Genetics

Interdisciplinary studies in paleogenetics and archeozoologyCredit: Magdalena Krajcarz A loner and a hunter with highly developed territorial instincts, a cruel carnivore, a disobedient individual: the cat. These features…

Researchers find genetic variation shapes individual perception of fatty foodsCredit: Monell Chemical Senses Center Most people would agree that the pleasure of some foods stems in part from its fat content. New research, led…

Credit: S Sibbald and J Archibald A billion years ago, a single-celled eukaryote engulfed a cyanobacterium--an organism capable of converting the sun's energy into food in the form of carbohydrates. In one of the single most…

New method to analyze organ development from gene analysis in single cellsCredit: Springer Nature/University of Sydney As cells develop, changes in how our genes interact determines their fate. Differences in these genetic…

SP-2577 could enable the immune system to attack ovarian cancer; clinical trials for patients expected soon PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 10, 2020 -- A drug known as SP-2577 could help enable the body's own immune system to attack ovarian cancer,…

Credit: Felix Petermann, MDC Researchers from the MDC have developed a new tool that makes it easier to maximize the power of deep learning for studying genomics. They describe the new approach, Janggu, in the journal Nature…

Rebekah Charney's research aims to shed light on the mechanisms underlying Mowat-Wilson syndromeCredit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Rebekah Charney, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Medicine at the University of…

New research reveals how winners & losers from climate change can be identified based on their ability to adapt to rising temperaturesCredit: PNAS New research reveals how winners & losers from climate change can be…

Black patients should also benefit from recently approved PARP inhibitor therapies 'if applied equitably,' study finds Black men in the United States are known to suffer disproportionately from prostate cancer, but few studies have…

Decentralized approach more cost-effective and efficient than current systems The emergence of COVID-19 is a powerful reminder of how unchecked wildlife trade can lead to the spillover spread of viruses between wildlife and humans.…

This work is a step forward in understanding early molecular changes that influence the development of addiction, and may have application to the role of similar gene programs that mediate other types of behavior, memory formation or…

Presence of MSH1 gene in plants offers clue for why animal mitochondrial genomes tend to mutateCredit: Dan Sloan/Colorado State University One could say that mitochondria, the energy-producing organelles inside every human cell, dance…

To combat COVID-19, we need to regulate our immune systems to resemble those of batsCredit: Getty Images photo Bats are often considered patient zero for many deadly viruses affecting humans, including Ebola, rabies, and, most…

Credit: MIPT Press Office In a recent study of genes involved in brain functioning, their previously unknown features have been uncovered by bioinformaticians from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Institute of…

Activating the immune system of the body is a promising form of treatment for cancer. Researchers at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital as well as the University of Eastern Finland mapped out the immune landscape…

Credit: HZAU Some mandarin fish species (Sinipercidae) are pure fish-eaters, which feed exclusively on living juvenile fish - also of their own species. A research team led by the Chinese Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) and…

Newly produced spermatozoa within the testis are not fully functional until they mature in the epididymis, a duct that helps to transport and store sperm. Male infertility may arise from lack of communication between the testis and the…

Study finds lung cancer in non-smokers is a biologically distinct disease from that in smokers Lung cancer in non-smokers is a diverse and distinct disease from that in smokers, and is likely to respond differently to targeted treatments,…

Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Genetically speaking, the loaf of bread you stress-baked during the COVID-19 shutdown is more complex than you think. Wheat's 16 billion genes, organized in not one but…

Study with Vanderbilt University shows how the body's attempts to repair damage may instead contribute to severe lung disease PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 8, 2020 -- A groundbreaking study published today and led by the Translational Genomics…