Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School, and the ETH Zurich predict and validate genomic safe harbors for therapeutic genes, enabling safer, more efficient,…
Cancer is caused by genetic changes that break down normal constraints on cell growth. It is known that obesity and overweight increases the risk of…
Recent breakthroughs in multiple fields of study now allow researchers to follow the entire life cycle of ocean fishes—from when and where they are spawned,…
Discovery of importance of interferon response in preventing serious infection will underpin new diagnostics and therapeutics. Fundamental differences in the immune response of adults and…
Findings could lead to advances in plant breeding, human genetics. A simple roadside weed may hold the key to understanding and predicting DNA mutation, according…
Technology breakthrough has potential to transform wide range of disciplines from immunology and genomics research to cell-based therapeutics. BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX),…
Beating the Odds in Mutation’s Game of Chance Discovery that plants protect their most essential genes transforms our view of evolution. Mutations of DNA do…
The air in a zoo is full of smells, from the fish used for feed to the manure from the grazing herbivores, but now we…
A new study has helped to shine light on the genetic pathways underlying obesity. The findings could help develop more personalized ways to help people…
A huge unmet need exists for therapeutic targets to prevent or delay metastasis of breast cancer to the brain, the leading cause of death from…
Two new studies highlight technological advances in large-scale genomics and open windows into the lives of ancient people. New research reveals a major migration to…
Two independent research groups detect the presence of animals by collecting DNA from air. Two new studies published today (January 6, 2022) in the journal…
Radiant and flavorful, lychees were so beloved that they were domesticated not just once in ancient times, but independently in two different regions of China,…
Roar supercomputer provides computational power for data-intense gene expression studies. While most people in the U.S. may think of bumble bees as the standard yellow…
The Earlham Institute (EI) has boosted its capability in high-fidelity long-read sequencing with a twin set of the cutting-edge Pacific Biosciences Sequel IIe platforms to…
A new study, published on December 22, 2021, in the journal Nature, has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date. The research…
DNAzymes are precision biocatalysts that destroy unwanted RNA molecules. However, major obstacles to their use in medicine remain. Together with Jülich Research Centre (FZJ) and…
New technique means head lice can provide clues about ancient people and migration. Human DNA can be extracted from the ‘cement’ head lice used to…