Machine learning approach helps researchers design better gene-delivery vehicles for gene therapy microbiologystudy
Systematic multi-trait protein optimization paradigm. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50555-y Gene therapy could potentially cure genetic diseases, but it
Researchers pioneer noninvasive measurement of gene expression at target locations in the brain microbiologystudy
Striatum region (left) in rodent brain with opened blood-brain barrier. Green fluorescent protein expressed in striatum region in rodent brain
Study finds viral defense protein speeds up female stem cell production microbiologystudy
Compared to untreated cells (left image), IFNγ-treatment (right image) leads to twice as many cells to reactivate the X-chromosome on