Silver nanoparticles enable precise DNA cutting and assembly
DNA is composed of long chains that act as the blueprint for living organisms. In genetic engineering, scientists…
Secret to Sloths’ Slow Life May Lie in Ancient ‘Jumping Genes’
Along with armadillos and anteaters, sloths are members of Xenarthra, the only clade of placental mammals to have…
Massive genetic study uncovers new insights into anxiety risk
A study led by researchers at King’s College London and QIMR Berghofer medical research institute analysed genetic data…
Novel technique enables rapid sequencing of rare hantaviruses
Infections by hantaviruses are rare but dangerous, killing 30-40% of infected people. When cases occur, public health officials…
Novel technology maps single-cell DNA-protein interactions
A new technology allows scientists to map, in single cells, the DNA binding sites of transcription factors and…
When Food Runs Short, This Single-Celled Organism Turns into Giant Cannibal to Survive
Euplotes gigatrox, a new species of ciliate collected from a seawater filtration system on the Caribbean Island of…
New SMArT platform improves safety of CRISPR gene editing
A team of researchers led by Luigi Naldini at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget)…
Brain transposons may influence aging and neurodegenerative disease progression
Transposable elements (TEs), also called transposons, are DNA sequences capable of moving or replicating from one location to…
Cells detect and silence invading transposons through abnormal RNA signals
Transposons, DNA sequences that can self-replicate and move (jump) throughout the genome, are widespread and can affect cell…
New AI model predicts cancer treatment responses from mutations
Researchers at University of California San Diego have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can translate…
New AI model detects hidden antibiotic resistance genes beyond standard databases
A genomic language model called resLens could help researchers spot antibiotic resistance genes that conventional database-matching tools may…
Scientists uncover why genome guardian p53 protein is uniquely prone to collapse
The protein p53 is often called the guardian of the genome for its central role in preventing cancer.…