Genetics

Combining a new class of drug with two other compounds can significantly shrink lung tumours in mice and human cancer cellsCredit: Dr Miriam Molina-Arcas, Francis Crick Institute Combining a new class of drug with two other…

Credit: W. Jiao and Q. Zeng (EPFL) In 2018, breast cancer was the most common cancer in women worldwide, accounting for about a quarter of all reported cancers. One of the biggest problems with any type of cancer is metastasis; and…

A study recently published in the renowned journal Blood, led by Kaan Boztug, Scientific Director of the St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute, the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (LBI-RUD), Adjunct…

York University to develop 'BeeCSI' tool to help Canada's rapidly declining honey beesCredit: York University TORONTO, September 18, 2019 - When Canada's honey bees are thriving, they produce honey and pollinate valuable crops like…

Credit: Owen Siggs Findings from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research show modern humans acquired a gene variant from Denisovans that heightened their immune reactions, indicating adaptation of the immune system to a…

Twenty years ago, scientists and investors were giddy over the promise of gene therapy to cure a host of deadly diseases. But the tragic death of a young man from an experimental treatment in 1999 nearly ended a scientist's career and the…

The discovery will allow views of interactions never before seen COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Proteins are the workhorses of our bodies. They keep our organs functioning. They regulate our cells. They are the targets for medications that treat a…

Cells adjacent to injured areas within the heart sense the damage and ensure immediate survival and could be exploited to increase the long term recovery of the heartCredit: Dennis de Bakker, © Hubrecht Institute The heart of…

Places, not predators, are evolution catalystsCredit: David Reznick / UCR Guppies, a perennial pet store favorite, have helped a UC Riverside scientist unlock a key question about evolution: Do animals evolve in response to the risk…

The Penguin Genome Consortium sequences all living penguin species genomes to understand the evolution of life on the iceCredit: Photo by Laurie Goodman The Penguin Genome Consortium sequences all living penguin species…