Breaking Biological Boundaries: The Remarkable Tale of a 12-Times Cancer Survivor
The exceptional case of a person who has survived 12 tumors opens up new avenues for early diagnosis and immunotherapy in cancer. Scientists have discovered…
The exceptional case of a person who has survived 12 tumors opens up new avenues for early diagnosis and immunotherapy in cancer. Scientists have discovered…
Despite what’s written in textbooks, fruit flies use a similar cell-stress sensor as mammals to initiate programmed cell death. Contrary to established understanding, RIKEN researchers…
Many men in northern Europe over the age of 60 suffer from the so-called Viking disease, which means that the fingers lock in a bent…
The complexity of evolutionary processes affecting an inversion in stick insects provides resilience against loss of genetic variation, and may foster long-term survival. Genetic variation…
Geneticists have made a significant discovery about the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish, which carries profound implications for our understanding of evolution. They identified…
Researchers have developed an early detection algorithm to predict neurodegeneration in patients with Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a genetic disorder causing UV light-induced skin damage and…
Dr. Eimear Kenny, a renowned professor of Medicine, Genetics, and Genomic Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has made substantial contributions…
Clinicians at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Hospital have identified a gene variant that causes a common type of hypertension (high blood pressure)…
A global collaboration directed by a researcher from Stanford Medicine has discovered over 50 genes associated with glioma, a rare brain cancer. While the majority…
Male yellow crazy ants exhibit a unique characteristic of possessing two distinct genomes, each contained within separate cell clusters. The yellow crazy ant, known scientifically…
An international group of researchers has successfully pinpointed a specific gene in the brain that is responsible for driving symptoms of anxiety. An international team…
The findings of the study further support the notion that the risk of mental illness in children originates during pregnancy. A team of researchers, led…
Can physical activity ‘fight off’ risk of type 2 diabetes? A University of Sydney study suggests high levels of physical activity can significantly lower the…
KAUST researchers are working to improve the agronomic traits of pigmented rice varieties using genomic studies and CRISPR technology. Their focus is on improving nutrient-rich…
Tiny circles of DNA harbor cancer-associated oncogenes and immunomodulatory genes promoting cancer development. They arise during the transformation from pre-cancer to cancer, say Stanford Medicine-led…
Researchers at the University of Florida are using AI to develop an improved at-home test for diseases like hepatitis C and COVID-19. They have combined…
Genome sequencing reveals genetic basis for disabling pansclerotic morphea, a severe inflammatory disease. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their colleagues have…
More complete and sophisticated collection of genome sequences captures significantly more human diversity. Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences…