New gene-editing method can correct many disease-causing mutations in mammalian cells
Some genetic disorders-such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia and Tay Sachs disease-involve many mutations in a person’s genome, often…
Orange Cats Are Genetically Unlike Any Other Mammal and Now We Know Why
Credit: Pixabay. Chris Kaelin, a geneticist at Stanford Medicine, found himself thinking about cats. Not just any cats,…
Pioneering personalized medicine by deciphering depression’s complex biological web
In a compelling Genomic Press Interview published today in Genomic Psychiatry, Dr. Najaf Amin unveils transformative insights that…
Hotspots of human mutation point to clonal expansions in spermatogonia
Lawson, A. R. J. et al. Somatic mutation and selection at population scale. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09584-w (2025). Maeda, H.…
Somatic mutation and selection at population scale
Cohort selection The TwinsUK study contains around 16,000 participants. From a preselection of 4,800 donors, we invited 1,796…
Malaria-Transmitting Mosquito’s Genetic Diversity and Evolution Revealed
There are a variety of methods that have been established to curtail the spread of infectious disease, from…
Low dose of aspirin cuts recurrence risk in colorectal cancer with genetic mutation
A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized clinical…
Genomic clues uncover early origins of multiple myeloma
A new study maps out the timeline of DNA damage for multiple myeloma, the second most common blood…
Insights into clinical features and genetic variants of Cornelia de Lange syndrome in China
Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a rare genetic disorder with symptoms, including facial anomalies (such as fused…
AI and routine lab tests offer a more accurate prediction of genetic disease risk
When genetic testing reveals a rare DNA mutation, doctors and patients are frequently left in the dark about…
Orange Cats Are Genetically Unlike Any Other Mammal and Now We Know Why
Credit: Pixabay. Chris Kaelin, a geneticist at Stanford Medicine, found himself thinking about cats. Not just any cats,…
AI model detects genetic changes in colorectal cancer from tissue images
An international, interdisciplinary research team led by Prof. Jakob N. Kather from the Else Kröner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) for…