Data-driven modeling uncovers dynamic genome folding in three dimensions
Chromosomes are masters of organization. These long strings of DNA fold down into an ensemble of compact structures…
Genes Tie Gut Motility to Surprising Nutrient: Vitamin B1
Analyzing data from more than 268,000 people, researchers found that genes involved in thiamine (vitamin B1) metabolism play…
Study traces deep origins of syphilis to prehistoric Americas
A newly sequenced genome of the bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, highlights the deep antiquity of treponemal diseases in…
Biologists ‘Resurrect’ 3.2-Billion-Year-Old Enzyme | Sci.News
A team of researchers led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison has reverse-engineered a primordial nitrogen-fixing enzyme, illuminating how…
Moffitt researchers develop a new way to predict how cancer cells evolve
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have developed a new way to predict how cancer cells evolve by gaining and losing…
Large study identifies more than 100 genetic regions linked to schizophrenia
A team of researchers led by scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, SUNY Downstate…
Single-cell technique maps pre-malignant gene mutations in solid tissues
A new single-cell profiling technique has mapped pre-malignant gene mutations and their effects in solid tissues for the…
Age-related sperm changes at imprint regions linked to autism risk
A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 12 of Aging-US on December 29, 2025, titled “Age-specific DNA methylation…
A safer gene-editing tool shows promise for transthyretin amyloidosis treatment
Genetic disorders occur due to alterations in the primary genetic material, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), of an organism. Transthyretin…
Whole-genome sequencing improves PARP inhibitor treatment prediction
A whole-genome sequencing approach shows early promise over current commercial methods for identifying more patients likely to benefit…
Key protein in the tuberculosis bacterium helps protect itself from foreign DNA
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), have…
Gut Microbes Played Role in Evolution of Human Brain, New Study Suggests
Compared to other primates, humans have remarkably large brains relative to their body sizes. The resultant high demands…