New method reveals how mitochondrial DNA mutations influence cancer growth
Mitochondria act as energy factories in cells and have their own, separate DNA. Mutations to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)…
NIST Releases Trove of Genetic Data to Spur Cancer Research
This image shows chromosomes in the pancreatic cancer cell line, where mixed colors indicate chromosomal rearrangements. For example,…
Genetics testing is ‘game changer’ after cardiac arrest at 40
Leyla HayesBBC News, London BBC Chris Worwood had a cardiac arrest at the age of 40 “Anybody walking…
Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British | Technology
23andMe is facing implosion. As the once-promising genetic testing company flounders – losing 98% of its $6bn value,…
Bilby Lukkanu Is Star Of Wild Genetics
A Land Rights News article Lukkanu has settled at Monarto Safari Park in South Australia providing his genetics…
Zebrafish help Israeli researchers hook potential cure for deadly genetic disease
On the surface, humans and zebrafish couldn’t be more different. But they have an unexpected biological overlap that…
Landmark genetics partnership to probe causes of cancer and dementia
Oxford Nanopore’s breakthrough genetic sequencing tech to analyse 50,000 samples from UK Biobank, to create a world-first ‘epigenetic…
Ancient Microbial Samples Revealed in Mammoth Remains
Scientists have discovered the DNA of ancient microbes inside of the remains of woolly and steppe mammoths. This…
How Your Genes May Shape Gut Microbes to Shield You from Disease
A groundbreaking study from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre is reshaping our understanding of how genetics…
Study of breast cell changes in motherhood provides clues to breastfeeding difficulties
image:Â University of Cambridge researchers have identified genes associated with the dramatic transformation of the mammary gland in…
Scientists Find a New Kind of Genetic Element in Mouth Microbes
There is usually one bit of genomic DNA in a bacterial cell that encodes for most of its…
A genome-wide association analysis reveals new pathogenic pathways in gout
Kuo, C. F. et al. Global epidemiology of gout: prevalence, incidence and risk factors. Nat. Rev. Rheumatol. 11,…