Genetics News
July 26, 2024
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July 26, 2024 — Lampreys are one of only two living jawless vertebrates Jaws are formed by a key stem cell population called the neural crest New research reveals the gene regulatory changes that may explain morphological differences between jawed and jawless ...
July 22, 2024 — Researchers have found a new way to identify genetic targets useful for control of mosquito populations, potentially offering an alternative to insecticides. Their study focused on the genetic basis of species incompatibility. They crossed Ae. ...
July 25, 2024 — An experimental drug originally developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV from infected cells in the brain, according to a new study. By targeting infected cells in the brain, drug may clear virus from hidden areas that have been a major ...
July 22, 2024 — Mosquito-borne viral infections once confined to tropical regions are spreading. Dengue virus infects up to 400 million people worldwide each year according to World Health Organization estimates, and no available treatments exist for this disease. ...
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July 23, 2024 — Scientists have succeeded in pinpointing the neurons within a female fruit fly's brain that respond to signals from the male during ...
July 24, 2024 — Researchers are working to create the first strain of mice that's genetically susceptible to late-onset Alzheimer's, with potentially transformative implications for dementia ...
July 24, 2024 — New research has advanced our knowledge of multiple roles for PTPRK, a receptor tyrosine phosphatase linked to the regulation of cell-cell adhesion, growth factor signalling and tumor suppression. ...
July 24, 2024 — Cell membranes play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and functionality of cells. However, the mechanisms by which they perform these roles are not yet fully understood. Scientists have ...
July 23, 2024 — A new method that can rapidly determine whether a virus is infectious or non-infectious could revolutionize the response to future pandemics, researchers ...
July 22, 2024 — A little leg may reveal something big about how closely related insect species can drastically differ in body shape, according to a new study. The team imaged live cells of fruit flies in the last ...
July 23, 2024 — New drug that disrupts two cellular targets would make it much harder for bacteria to evolve ...
July 22, 2024 — A bitter taste is traditionally considered a warning sign of potentially toxic substances. But not all bitter substances are harmful. For example, ...
July 22, 2024 — Researchers use genomes to help restore the American chestnut population and adjust species breeding to the changing ...
July 22, 2024 — Scientists have identified the genetic mutation that causes progressive retinal atrophy in English Shepherd Dogs, which results in incurable blindness, and developed a genetic test to help eliminate ...
Earlier Headlines
July 19, 2024 — Recent research on Lotus japonicus, a model leguminous plant, has unveiled that the interaction between legume roots and rhizobia is characterized by periodic gene expression with a six-hour rhythm. ...
July 18, 2024 — A group of small, freshwater animals (bdelloid rotifers) protect themselves from infections using antibiotic recipes 'stolen' from bacteria, according to new research. This raises the ...
July 18, 2024 — New research is shedding light on how viruses ensure their survival by precisely timing the release of new viruses. The discovery offers a new theoretical framework for understanding these dynamic ...
July 17, 2024 — The human genome is filled with flecks of DNA left behind by viruses that infected primate ancestors tens of millions of years ago. Scientists used to think they were harmless, but new research shows ...
July 17, 2024 — The discovery of a hybrid population of poplar trees in western Wyoming has provided insight into how natural hybridization informs the evolution of many plant species, according to researchers. They ...
July 17, 2024 — High-protein diets, known as 'Paleolithic diets', are popular. Using mouse models, scientists have studied their impact. While effective in regulating weight and stabilizing diabetes, these ...
July 17, 2024 — Genomes can now be used to store information about a variety of transient biological events inside of living cells, as they happen, like a flight recorder collecting data from an aircraft. The ...
July 17, 2024 — Most influenza viruses enter human or animal cells through specific pathways on the cells' surface. Researchers have now discovered that certain human flu viruses and avian flu viruses can also ...
July 16, 2024 — CRISPR-Cas systems, defense systems in bacteria, have become a plentiful source of technologies for molecular diagnostics. Researchers have now expanded this extensive toolbox further. Their novel ...
July 16, 2024 — Research achieves scientific breakthrough in understanding cell ...
July 16, 2024 — Our immune system is always on alert, detecting and eliminating pathogens and cancer cells. Cellular control mechanisms cause diseased cells to present antigens on their surface like signs for the ...
July 16, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that a single-celled organism, a close relative of animals, harbors the remnants of ancient giant viruses woven into its own genetic code. This finding sheds light on how ...
July 16, 2024 — Researchers studying antimicrobial-resistant E. coli -- the leading cause of human death due to antimicrobial resistance worldwide -- have identified a mechanism in dogs that may render multiple ...
July 15, 2024 — Nitrogen fertilizers make it possible to feed the world's growing population, but they are also costly adn harm ecosystems. However, a few plants have evolved the ability to acquire their own ...
July 14, 2024 — A study opens new possibilities to improve production efficiency in the cattle industry and potentially animal agriculture more ...
July 12, 2024 — RNA drugs are the next frontier of medicine, but manufacturing them requires an expensive and labor-intensive process that limits production and produces metric tons of toxic chemical waste. ...
July 12, 2024 — Researchers have shed light on Earth's earliest ecosystem, showing that within a few hundred million years of planetary formation, life on Earth was already ...
July 12, 2024 — Evolutionary biologists studied spoonworts to determine what influence genome duplication has on the adaptive potential of plants. The results show that polyploids -- species with more than two sets ...
July 11, 2024 — International joint research led by Akihisa Osakabe and Yoshimasa Takizawa of the University of Tokyo has clarified the molecular mechanisms in thale cresses (Arabidopsis thaliana) by which the DDM1 ...
July 11, 2024 — An international research team has assembled the genome and 3D chromosomal structures of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth -- the first time such a feat has been achieved for any ancient DNA sample. ...
Friday, July 19, 2024
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Small Animals Acquire Genes from Bacteria That Can Produce Antibiotics
- Secrets Behind Viral Precision
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Ancient Viruses Fuel Modern-Day Cancers
- Discovery of a Hybrid Lineage Offers Clues to How Trees Adapt to Climate Change
- Paleolithic Diets Are Not Without Risks
- Genome Recording Makes Living Cells Their Own Historians
- Influenza Viruses Can Use Two Ways to Infect Cells
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- A New Addition to the CRISPR Toolbox: Teaching the Gene Scissors to Detect RNA
- Unique Characteristics of Previously Unexplored Protein Discovered
- Immune System in the Spotlight
- Ancient Microbes Offer Clues to How Complex Life Evolved
- E. Coli Variant May Cause Antimicrobial Resistance in Dogs, Humans
Monday, July 15, 2024
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
- A Better Way to Make RNA Drugs
- Insight Into One of Life's Earliest Ancestors Revealed in New Study
- How Plant Cold Specialists Can Adapt to the Environment
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Opening the Right Doors: 'Jumping Gene' Control Mechanisms Revealed
- First Ever 3D Reconstruction of 52,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Chromosomes Thanks to Serendipitously Freeze-Dried Skin
- Phage-Derived Enzyme Targets E. Faecalis Biofilms to Mitigate Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Novel Genome Editing Approach Restores Hearing in Adult Preclinical Models With Genetic Deafness
- Pumpkin Disease Not Evolving, Could Make a Difference for Management
- Atlas of Proteins Reveals Inner Workings of Cells
- Not So Simple: Mosses and Ferns Offer New Hope for Crop Protection
- Big Gain in Battle Against Harmful Bacteria
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Monday, July 8, 2024
- New Bio-Based Tool Quickly Detects Concerning Coronavirus Variants
- Genomic Data Integration Improves Prediction Accuracy of Apple Fruit Traits
- GeneMAP Discovery Platform Will Help Define Functions for 'orphan' Metabolic Proteins
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- Never-Before-Seen View of Gene Transcription Captured
- Do Genes-in-Pieces Code for Proteins That Fold in Pieces?
- Researchers Uncover Key Mechanisms in Chromosome Structure Development
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- A New Breakthrough in Understanding Regeneration in a Marine Worm
- Near Chromosome-Level Genome of the Mojave Poppy Bee
- Research Shows How RNA 'junk' Controls Our Genes
- Proteins and Fats Can Drive Insulin Production for Some, Paving Way for Tailored Nutrition
Monday, July 1, 2024
- Genetic Patterns of World's Farmed, Domesticated Foxes Revealed Via Historical Deep-Dive
- Degradation of Cell Wall Key in the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
- Researchers Thwart Resistant Bacteria's Strategy
Thursday, June 27, 2024
- New Deep-Learning Model Outperforms Google AI System in Predicting Peptide Structures
- Last Surviving Woolly Mammoths Were Inbred but Not Doomed to Extinction
- A Promising Weapon Against Measles
- Potent Therapy Candidate for Fatal Prion Diseases
- New, Holistic Way to Teach Synthetic Biology
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Scientists Discover Genetic 'off Switch' In Legume Plants That Limits Biological Ability to Source Nutrients
- Cell Division: Before Commitment, a Very Long Engagement
- New Tool Enables Faster, More Cost-Effective Genome Editing of Traits to Improve Agriculture Sustainability
- Unlocking the World of Bacteria
- The on-and-Off Affair in DNA
- Revealing the Dynamic Choreography Inside Multilayer Vesicles
- Zebrafish Reveal How Bioelectricity Shapes Muscle Development
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Monday, June 24, 2024
- Removal of Excess Chloride Ions by Plants When Subjected to Salt Stress
- How Cells Boost Gene Expression
Friday, June 21, 2024
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
- Is Coffee Good for You or Bad for You?
- Where to Put Head and Tail?
- How Targeted Nutrients Can Fight Cancer
Monday, June 17, 2024
- How the Ketogenic Diet Improves Healthspan and Memory in Aging Mice
- Finding Hidden Genetic Treasure: Study Uncovers Untapped Diversity in Historic Wheat Collection
Friday, June 14, 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024
- Sweaty Cattle May Boost Food Security in a Warming World
- Modifying Genomes of Tardigrades to Unravel Their Secrets
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
- The Gender Gap in Life Expectancy: Are Eggs and Sperm Partly Responsible?
- New Technique Reveals Earliest Signs of Genetic Mutations
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
- Scientists Engineer Yellow-Seeded Camelina With High Oil Output
- Virus-Like Nanoparticles Control the Multicellular Organization and Reproduction of Host Bacteria
- Algae Offer Real Potential as a Renewable Electricity Source
- Novel Lipopeptide Proves Lethal Against Staphylococcus Areus
Monday, June 10, 2024
- Protein Study Could Help Researchers Develop New Antibiotics
- Fine-Tuning Leaf Angle With CRISPR Improves Sugarcane Yield
- How Human Derived RNA Fragments Help the Hepatitis E Virus
- Novel Genetic Clock Discovers Oldest Known Marine Plant
Friday, June 7, 2024
- A Protein That Enables Smell--and Stops Cell Death
- Changes Upstream: RIPE Team Uses CRISPR/Cas9 to Alter Photosynthesis for the First Time
- Fat Molecule's Inability to Bond With Shape-Shifting Protein in Cell's Powerhouse Linked to an Inherited Metabolic Disease
Thursday, June 6, 2024
- Silkworms Help Grow Better Organ-Like Tissues in Labs
- Scientists 'read' The Messages in Chemical Clues Left by Coral Reef Inhabitants
- Better Farming Through Nanotechnology
- Determining Sex in Ants
- Marsupials Key to Discovering the Origin of Heater Organs in Mammals
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- New Technique Reveals How Gene Transcription Is Coordinated in Cells
- Father's Diet Before Conception Influences Children's Health
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Monday, June 3, 2024
Friday, May 31, 2024
- Researchers Discover 'trojan Horse' Virus Hiding in Human Parasite
- The World's Most Powerful Anti-Fungal Chemistries Cause Fungal Pathogens to Self-Destruct
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Researchers Expose New Symbiosis Origin Theories, Identify Experimental Systems for Plant Life
- Researchers Apply Quantum Computing Methods to Protein Structure Prediction
- hnRNPM, a Guardian of the Integrity of Cellular Protein Production
- Editing Without 'cutting': Molecular Mechanisms of New Gene-Editing Tool Revealed
- Chicken Feathers to Deliver Chemotherapy Drugs and Repair Enzymes
- Complete X and Y Chromosome Sequences of Living Great Ape Species Determined