Stem cells provided by Allen Institute sent to space for research on International Space Station
In SpaceX’s latest launch of their Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday morning, the crew’s payload included stem cells…
Genetic Study Suggests Ways to Catch Blood Cancer Earlier
Newswise — As we age, our cells replicate, and the DNA in these cells can acquire mistakes —…
Gene editing restores hearing and balance in adult mice with DFNA41 deafness
Zheng-Yi Chen, DPhil, associate scientist at the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, and Ines and Fredrick Yeatts Chair in Otolaryngology, at…
Dual epigenetic marks found to regulate cell identity
Shedding light on what determines how cells become what they are meant to be-nerves, bone, muscles, etc.-can also…
New insights into how SETD2 shapes immunity and disease
The emerging role of SETD2 in regulating immune cell function is shedding light on potential therapeutic strategies for…
Targeted microglia replacement shows promise against fatal neurodegenerative conditions
Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases, genetic disorders affecting the brain, have no effective treatment and are typically fatal within…
Uncovering origins of autism, depression, Parkinson’s in fetal brain
The origin of some neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism, bipolar disorder, or depression, and certain neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer’s…
Zebrafish reveal how two genes independently drive sensory organ regeneration
Scientists uncover how zebrafish switch between cell division and direct differentiation to rebuild sensory organs, challenging long-held views…
Ancient viral DNA found to regulate human gene expression
A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as…