Zebrafish research highlights protein Wdr5’s role in preventing blood cell DNA damage microbiologystudy
Schematic diagram depicting the role of Wdr5-mediated H3K4 methylation in HSPC development. Credit: Prof. Liu’s group A study led by […]
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A promising approach to predicting cardiometabolic disease risk microbiologystudy
Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels A new study explores how epigenetic markers—chemical modifications that influence gene activity—can help predict the
60 genes implicated in congenital heart disease, including some that also contribute to related disorders such as autism microbiologystudy
STRING analysis of 60 significant genes in CHD. Genes not previously implicated in human CHD that have at least one
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Biomarker for most common cancer in young men confirmed microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cornell researchers have confirmed that a previously identified biomarker for detecting the presence of malignant testicular
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New AI model predicts gene variants’ effects on specific diseases microbiologystudy
DYNA leverages a Siamese network approach to fine-tune genomic foundation models for VEP in disease context. Credit: Nature Machine Intelligence
Rare loss-of-function variants in HECTD2 and AKAP11 confer risk of bipolar disorder microbiologystudy
Kari Stefansson CEO of deCODE genetics withThorgeir Thorgeirsson and Vinicius Tragante, scientists at deCODE genetics and authors of Rare loss-of-function
Zebrafish study shows how retinal cells maintain spacing needed for optimal vision microbiologystudy
(Left panels) Cone mosaic pattern in adult zebrafish showing a lattice-like regular arrangement of four cone cell types. (Right panels)
Insomniac fruit fly mutants show enhanced memory despite severe sleep loss
Fruit fly mutants that have severe sleep deficits perform better at olfactory learning and memory tasks, according to a study
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Study uncovers key role of RNA modifications in prostate cancer progression microbiologystudy
The m6A landscape of localized prostate cancer. Credit: Nature Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02128-y Scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive