Slow editing of protein blueprints leads to cell death microbiologystudy
An international research team has uncovered a new mechanism crucial to the production of cellular proteins. When this mechanism is […]
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Scientists discover a rare missense variant in STAT6 that protects against asthma microbiologystudy
p.L406P is a partial LOF variant. Credit: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.10.002 Scientists at deCODE genetics
Biologists reveal the genetic ‘switch’ behind parrot color diversity
From the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro to the shoulders of pirates: parrots are synonymous with colour for people across
FDA grants orphan drug designation to potential treatment of STXBP1 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy microbiologystudy
DNA, which has a double-helix structure, can have many genetic mutations and variations. Credit: NIH Research that was carried out
Research concentrates on genes that cause tumors in the Meibomian gland microbiologystudy
Dr. Cornelia Peterson calibrates a piece of equipment used to measure intraocular pressure during an ocular toxicity study in animals.
Study shows potential of optogenetics in treating epilepsy microbiologystudy
HD-MEA recordings of human hippocampal slices. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01782-5 In what could one day become a new
New discovery enables gene therapy for muscular dystrophies, other disorders microbiologystudy
Gene therapy can effectively treat various diseases, but for some debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophies there is a big problem:
Linking data on genetics, traits and environment gives crop breeders a wider lens
Understanding how both environmental conditions and genetic makeup affect crops is essential to developing varieties that are more resilient and
Repurposed FDA-approved drug could uncover potential treatment for rare genetic disorders microbiologystudy
Mass neuronal loss throughout the spinal cord of SD mice at terminal disease stage. Credit: Human Molecular Genetics (2024). DOI: