Close encounters between distant DNA regions cause bursts of gene activity microbiologystudy
Researchers at Kyushu University have revealed how spatial distance between specific regions of DNA is linked to bursts of gene […]
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Base editing, a new form of gene therapy, leaves patient feeling ‘more than fine’ microbiologystudy
Credit: National Institutes of Health Though he doesn’t remember it, Branden Baptiste had his first sickle cell crisis at age
Exploring how our first language is echoed in our genes microbiologystudy
Worldwide variation in the relationship between genetics and language. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2322881121
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Newborn screening by genome sequencing shown to be safe and effective in two clinical studies microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Two studies published in the American Journal of Human Genetics show the potential for genomic screening
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Changes in blood cell production over the lifetime could impact leukemia outcomes microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and their colleagues have developed the
A Bodily Balancing Act: Breakthrough discovery identifies key factor for balancing saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in the body
Researchers at Osaka University identified a degradation factor for SREBP1 as essential for maintaining the balance of saturated and unsaturated
Study identifies the main culprit behind flare-ups in a rare genetic disorder microbiologystudy
Credit: EMBO Molecular Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00174-3 Through a series of cell and animal studies, a research team has identified
Scientists ‘turn up the heat’ on understanding coffee wilt disease which threatens our favorite daily brew
Scientists, including those from Imperial College London, University of Oxford and CABI, have ‘turned up the heat’ on how repeated
Researchers map genetic variants associated with pancreatic cancer in Brazilian patients microbiologystudy
Solar explosion graph depicting spectrum of PGVs and VUSs in pancreatic cancer patients. Inner circle: Number of patients who are