Strong farmer interest in new nProve beef genetics tool
Reading Time: 2 minutes Early feedback shows strong interest in Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s nProve Beef genetics…
Genetic testing can guide safer chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer patients
For some patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers like colorectal and pancreatic cancer, chemotherapy can cause severe, sometimes life-threatening…
Neucore Bio Awarded Competitive Grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) for Research on Scalability of Exosome-based Therapeutics for Genetic Disease
Funding enables Neucore to pursue manufacturing efficiencies that will help expand the reach of non-viral genetic cargo delivery…
Morphological map of under- and overexpression of genes in human cells
Mattiazzi Usaj, M. et al. High-content screening for quantitative cell biology. Trends Cell Biol. 26, 598–611 (2016). CAS …
White Shark DNA Split Puzzles Scientists
White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) almost went bottom-up during the last ice age, when sea levels were much lower…
CRISPR takes on the challenge of rare genetic diseases
Rare genetic diseases are challenging for patients and their families—made all the more overwhelming because symptoms tend to…
Sex Testing on Trial
Two global sport governing bodies – World Athletics (WA) and World Boxing (WB) – recently decided to institute…
A New Cat Color Is Defying Genetic Expectations
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” A new type…
Genetic Traits of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Hebei Cattle
In a groundbreaking study from Hebei Province, China, researchers have unveiled novel insights into the genetic diversity of…
One Small Genetic Tweak May Stop Mosquitoes from Spreading Malaria
What animal kills more humans than any other? The answer is not rhinos, or tigers, or even sharks.…
Genetic screening offers early insight into feline CKD
Veterinarians at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently developed Feline Apoptosis Inhibitor Macrophages (FAIM), a genetic…
When does aging begin to accelerate? Earlier than most people think
A groundbreaking new study has revealed that your body doesn’t age in a straight line. Instead, it hits…