Genetics News
April 12, 2025
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Apr. 9, 2025 — Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the 'language' of the genome, offering insights into human ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers have found a new role for the transcription factor (proteins that regulate the transcription, or copying, of genes). In the fruit fly, this transcription factor, named Traffic Jam, activates a non-coding piRNA gene named Flamenco to ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, bees and even the platypus all share this ability to detect electric fields in their ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee. Areas of their genomes previously inaccessible because of ...
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Apr. 9, 2025 — Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers have demonstrated that this marker -- N4-methylcytosine ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — A research team has developed an advanced delivery system that transports gene-editing tools based on the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system into living cells with significantly greater efficiency than ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — A new study maps how specific lactic acid bacteria can enhance both the flavor and nutritional quality of plant-based dairy alternatives. The findings may have wide-reaching perspectives for the ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — A new genomic study has uncovered long-lost genetic diversity in mammoth lineages spanning over a million years, providing new insights into the evolutionary history of these ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — By analyzing the flowerpot snake's unique genome, scientists are uncovering how the tiny reptile repairs its DNA and prevents harmful mutations. The findings provides valuable insights into genetic ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Damage to the mitochondria, the 'power plants' of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers now describe how cells with defective mitochondria activate a special recycling system to ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Collaborative research defines a novel approach to understanding how certain proteins called transcription factors determine which genetic programs ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — A hidden threat facing one of Australia's most iconic birds has been uncovered in a new study. The critically endangered regent honeyeater once numbered in the hundreds of thousands, but their ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn a deadly pathogen into ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — A team of researchers has uncovered a key cellular mechanism that affects the function of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. Their study provides the ...
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Apr. 3, 2025 — Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world. The data and records were severely lacking and not standardized. Without ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Certain antibiotic-resistant infections could be treated with precision medicine in the future, thanks to a new resource mapping plasmids the ultimate vehicle of rapid bacterial ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — An AI model trained on large amounts of genetic data can predict whether bacteria will become antibiotic-resistant. The new study shows that antibiotic resistance is more easily transmitted between ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus, gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from their environment, thanks to a bacterial gene picked up by an ancestor, ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — Genomic changes in the infectious yeast Candida tropicalis may play a role in its resistance to antifungals, according to a new study. These genomic changes can be brought on by a common antifungal, ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid found in seed oils such as soybean and safflower oil, and animal products including pork and eggs, specifically enhances the growth of the hard-to-treat ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — Scientists have released new and more accurate genome sequences for five species of duckweed. Their research reveals the specific genes responsible for some of the plant's most useful traits, ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — As warehouses go, nuclei are more like libraries than bank vaults. Too many cellular components need access to the genome to lock it down like Fort Knox. Instead, large groupings of more than 1,000 ...
Mar. 28, 2025 — The new study reveals a remarkable way that cells keep us safe from transposable elements (TEs) gone wild. The researchers found that cells have taken advantage of an entire protein network to ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping the building blocks of life. Their study reveals that calcium ions help determine the molecular 'handedness' (chirality) ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Researchers have discovered the mechanism that drives the parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris to insert organs into plants after making contact with the ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Previously unknown access points in cell membrane proteins have been discovered, enabling laboratory-developed drugs to modify cell function. The discovery was made possible through computer ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — To encourage scientists to speak up when people misuse science to serve political agendas, biology professor Mark Peifer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argues that eugenics should ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Two specific genes that evolve exclusively in humans jointly influence the development of the cerebrum. Researchers have provided evidence that these genes contribute together to the evolutionary ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a global outbreak. This was the first time many had ever heard of the ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Researchers have developed 'tomoseqr' -- a new software tool that enables easy estimation of the three-dimensional (3D) spatial distribution of gene expression. Tomoseqr is free to use and ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — Even with significant expansion in the global market for antibodies used in clinical care and research, scientists recognize that there is still untapped potential for finding new antibodies. Many ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — For human health, prematurely aging cells are a big problem. When a cell ages and stops growing, its function changes, which can cause or worsen cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — Early animal studies show that a single vaccine could protect the recipient from different variants of the coronaviruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and the common cold. In addition to creating ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — Enzymes originally evolved in high-temperature environments and later adapted to lower temperatures as Earth cooled. Scientists discovered that a key shift in enzyme function occurred over ...
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Corpse Flowers Are Threatened by Spotty Recordkeeping
- Precision Medicine Could Be Possible in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- A Borrowed Bacterial Gene Allowed Some Marine Diatoms to Live on a Seaweed Diet
- Use of Antifungals in Agriculture May Increase Resistance in an Infectious Yeast, Study Suggests
- Omega-6 Fatty Acid Promotes the Growth of an Aggressive Type of Breast Cancer, Study Finds
- The Food and Fuel That Farms Itself
Monday, March 31, 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- How Calcium May Have Unlocked the Origins of Life's Molecular Asymmetry
- Nature's Viny Vampire: Discovering What Drives Parasitic Cuscuta Campestris
- New Pathways Discovered for Drugs to Act on Cells
- We Must Not Ignore Eugenics in Our Genetics Curriculum, Says Professor
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- How Did the Large Brain Evolve?
- Remember Ebola?
- Developing Software for Easy Estimation of 3D Gene Expression Distribution
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Engineering Antibodies With a Novel Fusion Protein
- New Software Finds Aging Cells That Contribute to Disease and Health Risks
- 'Low-Sugar' Vaccine Can Provide Broad Immunity Against Coronavirus Variants
- The Evolution of Low-Temperature Adapted Enzymes
Monday, March 24, 2025
- Scientists Engineer Starfish Cells to Shape-Shift in Response to Light
- How Chromosomes Shape Up for Cell Division
Friday, March 21, 2025
- Origin of Life: How Microbes Laid the Foundation for Complex Cells
- How Bacteria 'vaccinate' Themselves With Genetic Material from Dormant Viruses
- Scientists Witness Living Plant Cells Generate Cellulose and Form Cell Walls
- Research Team Uncovers Structure of Cellular Protective Layer
- New Eye Drops Slow Vision Loss in Animals
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- New CRISPR Tool Enables More Seamless Gene Editing -- And Improved Disease Modeling
- Why Do Lymphatic Vessels Form a Jigsaw Puzzle-Like Pattern?
- Starting Points for the Control of Protein Synthesis
- Adaptive Defenses Against Malicious Jumping Genes
- Breakthrough Molecular Movie Reveals DNA's Unzipping Mechanism With Implications for Viral and Cancer Treatments
- Insomniac Fruit Fly Mutants Show Enhanced Memory Despite Severe Sleep Loss
- From Dinosaurs to Birds: The Origins of Feather Formation
- The Cell's Powerhouses: Molecular Machines Enable Efficient Energy Production
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- Unique Cell Shape Keeps Lymphatic Vessels and Plant Leaves Stable
- New Mechanism Behind Adaptive Immunity Revealed: It Could Impact How We Design Vaccines
- How an Organelle Evolves
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Protecting Crops: Researchers Open Up New Avenue to Combat a Widespread Plant Virus
- Scientists Discover Protein Key to Bacteria's Survival in Extreme Environments
- Efficient Development of Drugs With Fewer Mice
- Popular Cooking Cheese Made With Peas Yields Same Taste and Texture
- Scientists Uncover Principles Underlying the Toxicity of 'selfish' Genes
- Threatened by Warming Waters, Brook Trout May Be Able to Adapt to Hotter Weather
- Universal RNA Barcoding System for Tracking Gene Transfer in Bacteria
- Deep Learning Revolutionizes Cytoskeleton Research
Monday, March 17, 2025
- New Discovery in Plant-Pest Warfare Could Lead to Sustainable Farming Solutions
- RNA Origami: Artificial Cytoskeletons to Build Synthetic Cells
- Without Oxygen: How Primordial Microbes Breathed
- Slow, Silent 'scream' Of Epithelial Cells Detected for First Time
Friday, March 14, 2025
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Researchers Develop Method to Identify Dormant Cells That Carry HIV
- Antigenic Variation: Decoding the Mechanism Controlling Antigen Activation in Trypanosomes
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Analyzing Genetic 'signatures' May Give Insight Into What Stresses Wild Bees
- Cells 'speed Date' To Find Their Neighbors When Forming Tissues
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Scientists Create a Type of Catalog, the 'colocatome,' Of Non-Cancerous Cells' Influence on Cancer
- New Method Uses DNA Barcodes for High Throughput RNA and Protein Detection in Deep Tissue
Monday, March 10, 2025
- Cryo-Electron Microscopy Reveals Hidden Mechanics of DNA Replication, Sheds New Light on Cancer Target
- Gut Bacteria Heal the Colon
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Bacterial 'jumping Genes' Can Target and Control Chromosome Ends
- Scientists Identify Genes That Make Humans and Labradors More Likely to Become Obese
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Damaged but Not Defeated: Bacteria Use Nano-Spearguns to Retaliate Against Attacks
- A Method to Purify Proteins With Light: Gentler and More Efficient Than Previous Procedures
- Scientists Discover Genes to Grow Bigger Tomatoes and Eggplants
- Controlling Conformational Changes in Protein Aromatic Side Chains
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Genetic Mixing: The Secret to Killer Whale Resilience and Adaptability
- Breakthrough With Biofuel: How Alcohol Damages Microbes That Produce It
- White Blood Cells Use Brute Force to Dislodge Bacteria
- Giant Clone of Seaweed in the Baltic Sea
- Study Establishes 'ball and Chain' Mechanism Inactivates Key Mammalian Ion Channel
Monday, March 3, 2025
- How a Crucial DNA Repair Protein Works -- And What It Means for Cancer Treatment
- Naturally Occurring Mechanism Hampers Fertility
- How a Low-Carb Diet Can Drive Colorectal Cancer Development
- Researchers Develop Enhanced Method for Wastewater Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Pioneering Work Generates Feline Embryonic Stem Cells in Boon for Cats
- Koalas' Catch-22
- Genetic Switch Could Help Control Leaf Growth in Poor Soils
- Conservation Focusing on Birds of a Feather May Have Mixed Results
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Select Corn Lines Contain Compounds That Sicken, Kill Major Crop Pest
- Missing Protein Keeps Mice Slim, Even on a High-Fat Diet
- Droplet Forming Power Is Key for Cells to Attach Properly
- Comprehensive Resource Describes Functions of More Than 20,000 Human Genes
- Genomics Approach to Metabolism Reveals How Reactions Flow
- Bacteria Consumed by Immune Cells Become Part of the Cell
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Role of Hormone in Influencing Brain Reward Pathway and Food Preferences
- In the Weeds: Amaranth Genomes Reveal Secrets of Success
- New Insights Into How Gut Cells Respond to Bacterial Toxins
Monday, February 24, 2025
Friday, February 21, 2025
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Scientists Decode DNA of White Oak Tree
- Promising New Class of Antimalarial Drugs Discovered
- Biologists Discover a New Type of Control Over RNA Splicing
- Digging Into a Decades-Old Hepatitis B Mystery Suggests a New Potential Treatment
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Ginger Compound Has Potential to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Cell Connects: Breaking Barriers in Stem Cell Communication Through mRNA Transfer
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- New Study Uncovers How Genes Influence Retinal Aging and Brain Health
- From Plants to People: How Amino Acid, Vitamin Balance Links Plant Immunity to Epilepsy
- A Treatment-Resistant, Severe Type of Asthma Successfully Modeled in Mice
- Biomedicine Shows the Way to Future Food Crops
- Biologists Transform Gut Bacteria Into Tiny Protein Pharmacies