Genetics News
March 2, 2025
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Feb. 25, 2025 — Weeds like Palmer amaranth make farming harder and less profitable, and available herbicides are becoming less effective. For scientists to find solutions, they first need to know their enemy. A study reveals complete chromosome-level genomes for ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers have succeeded in generating high-quality feline embryonic stem cells using sperm and eggs from testes and ovaries discarded during sterilization ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A new study has identified a genetic circuit in plants that controls individual leaf growth and allows the plants to adapt to their environment. The findings could help the development of more drought-resistant ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Conservation strategies are turning back the doomsday clock in threatened Florida-Scrub Jays -- but not without caveats, a new study ...
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Feb. 19, 2025 — Messenger RNA can travel between different types of stem cells through tunnel-like structures, as revealed by a new study. By studying interactions ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — New research highlights the unique dilemma faced by Sydney's koala population. Populations in south-western Sydney are among the very few in New South Wales still free of chlamydia, a highly ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — The corn earworm causes the loss of more than 76 million bushels of corn in the United States annually, and there is mounting evidence that increasingly extreme weather events and temperatures will ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Researchers investigating the role of the protein CD44 in obesity and metabolic health found that CD44-deficient mice stayed lean even on a high-fat diet, while the control mice developed obesity. A ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Cells attach to each other through carefully arranged molecules. A research team has now found that the way they organize to find their proper places is similar to how grease drops self-organize in ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Two new papers describe a significant advance in understanding the complex functions of the metabolic ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don't stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy and keep the cells ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes has just been completed and released. Researchers used large-scale evolutionary modeling to integrate data on ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Researchers have found that specific gut cells, BEST4/CA7+ cells, regulate electrolyte and water balance in response to bacterial toxins that cause diarrhea. Their findings show that these cells ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — A team has used a process known as DNA origami to make electrochemical sensors that can quickly detect and measure ...
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Feb. 25, 2025 — When faced with multiple food options and ultimately choosing one, the factors of that decision-making process may be more physiological than previously assumed. A group of scientists recently ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — A hybrid microscope allows scientists to simultaneously image the full 3D orientation and position of an ensemble of molecules, such as labeled proteins inside cells. The microscope combines ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy? A new study identifies an inhibitor of gene regulation that specifically kills the malaria ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Biologists have discovered a new type of RNA-splicing regulation that helps to determine which protein-coding exons will be included in messenger RNA ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish infection of liver cells, researchers have identified a vulnerability that opens ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Researchers have found a compound in ginger, called furanodienone (FDN), that selectively binds to and regulates a nuclear receptor involved in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While researchers ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — Researchers used mice with nine different genetic backgrounds to identify factors influencing eye aging, paving the way for eye-based diagnostics for neurodegenerative ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — A groundbreaking study has revealed a surprising biochemical connection between plant immune responses and human neurological health. Researchers have discovered that the metabolic pathways ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — Researchers are tackling neutrophilic asthma, successfully developing one of the first mouse models of the ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — Researchers have introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — Biologists converted gut bacteria into miniature protein factories that manufacture and release a sustained flow of targeted proteins inside the lower intestines. This technique solves one of the ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus -- which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more -- includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3). Far ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how anemonefish can live safely among sea ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — A research collaboration has found that besides regulating the fusion of mitochondria, Mitofusin 2 also ensures protein quality control. This discovery could open up new routes to treating ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — A guardian molecule ensures that liver cells do not lose their identity. The discovery is of great interest for cancer medicine because a change of identity of cells has come into focus as a ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — A new study unravels the relationship between mitofusins (mitochondrial proteins) and autophagy. Using gene editing with CRISPR-Cas9, the team has been able to study these proteins without altering ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — Human genes that encode proteins often contain non-coding segments known as introns. Removing introns is crucial for the proper expression of genetic information. Understanding how our cells ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: a shuttling mechanism that helps a complex of proteins pump out a wide spectrum of antibiotics along ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Accumulation of fat molecules is detrimental to the cell. Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how our cells manage to stay healthy by recycling important fat molecules. Their study ...
Tuesday, February 25, 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
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
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Researchers Discover How Opsin 3, a Light-Sensitive Brain Protein, Regulates Food Consumption in Mice
- Marine Mystery Solved: How Anemonefish Avoid Stings from Their Sea Anemone Hosts
- Protective Role of Mitochondrial Protein Mitofusin 2 in Cellular Health Revealed
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Guardian Molecule Keeps Cells on Track -- New Perspectives for the Treatment of Liver Cancer
- How Mitochondria Drive Autophagy
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Splicing Twins: Unraveling the Secrets of the Minor Spliceosome Complex
- Protein Shuttling Mechanism Helps Bacteria Pump out Antibiotics
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Inability of Cells to Recycle Fats Can Spell Disease
- Engineering Biological Reaction Crucibles to Rapidly Produce Proteins
- 'Junk' RNA Segments Play Role in Protein Production, Cell Stress Response
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Candidate Genes in Canine Hepatocellular Carcinoma for Molecular Targeted Therapy
- Less, but More: A New Evolutionary Scenario Marked by Massive Gene Loss and Expansion
Friday, February 7, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Large Differences in Water-Seeking Ability Found in U.S. Corn Varieties
- Uncovering How Developmental Genes Are Held in a Poised State
- Mercury Content in Tuna Can Be Reduced With New Packaging Solution
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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Monday, February 3, 2025
Friday, January 31, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Unveiling the Critical Role of the Exocyst Complex in Mouse Oocyte Growth
- New Light-Tuned Chemical Tools Control Processes in Living Cells
- Potential in Cultivation of a Special Nutritious Microalga
- Zika Uses Human Skin as 'mosquito Magnet' To Spread Virus Further
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- New Microscopy Technique Reveals Dynamic Escherichia Coli Membrane Stiffness
- New Ways to Modulate Cell Activity Remotely
- New Insights Into the Perception of Coffee Taste -- Genetic Predisposition Plays a Role
- Landmark Genetic Study: Fresh Shoots of Hope on the Tree of Life
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Cell Death and Aging in Cancer Research Review
- Keeping the Steps of Cell Division in Line
- First Mouse With Two Male Parents to Reach Adulthood
Monday, January 27, 2025
Friday, January 24, 2025
- Evolution Without Sex: How Mites Have Survived for Millions of Years
- Protein Labeling of Tens of Millions of Densely Packed Cells in Organ-Scale Tissues
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- The Secret 'sex Lives' Of Bacteria: Study Challenges Old Ideas About How Species Form
- Uncovering the Role of Y Chromosome Genes in Male Fertility in Mice
- Super Enzyme That Regulates Testosterone Levels in Males Discovered in 'crazy' Bird Species
- Curiosity Driven Experiment Helps Unravel Antibiotic-Resistance Mystery
- Streamlining Genetic Analysis for Phylogenetic Studies
- Solving the Evolutionary Puzzle of Polyploidy: How Genome Duplication Shapes Adaptation
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Bioluminescent Cell Imaging Gets a Glow-Up
- Final Synthetic Yeast Chromosome Unlocks New Era in Biotechnology
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Can DNA-Nanoparticle Motors Get Up to Speed With Motor Proteins?
- Study of Deadly Dog Cancer Reveals New Clues for Improved Treatment
- Structural Insights Reveal Drug Target in Trypanosome Parasites
Monday, January 20, 2025
- Scientists Uncover Structure of Critical Component in Deadly Nipah Virus
- Ancient Viral DNA Shapes Early Embryo Development
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Rotavirus Protein NSP4 Manipulates Gastrointestinal Disease Severity
- Reading the Genome and Understanding Evolution: Symbioses and Gene Transfer in Leaf Beetles
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Microbial Cell Factories May Help Get to the Root of Understudied Plant Molecules
- Decoding HIV's Tactics
- DNA Motors Found to Switch Gears
- Bacterial Survival Genes Uncovered Using Evolutionary Map
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Cilia's Secrets Revealed Using Connectome Data
- The Proteins That Make Cell-to-Cell Cargo Transport Possible
- Protein Protects Biological Nitrogen Fixation from Oxidative Stress
- RNA Research: Ribozyme Structure Revealed
- The Hunt Narrows for Ebolavirus Hosts
- 'Perfect Storm' Of Mutations Drives Infection-Triggered Autoimmune Disease
- DNA Damage Can Last Unrepaired for Years, Changing Our View of Mutations
- Could This Fundamental Discovery Revolutionize Fertilizer Use in Farming?
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
- Gene Editing Extends Lifespan in Mouse Model of Prion Disease
- Genetic Tweak Optimizes Drug-Making Cells by Blocking Buildup of Toxic Byproduct
- What Makes Some Plant Species 'ripe' For Domestication
- New Mechanism for Maintaining Genome Stability Discovered
- Just as Gouda: Improving the Quality of Cheese Alternatives
Monday, January 13, 2025
- Scientists Explain How a Compound from Sea Sponge Exerts Its Biological Effects
- Need for Standardized Measurement Methods in Gene Therapy
- A 'volume Dial' For Missed Signals Produced by Our Bodies
- DNA Nanorobots Can Alter Artificial Cells
- Your Gut Bacteria Are in a Chemical Tug-of-War With Your Body
- Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Why Zika Virus Hijacks a Protein Needed for Brain Growth
- Chornobyl Dogs' Genetic Differences Not Due to Mutation
- Ash Tree Variability May Offer Restoration Path Post-Beetle Decimation
- Ecologists Reveal Key Genetic Insights for the Conservation of Iconic Cockatoo Species
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Friday, January 10, 2025
- Study Shows How Plant Roots Access Deeper Soils in Search of Water
- Harnessing Microwave Flow Reaction to Convert Biomass Into Useful Sugars
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Chimpanzees Are Genetically Adapted to Local Habitats and Infections Such as Malaria
- Insights Into the Metabolism of the Gut Microbiota
- Physical Signals as Fate Deciders: How Mechanical Forces Extrude Cells from Tissues
- Two-in-One Root Armor Protects Plants from Environmental Stressors and Fights Climate Change