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Scientists collate evidence for mismatch between past evolutionary adaptation and modern lives

The transition to modernity - largely driven by the Industrial Revolution - provided us with easier access to food and clean water, with antibiotics, vaccines, and modern medicine.

21 May 2018

Researchers identify protein essential for eye lens development and clear vision

If you want to take clear photographs, you don't use sandpaper to clear a smudge from your camera's lens. Similarly, if you want to see clearly, the lens of your eye has to be free of obstruction.

21 May 2018

New CRISPR/Cas9 system targets regulatory genes of AIDS virus

By destroying the regulatory genes of the AIDS virus HIV-1 using the genome editing system CRISPR/Cas9, a Japanese research group has succeeded in blocking the production of HIV-1 by infected cells.

18 May 2018

Whole genome sequencing could prevent transfusion reactions

Researchers have recently published a study which may reduce complications and save lives for blood transfusion recipients.

18 May 2018

Researcher develops small molecules that inhibit derailment of gene expression in cancer

Not everyone person who has a "cancer gene" will inevitably develop this disease in their lifetime. Thanks to a new area of research called epigenetics, we now know that many genes are only read under certain circumstances.

17 May 2018

DDN and Parabricks announce integrated technology solution that accelerates genome analysis

DDN Storage and Parabricks today announced the availability of a jointly-integrated technology solution that provides massive acceleration for analysis of human genomes.

16 May 2018

Research offers clues to how random gene fluctuations may be tamed during earliest stages of life

Scientists exploring how to tame random gene fluctuations as the embryos that become our bodies start to form have identified a control switch in the vertebrate segmentation clock of developing zebrafish.

16 May 2018

New study could have important implications for cellular aging

Researchers have found a way to stimulate autophagy, a process used by cells to convert misfolded proteins and redundant organelles into components that the cell can re-use.

16 May 2018

Biologists determine how transcription factors function differently in embryonic development

A team of biologists has determined how transcription factors (TFs), which guide gene regulation, function differently in embryonic development.

16 May 2018

Essential fats in diet may regulate protein secretion in muscles by altering gene expression

A new study reveals that essential fats in the diet may play a role in regulating protein secretion in the muscles by changing the way genes associated with secretion act.

15 May 2018

Scientists identify key factor that clears the way for gene activation

Until human genes are activated, they are blocked by structures known as nucleosomes, components that serve to package DNA inside cells.

15 May 2018

UCLA researchers characterize mechanism of mEAK-7 gene for the first time

For years, researchers have known that a gene called EAK-7 plays an important role in determining how long worms will live.

15 May 2018

Researchers reverse Alzheimer's symptoms in flies by restoring epigenetic balance

Researchers from Drexel University reversed symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in fruit flies by restoring the balance between two epigenetic enzymes that regulate gene expression, a study shows.

15 May 2018

UQ's new Genome Innovation Hub focuses on improving healthcare

Genetic research aimed at improving healthcare will be the focus of the University of Queensland’s new Genome Innovation Hub.

15 May 2018

Havard University grants license to Beam Therapeutics to develop new base editing technology

Harvard University has granted a worldwide license to Beam Therapeutics, Inc., to develop and commercialize a suite of revolutionary DNA base editing technologies for the treatment of human disease.

14 May 2018

CRISPR-based treatment can restore retinal function in mice with eye disease

Researchers from Columbia University have developed a new technique for the powerful gene editing tool CRISPR to restore retinal function in mice afflicted by a degenerative retinal disease, retinitis pigmentosa.

11 May 2018

Genomic science can help healthcare professionals to identify, treat inherited cardiac conditions

The family history questions asked during patient assessments are becoming even more important with the rise of precision medicine and genetic testing.

11 May 2018

Researchers discover genetic signal common to cerebral palsy and autism

University of Adelaide researchers have uncovered a genetic signal common to both cerebral palsy and autism.

10 May 2018

Study reveals the genetics underlying cerebral palsy and autism

Researchers from the Robinson Research Institute at the University of Adelaide have uncovered a genetic signal that is common to both cerebral palsy and autism.

10 May 2018

Advances in Cell Lineage Analysis

Dr. Jan Phillip Junker discusses the applications of CRISPR-Cas9 in cell lineage analysis and the development of tomo-seq; a method to study the spatial organization of cells within whole organisms.

9 May 2018

Genomics

Scientists collate evidence for mismatch between past evolutionary adaptation and modern lives

Researchers identify protein essential for eye lens development and clear vision

New CRISPR/Cas9 system targets regulatory genes of AIDS virus

Whole genome sequencing could prevent transfusion reactions

Researcher develops small molecules that inhibit derailment of gene expression in cancer

DDN and Parabricks announce integrated technology solution that accelerates genome analysis

Research offers clues to how random gene fluctuations may be tamed during earliest stages of life

New study could have important implications for cellular aging

Biologists determine how transcription factors function differently in embryonic development

Essential fats in diet may regulate protein secretion in muscles by altering gene expression

Scientists identify key factor that clears the way for gene activation

UCLA researchers characterize mechanism of mEAK-7 gene for the first time

Researchers reverse Alzheimer's symptoms in flies by restoring epigenetic balance

UQ's new Genome Innovation Hub focuses on improving healthcare

Havard University grants license to Beam Therapeutics to develop new base editing technology

CRISPR-based treatment can restore retinal function in mice with eye disease

Genomic science can help healthcare professionals to identify, treat inherited cardiac conditions

Researchers discover genetic signal common to cerebral palsy and autism

Study reveals the genetics underlying cerebral palsy and autism

Advances in Cell Lineage Analysis

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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