African men most at risk of prostate cancer—new study flags genetic causes microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to increased prostate cancer in […]
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Some people say they have a high pain threshold. Here’s why microbiologystudy
Credit: Mikhail Nilov from Pexels We’ve all heard someone claim they have a “high pain threshold” as if it’s a
Single mutation in H5N1 influenza surface protein could enable easier human infection microbiologystudy
A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus
New model for replication of BKPyV virus, a major cause of kidney transplant failure microbiologystudy
BK polyomavirus, or BKPyV, is a major cause of kidney transplant failure. There are no effective drugs to treat BKPyV.
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
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