Scientists Identify a Gene Critical for Male Sex Development
Scientists have identified a key enhancer of Sox9 — a gene critical for male sex development — and demonstrated that deleting that non-coding DNA results…
Genetics
Neuroscientists Link APOE4 Gene to Alzheimer’s
People with a gene variant called APOE4 have a higher risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease: APOE4 is three times more common among Alzheimer’s patients…
Mechanical Forces Can Contribute to Gene Expression During Development
During embryonic development genetic cascades control gene activity and cell differentiation. In a new publication of the journal PNAS, the team of Ulrich Technau of…
Scientists Identify Cell Types Underlying Schizophrenia
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and University of North Carolina, USA, have identified the cell types underlying schizophrenia in a new study published in…
Variation of PM20D1 Gene Linked To Increased Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease
An article published in Nature Medicine with the collaboration of the research group of Dr. Manel Esteller, director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program…
CRISPR-Based Treatment Restores Retinal Function in Mice
Researchers from Columbia University have developed a new technique for the powerful gene editing tool CRISPR to restore retinal function in mice afflicted by a…
Scientists Discover Gene Function Linked to Familial ALS
MIT biologists have discovered a function of a gene that is believed to account for up to 40 percent of all familial cases of amyotrophic…
Chemical Engineers Reveal How to Control Knots That Form in DNA Molecules
Just like any long polymer chain, DNA tends to form knots. Using technology that allows them to stretch DNA molecules and image the behavior of…
Researchers Link Dyslexia Gene Variants to Consonant Use Across Populations
In a new study of languages spoken in 43 different populations worldwide, Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues identified variants of a dyslexia…
New Discovery Suggests All Life May Share This Common Design Principle
By studying bacteria and yeast, researchers at MIT have discovered that vastly different types of cells still share fundamental similarities, conserved across species and refined…
Genomic Analysis of Elongated Skulls Reveals New Insights
The transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Europe is marked by two key events in European history, the fall of the Western…
Scientists Link Specific Genes to Individual Differences in Autistic Children
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has discovered that specific genes are linked to individual differences in brain anatomy in autistic children….
Ancient DNA Study Reveals the Genomic History of Southeastern Europe
In an ancient DNA study published this week in the journal Nature, scientists and archaeologists from over 80 different institutions lift the veil on the…
Scientists Reveal the Complex Story Behind the Beaker Phenomenon
In the largest study of ancient DNA ever conducted, an international team of scientists has revealed the complex story behind one of the defining periods…
Newly Developed Technique Predicts Resistance Paths to Cancer Treatment
Yale School of Public Health researchers have developed a new method to predict likely resistance paths to cancer therapeutics, and a methodology to apply it…
Scientists Unlock Genetic Code Behind Nature’s Most Vibrant Colors
Researchers have unlocked the genetic code behind some of the brightest and most vibrant colors in nature. The paper, to be published in the journal…
Scieintists Identify Fifteen New Genes That Determine Our Facial Features
Researchers from KU Leuven and the universities of Pittsburgh, Stanford, and Penn State (US) have identified fifteen genes that determine our facial features. The findings…
Scientists Discover Biomarkers That Predict the Risk of Developing Asthma
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease driven by the interplay of genetics, environmental factors and a diverse cast of immune cells. In their latest study,…