Sequencing the last 8% of the human genome has taken 20 years and the invention of new techniques for reading long sequences of the genetic…
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Parts of the human genome now available to study for the first time are important for understanding genetic diseases, human diversity, and evolution. The first…
CAMH-led clinical trial provides further evidence for widespread use of pharmacogenetic testing in prescribing anti-depressants. Pharmacogenetic testing was associated with nearly a two-fold (89 percent)…
Researchers at InBio (formerly Indoor Biotechnologies), a biotech company in Virginia, report progress en route to developing a hypoallergenic cat – or at least treating…
A brain imaging study of young people at high risk of developing bipolar disorder has for the first time found evidence of weakening connections between…
Hannele Ruohola Baker and Shiri Levy discuss a new technique for awakening silenced genes in Ruohola-Baker’s lab at the University of Washington School of Medicine.…
Defective mitochondria – the ‘batteries’ that power the cells of our bodies – could in the future be repaired using gene-editing techniques. Scientists at the…
Human neurons derived from urine allow students in the Ernst lab to model neurodevelopmental disease such as FOXG1 syndrome. This image shows a large cluster…
Scientists with the Marine Biological Laboratory discovered a new form of genetic modification in a tiny organism called a bdelloid rotifer (Adineta vaga, center, seen…
A graphical representation of the internal structure of Tasmanian tiger joeys. Credit: TIGGR Lab The University of Melbourne is establishing a world-class research lab for…
Researchers devised a neural network model capable of predicting how changes to non-coding DNA sequences in yeast affect gene expression and reproductive fitness. The model…
Dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, mammoths 4,000 years ago, and the Christmas Island Rat 119 years ago. Since becoming a popular concept in…
The study could serve as the basis for novel strategies to ensure that future generations are not affected by such diseases. Existing treatments are palliative,…
DNA replication in mouse embryonic stem cells. Red: newly synthesized DNA. Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München / Tsunetoshi Nakatani Adult cells in our body can only…
Many of today’s marine invertebrates, including sponges and jellyfish, have chromosomes with the same ancient structure they inherited from their primitive ancestors more than 600…
Test tubes holding water samples glow green inside an illuminator, indicating contamination. Credit: Northwestern University Genetic networks mimic electronic circuits to perform a range of…
Validating genetic diagnosis of neurological and neuromuscular diseases using faster, smaller, cheaper sequencing technologies. A new DNADNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule composed of…
New research led by the Doherty Institute has found the SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the official name of the virus strain…
A new study has analyzed over 3000 proteins to identify which are causally linked to the development of severe COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan,…
The potato is becoming more and more integral to diets worldwide including even Asian countries like China where rice is the traditional staple food. Building…