Keto diet may protect brain from genetic Alzheimer’s
A high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet may protect the brain from early Alzheimer’s disease changes in people genetically at…
This Harvard Scientist Is Changing the Future of Genetic Diseases
As a young professor of chemistry at Harvard in the 2000s, David Liu was trying to accelerate evolution.…
ASHG President Sarah Tishkoff Shares a Preview of the Meeting in Boston
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) conference kicks off next week in Boston. Before we pack our…
MIT’s new precision gene editing tool could transform medicine
A gene-editing approach called prime editing could one day help treat many illnesses by turning faulty genes into…
MIT Scientists Unlock New Level of Precision in Gene Editing
A genome editing method called prime editing could one day treat many illnesses by fixing defective genes so…
Research Tip Sheet: Genetic Misfire in Lupus, UTI-Related Delirium
LOS ANGELES (Oct. 10, 2025) — Preclinical Study Links Lupus to Gene Misfire Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified a…
Salk scientist Joseph Ecker awarded McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies
October 10, 2025 Salk scientist Joseph Ecker awarded McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies October 10,…
New study links genetic markers to SIDS risks
For National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome awareness month, doctors are looking at new research that could lead to…
Forensic genetics in the omics era
Jeffreys, A. J., Wilson, V. & Thein, S. L. Individual-specific ‘fingerprints’ of human DNA. Nature 316, 76–79 (1985).…
A novel gene expression stability metric to unveil homeostasis and regulation | Genome Biology
K-proportion and gene homeostasis Z-Index identify regulatory genes As cells of the same type and in the same…
New Tool Offers Single-cell Study Of Specific Genetic Variants
With a closer look at genomic variation, scientists now have a faster, more precise way to uncover new…
Key Wheat Genes That Control Plant Height and Grain Size Identified
Rothamsted scientists have revealed how a group of genes in wheat fine-tunes the plant’s growth and grain formation…