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Researchers identify numerous genetic regions that may affect individuals' food intake

A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston University School of Public Health, and other institutions have identified more than two dozen genetic regions that may affect individuals' food intake.

25 Aug 2021

Study provides new insight into the mosquito immune system and disease transmission

A new study that details mosquito immune cells could shed light on the insect immune system and how mosquitoes transmit parasites that cause malaria.

25 Aug 2021

Lack of inflammatory genes makes carnivores the biggest carriers of zoonotic pathogens

Carnivorous animals lack key genes needed to detect and respond to infection by pathogens, a study has found.

24 Aug 2021

Researchers discover molecule that plays an important role in sperm motility regulation

About 120 million unintended pregnancies occurred each year between 2015 and 2019 worldwide. While there are oral contraceptives for women, the development of oral contraceptives for men has not been successful.

24 Aug 2021

Researchers use gene editing to render male mosquitoes infertile and slow disease spread

Mosquitos spread viruses that cause potentially deadly diseases such as Zika, dengue fever and yellow fever. New U.S. Army-funded research uses gene editing to render certain male mosquitoes infertile and slow the spread of these diseases.

23 Aug 2021

Analysis of seadragon genome offers new insights into its phenotype and sex-determination locus

A study by Prof. LIN Qiang from the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (SCSIO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and his collaborators from Singapore and Germany lifts the veil on seadragons' mysterious looks, and sheds light on a sex-determination locus shared by seadragons and alligator pipefish, both members of the Syngnathidae family.

22 Aug 2021

Rice University awarded $4 million CPRIT grant to establish Genetic Design and Engineering Center

Rice University faculty members led by bioengineer Gang Bao have been awarded a $4 million grant by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to establish the Genetic Design and Engineering Center.

20 Aug 2021

Researchers develop an integrative approach to boost accuracy of mosquito vector surveillance

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore, led by Assistant Professor Nalini Puniamoorthy from the Department of Biological Sciences, has developed an integrative approach that increases the accuracy of mosquito surveillance and management.

20 Aug 2021

SARS-CoV-2 mutations alter dynamics of neutralizing antibodies

A new study describes how monoclonal antibodies raised against SARS-CoV-2 are affected by mutations in the antibody binding site.

20 Aug 2021

SARS-CoV-2 lambda variant escapes immune response via spike mutations

A new study explores the mechanism by which the SARS-CoV-2 lambda variant has acquired immune evasion capabilities above that of the wildtype.

20 Aug 2021

Researchers identify genes associated with biochemical recurrence in prostate adenocarcinoma

Aging-US published "Identification of microenvironment related potential biomarkers of biochemical recurrence at 3 years after prostatectomy in prostate adenocarcinoma" which reported that the authors aimed to identify the potential prognostic genes in the prostate adenocarcinoma microenvironment and to estimate the causal effects simultaneously.

20 Aug 2021

New insights into opportunities and challenges of macrogenetics

The burgeoning field of macrogenetics is the focus of a new review published in Nature Reviews Genetics by a global, multidisciplinary team of researchers seeking to better answer fundamental biodiversity questions.

20 Aug 2021

Novel CRISPR-based technology for rapidly screening genes to understand human health and disease

Zebrafish- small, fast-growing creatures who share many of the same genes as humans- are instrumental to many biologists, who find them uniquely well suited for studying a wide range of questions, from how organisms develop to how the nervous system drives behavior.

20 Aug 2021

Researchers use ancient mammalian proteins to develop mRNA delivery system

Using a family of mammalian proteins adopted from ancient retroviral legacy genes, researchers have developed a novel system for programmable intracellular mRNA delivery.

20 Aug 2021

Genetic nurture has a significant effect on child's educational success, study finds

A child's educational success depends on the genes that they haven't inherited from their parents, as well as the genes they have, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

19 Aug 2021

CRISPR screening tool pinpoints new therapeutic target to treat acute myeloid leukemia

A CRISPR screening tool identified a new therapeutic target to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has the potential to leave patients with fewer side effects than current approaches, according to a new study from Penn Medicine published online in Molecular Cell.

18 Aug 2021

Study provides insight into fitness effects of genomic structural variants in natural populations

Molecular geneticists have known for about a decade that genomic structural variants can play important roles in the adaptation and speciation of both plants and animals, but their overall influence on the fitness of plant populations is poorly understood.

16 Aug 2021

UH researcher set to explore how testosterone works in the brain

Most people have some idea about the hormone testosterone –how it regulates male behavior or how too little of it might cause a decrease in libido and too much might cause aggressive and irritable behavior. Turns out, no one yet knows how testosterone really does all that.

16 Aug 2021

NIH scientists develop new sample preparation method to detect SARS-CoV-2

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a new sample preparation method to detect SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

16 Aug 2021

Researchers assess the genetic features of T-cell immunity development to SARS-CoV-2 variants

The continuing emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 mutations allows the virus to spread more effectively and evade antibodies. However, it is unclear whether new strains are capable of evading T-cell immunity-; one of the body's main lines of defense against COVID-19.

16 Aug 2021

Genomics

Researchers identify numerous genetic regions that may affect individuals' food intake

Study provides new insight into the mosquito immune system and disease transmission

Lack of inflammatory genes makes carnivores the biggest carriers of zoonotic pathogens

Researchers discover molecule that plays an important role in sperm motility regulation

Researchers use gene editing to render male mosquitoes infertile and slow disease spread

Analysis of seadragon genome offers new insights into its phenotype and sex-determination locus

Rice University awarded $4 million CPRIT grant to establish Genetic Design and Engineering Center

Researchers develop an integrative approach to boost accuracy of mosquito vector surveillance

SARS-CoV-2 mutations alter dynamics of neutralizing antibodies

SARS-CoV-2 lambda variant escapes immune response via spike mutations

Researchers identify genes associated with biochemical recurrence in prostate adenocarcinoma

New insights into opportunities and challenges of macrogenetics

Novel CRISPR-based technology for rapidly screening genes to understand human health and disease

Researchers use ancient mammalian proteins to develop mRNA delivery system

Genetic nurture has a significant effect on child's educational success, study finds

CRISPR screening tool pinpoints new therapeutic target to treat acute myeloid leukemia

Study provides insight into fitness effects of genomic structural variants in natural populations

UH researcher set to explore how testosterone works in the brain

NIH scientists develop new sample preparation method to detect SARS-CoV-2

Researchers assess the genetic features of T-cell immunity development to SARS-CoV-2 variants

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