Genetics

Credit: Laboratory of Neural Dynamics and Cognition at The Rockefeller University Working memory: it's how you make a mental shopping list without forgetting the milk, or memorize a number just long enough to write it down. But…

Penn researchers discovered a potential new way to maintain a key enzyme, SIRT1, tied to aging PHILADELPHIA-- Stopping the cannibalistic behavior of a well-studied enzyme could be the key to new drugs to fight age-related diseases,…

Time may be our worst enemy, and aging its most powerful weapon. Our hair turns grey, our strength wanes, and a slew of age-related diseases represent what is happening at the cellular and molecular levels. Aging affects all the cells in…

PULLMAN, Wash. - A newly identified genetic factor allows adult skin to repair itself like the skin of a newborn babe. The discovery by Washington State University researchers has implications for better skin wound treatment as well as…

A new study shows we know little about compounds in marijuana, and names don't mean muchCredit: CU Boulder THC and CBD. Anyone who has used, sold, studied or even read much about marijuana likely recognizes these acronyms as active…

Credit: Dr Ira Deveson A new mobile app has made it possible to analyse the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on a smartphone in less than half an hour. Cutting-edge nanopore devices have enabled scientists to read or 'sequence' the…

Credit: Serkan Eldeleklio?lu PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29, 2020 - A study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai addresses a mystery first raised in March: Why do some people with COVID-19 develop…

A new precision drug which stops cancer from repairing its DNA has shown promise in an early-stage clinical trial - highlighting the potential of a new class of drugs known as ATR inhibitors. The drug candidate, tested in humans for the…

Credit: Christine Hirschberger, University of Cambridge) The emergence of jaws in primitive fish allowed vertebrates to become top predators. What is less appreciated is another evolutionary innovation that may have been just as…

TGen subsidiary offers genomic diagnostics in support of veterinary oncologists and pet parents treating canine cancerCredit: TGen PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Sept. (28), 2020 -- After more than a decade of pioneering the study of naturally…

Brazilian research group shows that valproic acid (VPA), used to treat epilepsy since the 1960s, modulates gene expression in tumor gene models and acts on DNA conformation and the histones in chromatin Results of recent studies involving…

NIH-funded study points to genes that control the establishment of neural circuits during early developmentCredit: Courtesy of Dreamstime | ©Jarenwicklund. In an article published in Nature Genetics, researchers confirm that about 14%…

Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Because gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are sensitive to the targeted small molecule therapy imatinib, oncologists tend to treat all patients with metastatic GIST with this drug. However,…

Credit: Lawrence Atkin Researchers have found a way to engineer more efficient versions of the plant enzyme Rubisco by using a red-algae-like Rubisco from a bacterium. For 50 years scientists have striven to boost the activity of…

Credit: Tane Sinclair Taylor. Scientists say a 'portfolio' of protected areas within marine parks such as the Great Barrier Reef can help secure sustainable fish populations. Dr Hugo Harrison from the ARC Centre of Excellence…

Identification of this epigenetic process highlights potential drug treatment strategies for early-stage disease treatment PHILADELPHIA-- New findings suggest that late-onset Alzheimer's Disease is driven by epigenetic changes -- how and…

New research field promises to transform food production and treatment of diseases; a global panel of experts unified concepts to define research priorities and offer basis for legislationCredit: GCCRC A new field of research in…

Credit: Valk/ MPI CBS The location of a country on the earth says a lot about its climate, its neighboring countries, and the resources that might be found there. The location therefore determines what kind of country you would…

Credit: Microbial Genomics, Tokyo Tech Organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans, run on an interconnected series of metabolic pathways--with glycolysis being the essential process that generates energy from sugars (glucose) in…

Münster University researchers develop web app for comparing genomesCredit: Erk Wibberg Evolution leaves its traces in particular in genomes. Pinpointing its influence is a laborious process - but one in which Dr. Jürgen Schmitz and…