Genomic Sequencing Could Transform Newborn Screening
Adding genomic sequencing to newborn blood screening would detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions, providing much earlier diagnosis…
Genomic medicine researchers work to fix ‘European bias’ in DNA databases
Genomic medicine could be the next big thing in healthcare. Some believe doctors may soon routinely use a…
Only four people in Australia have been diagnosed with rare genetic disease CHOPS
Isla Steed is your fairly typical teenager, according to her mum. The 14-year-old is “a stubborn little person”…
Investigating genetic structure and predicted habitat expansion of endemic tree species in Southeast Asia
Credit: University of Tsukuba Researchers at University of Tsukuba have investigated the genetic diversity and future distribution of…
Proper Cannabis partners with Alien Genetics to launch historic Pheno Hunt — Greenway Magazine
Proper Cannabis today announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Alien Genetics, the legendary breeder behind iconic strains such…
Genetic study reveals unique mutations in Chinese patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a common genetic heart disorder, is often caused by mutations in sarcomere-related genes. While extensively…
Nucleotide dependency analysis of genomic language models detects functional elements
SpeciesLM training For SpeciesLM metazoa, we obtained metazoan genomes comprising 494 different species from the Ensembl 110 database36.…
Genetic Shifts Drive Aggressiveness in 5-FU-Resistant Cells
In the relentless battle against colorectal cancer, a major challenge lies in overcoming resistance to chemotherapy drugs that…
Keto diet may protect brain from genetic Alzheimer’s
A high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet may protect the brain from early Alzheimer’s disease changes in people genetically at…
Alzheimer’s disease research in brain tissue from African American donors points to roles for many novel genes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is approximately two times higher in African Americans…
This Harvard Scientist Is Changing the Future of Genetic Diseases
As a young professor of chemistry at Harvard in the 2000s, David Liu was trying to accelerate evolution.…
ASHG President Sarah Tishkoff Shares a Preview of the Meeting in Boston
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) conference kicks off next week in Boston. Before we pack our…