Blood protein profiling could improve rare disease diagnosis
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London, the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) and Genomics England…
Researchers map DNA’s physical code using large-scale simulations
Nearly every cell in the human body contains essentially the same genetic information, yet different cells activate different…
Penn State team lays groundwork to 3D print spheroids for regenerating bone tissue
An interdisciplinary team of engineers and chemists at Penn State has laid the groundwork to 3D print spheroids…
New research explains how embryos establish germline cell boundaries
Every embryo of an organism that reproduces sexually faces an early and consequential decision: which of its cell…
Taste preference genes drive overeating and metabolic disease risk
Ever wonder why some people crave sweets while others can take them or leave them? Preliminary findings from…
Genetic data may predict steroid side effect risk
Oral corticosteroids (OCSs) are widely used and effective in the treatment of chronic inflammatory conditions such as arthritis,…
New mechanism to enhance precision in cancer drug development
Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) have identified how a key enzyme called ATR protects…
Online tool helps cancer patients share genetic risk with families
When a person with cancer finds out they carry an inherited genetic variant that puts them at higher…
Neutral polymer enables safer DNA delivery into cells
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new molecule which carries DNA into biological cells, to treat…
Study reveals poxvirus’s unique DNA clamp for gene activation
A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. The study…
Novel RNA molecule may influence patient survival in certain blood cancers
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at the Texas A&M University Health…
Scientists uncover new mechanism initiating gene transcription
Scientists at IOCB Prague are uncovering new details of gene transcription. They have identified a previously unknown molecular…