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Researchers engineer stem cell with ‘suicide genes’ to induce cell death in all but beta cells

Researchers have been advancing methods to generate insulin-producing beta cells from pluripotent stem cells for the clinical treatment of type 1 diabetes.

20 Feb 2019

Researchers unlock plant’s secret of producing specialized metabolites

Plants are master chemists, and Michigan State University researchers have unlocked their secret of producing specialized metabolites.

20 Feb 2019

Study shows how 3D organization of genetic material helps perpetuate the species

From fathers to children, the delivery of hereditary information requires the careful packing of DNA in sperm. But just how nature packages this DNA to prepare offspring isn't clear.

19 Feb 2019

Researchers identify multiple genetic variants associated with body fat distribution

A new breakthrough from the Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits consortium, which includes many public health researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, identifies multiple genetic variants associated with how the body regulates and distributes body-fat tissue.

18 Feb 2019

CRISPR technology creates pluripotent stem cells that are 'invisible' to the immune system

UC San Francisco scientists have used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system to create the first pluripotent stem cells that are functionally "invisible" to the immune system, a feat of biological engineering that, in laboratory studies, prevented rejection of stem cell transplants.

18 Feb 2019

IDT expands its courier zones in the UK

As an advocate for researchers in the genomics age, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is expanding its courier zones to ensure that the highest-fidelity oligos are available in less time and at the same price, to more customers.

From Integrated DNA Technologies 15 Feb 2019

Scientists shed light on damaging cell effects linked to aging

Some of the damaging cell effects linked to aging could be prevented by manipulating tiny parts of cells, a study shows.

14 Feb 2019

Whole-genome sequencing and sharing real-time data could limit spread of foodborne bacteria

Employing advanced genetic-tracing techniques and sharing the data produced in real time could limit the spread of bacteria -- Bacillus cereus -- which cause foodborne illness, according to researchers who implemented whole-genome sequencing of a pathogen-outbreak investigation.

14 Feb 2019

Study: Prime real estate is determined by previous owner in the squirrel world

A young squirrel lucky enough to take over territory from an adult male squirrel is like a teenager falling into a big inheritance, according to a new University of Guelph study.

14 Feb 2019

Researchers comprehensively sequence the human immune system

For the first time ever, researchers are comprehensively sequencing the human immune system, which is billions of times larger than the human genome. In a new study published in Nature from the Human Vaccines Project, scientists have sequenced a key part of this vast and mysterious system -- the genes encoding the circulating B cell receptor repertoire.

14 Feb 2019

Novel approach uses small amounts of tissue to quantify PD-L1 expression levels in tumors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as the anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab, have become important tools for managing non-small-cell lung cancer.

14 Feb 2019

Oxford Genetics appoints Jocelyne Bath as new Chief Operating Officer

Oxford Genetics, a leader in innovative synthetic biology-based technologies for biologics discovery, development and delivery, announces the appointment of their new Chief Operating Officer, Jocelyne Bath.

From OXGENE 13 Feb 2019

New process efficiently reprograms stem cells in one step using measles virus vector

Induced pluripotent stem cells, the workhorse of many regenerative medicine projects, start out as differentiated cells that are reprogrammed to pluripotent stem cells by exposure to a complex set of genetic cocktails.

13 Feb 2019

Microbiologists identify enzyme that makes Helicobacter so adaptable

The bacterial pathogen Helicobacter pylori owes its worldwide distribution to its genetic adaptability. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Munich microbiologists have identified an enzyme that plays a vital role in the flexible control of global gene expression in the species.

13 Feb 2019

Genomics

Researchers engineer stem cell with ‘suicide genes’ to induce cell death in all but beta cells

Researchers unlock plant’s secret of producing specialized metabolites

Study shows how 3D organization of genetic material helps perpetuate the species

Researchers identify multiple genetic variants associated with body fat distribution

CRISPR technology creates pluripotent stem cells that are 'invisible' to the immune system

IDT expands its courier zones in the UK

Scientists shed light on damaging cell effects linked to aging

Whole-genome sequencing and sharing real-time data could limit spread of foodborne bacteria

Study: Prime real estate is determined by previous owner in the squirrel world

Researchers comprehensively sequence the human immune system

Novel approach uses small amounts of tissue to quantify PD-L1 expression levels in tumors

Oxford Genetics appoints Jocelyne Bath as new Chief Operating Officer

New process efficiently reprograms stem cells in one step using measles virus vector

Microbiologists identify enzyme that makes Helicobacter so adaptable

NIH scientists zero in on genes associated with AMD

Researchers map extremely complex chromosome aberrations using DNA puzzle pieces

Scientists develop machine-learning approach to identify source of Salmonella

New model sheds light on how small cell lung cancer is initiated

Research sheds light on how motor enzyme can promote genome integrity

Researchers identify genes that make Staphyloccocus bacteria resistant to treatment

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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