Genes

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A protein naturally produced in the body has been found to suppress breast cancer metastasis in animal models of human tumors. Researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine also found that high…

NHGRI-funded ClinGen panel also validates three genes believed to be associated with long QT syndromeCredit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI Geneticists and heart specialists around the world had previously reported 17 genes to cause long QT…

Credit: Montse Sánchez-Céspedes The Cancer Genetics Group of the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, led by Montse Sánchez-Céspedes, together with Luis Montuenga from CIMA, and Enriqueta Felip from Vall d'Hebron…

We live in an increasingly complex world when it comes to chemicals. The number of new chemicals has increased from 20 million in 2002 to 156 million last year. Many of these are ubiquitous in the world around us because of their…

Credit: Robert Waterhouse An international team of scientists report in the journal Genome Biology results from a pilot project, co-led by Robert Waterhouse, Group Leader at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and University of…

New evidence shows the first building blocks of life on Earth may have been messier than previously thoughtCredit: Don Kawahigashi/Unsplash When the Earth was born, it was a mess. Meteors and lightning storms likely bombarded the…

Findings in worm with regenerative prowess could aid human tissue engineering methodsCredit: Northwestern University The planarian flatworm is a simple animal with a mighty and highly unusual ability: it can regenerate itself from…

Credit: Ellinor O. Alseth New findings from University of Exeter researchers reveal how bacterial immune systems can be harmful for their hosts and explain why they are not found in many bacteria. CRISPR-Cas is an immune system that…

A research team at the UPV/EHU is working to optimise genetic analyses for identifying victims who disappeared during the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent dictatorshipCredit: Miriam Baeta / UPV/EHU It is estimated that around 114,000…

A team of researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal has shed light on the mechanisms that underlie a rare genetic condition by creating the first cellular model of the disease. The study's findings were published today…