Expanding the agenda for more just genomics microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Genomics is being integrated into biomedical research, medicine, and public health at a rapid pace, but […]
Genetics
Discovery of ‘pliancy genes’ showcases role of latent epigenetic programs in retinal recovery microbiologystudy
Graphical abstract. Credit: Developmental Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.12.014 The retina is a dynamic tissue of the eye made up of
World’s largest chimeric gene database promises personalized cancer therapies microbiologystudy
Graphical Abstract. Credit: Nucleic Acids Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae1126 A new study conducted at the Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology
Enzyme discovery sheds light on pancreatic cancer’s deadly spread microbiologystudy
MICAL2 is overexpressed in human and mouse PDAC. Credit: Cancer Research (2025). DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-24-0744 Pancreatic cancer kills 50,000 people each
Zebrafish protein unlocks dormant genes for heart repair microbiologystudy
Artistic representation of heart regeneration: Hmga1 in green symbolically flows from the border zone of a zebrafish heart (top right)
Why some genes favor mom or dad, and what it means for disease outcomes microbiologystudy
Ex vivo clonally expanded primary T cells used for detection of aRMAE. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08346-4 New work by
Gene therapy research offers hope for people with chronic kidney disease microbiologystudy
A mechanistic model of AAV9 and AAV-KP1-mediated renal transduction. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54475-9 Researchers are making strides in
40 years of research into genetic causes of childhood and adolescent cancers microbiologystudy
Cancer risk estimates vary based on whether the cohort was phenotypically ascertained or genomically ascertained. Credit: Nature Reviews Cancer (2024).
The spread of breast cancer may be inherited microbiologystudy
A gene involved in setting cholesterol levels may also determine whether breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body.