Genetic deletion may drive obesity in PWS adults: Study
Adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) caused by a genetic deletion have higher obesity rates and more severe obesity…
Synthetic lethality in cancer drug discovery: challenges and opportunities
Hartwell, L. H., Szankasi, P., Roberts, C. J., Murray, A. W. & Friend, S. H. Integrating genetic approaches…
These dancing spiders have ‘dark DNA’ – and it could change the way we understand evolution
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Rare Gene Variant Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease, MIT Study Reveals
In a groundbreaking new study led by neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, rare genetic variants of…
New genetic test redefines diagnosis and management of hereditary pancreatitis
A new genetic test developed at Mayo Clinic is redefining how clinicians diagnose and manage hereditary pancreatitis. Pancreatitis, inflammation…
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…