Scientists make breakthrough that could give major boost to food supply: ‘A huge positive’
Scientists at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, have developed a gene editing technique that improves canola…
Breakthrough platform reveals the choreography of mammalian transcription
Life’s instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads…
Dysfunction in chromosome-stabilizing protein identified as a cause of deadly illnesses
New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining stability in…
Two microbial metabolites compete to control the cells’ protein building machinery
The microbiome-the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live quietly in our body-plays a crucial role in…
Cleveland Clinic team uncovers genetic link to osteosarcoma
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic Children’s have helped identify a previously unknown gene that increases the risk of developing…
Ccancer cell nuclear hypertrophy can suppress metastasis
In tissue biopsies, cancer cells are frequently observed to have nuclei (the cell’s genetic information storage) larger than…
Mapping 100 years of bacterial evolution reveals key spreaders of antibiotic resistance
The genetic culprits responsible for the spread of multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacteria have been identified by new…
Unraveling adult ADHD symptoms through genetics and data science
Kelli Lehto, Associate Professor of Neuropsychiatric Genomics at the University of Tartu, is leading a prestigious European Research…