Scientists Use DNA To Trace the Origins of Giant Viruses
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay shed light on the origins of Mimivirus and other giant viruses, helping us better understand a group…
Genetics
Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Solving a Double Murder Arouses International Interest
Getting the conclusive lead with investigative genetic genealogy — A successful case study of a 16 year old double murder in Sweden. The technology using…
Researchers Engineered a New Synthetic Fly Species – Here’s Why
Researchers create novel CRISPR-based fly species as a new method of controlling gene drive spread. CRISPR-based technologies offer enormous potential to benefit human health and…
Which Animals Will Survive Climate Change? Genetic Changes Help Scientists Predict
Genetic changes in threespine stickleback fish driven by seasonal shifts could help scientists predict how certain species will adapt to new environments. Climate change is…
Unprecedented Data Sharing Drives New Rare Disease Diagnoses – Just “Tip of the Iceberg”
Results are just ‘tip of the iceberg’, according to researchers. Rare disease experts detail the first results of an unprecedented collaboration to diagnose people living…
Noble False Widow Spider Bites Can Result in Severe Symptoms Requiring Hospitalization
NUI Galway study confirms that the Noble False Widow spider does have public health implications. The research team established a DNA database to allow clinicians…
Study Across 60 Cities in 32 Countries and Six Continents Reveals: New Species Are All Around Us!
About 12,000 bacteria and viruses collected in a sampling from public transit systems and hospitals around the world from 2015 to 2017 had never before…
Genomic Research Into Different Ancestries Leads to Better Results and Better Care
Lundquist investigators in global study expanding genomic research of different ancestries. Today The Lundquist Institute announced that its investigators contributed data from several studies, including…
Study of 11 Medical-Mystery Patients Results in Discovery of New Genetic Form of ALS in Children
NIH- and USU- led study links ALS to a fat manufacturing gene and maps out a genetic therapy. In a study of 11 medical-mystery patients,…
Want to Reduce Your Depression Risk by Double Digits? Wake Up an Hour Earlier
Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person’s risk of major depression by 23%, suggests a sweeping new genetic study published on May…
Same Difference: Two Halves of the Hippocampus Have Strikingly Different Gene Activity
A study of gene activity in the brain’s hippocampus, led by UT Southwestern researchers, has identified marked differences between the region’s anterior and posterior portions….
Key Discovery About How Genes Turn On and off – “Critical Implications for Human Health”
Human bodies have roughly 30,000 genes dictating not only how we look, but also critical biological processes. Now, a Florida State University and Australia National…
Biologists Construct a “Periodic Table” for Cell Nuclei – And Discover Something Strange, Baffling and Unexpected
One hundred fifty years ago, Dmitri Mendeleev created the periodic table, a system for classifying atoms based on the properties of their nuclei. This week,…
New Research Shows How to Boost Muscle Regeneration and Rebuild Tissue
Salk research reveals clues about molecular changes underlying muscle loss tied to aging. One of the many effects of aging is loss of muscle mass,…
Sonothermogenetics Can Control Behavior by Stimulating a Specific Target Deep in the Brain
New Tool Combines Ultrasound, Genetics to Activate Deep Brain Neurons Neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy have had some treatment success with deep…
Study of 2 Million People Reveals No Link Between Drinking Milk and Increased Cholesterol
Regular consumption of milk is not associated with increased levels of cholesterol, according to new research. A study published in the International Journal of Obesity looked at…
How Tendons Become Stiffer and Stronger – Newly Discovered Cellular Mechanisms
Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich deciphered the cellular mechanisms through which tendons can adapt to mechanical stresses. People who carry a…
Environmental DNA (eDNA) Analysis Could Contribute Towards More Effective Pest Control
Detecting environmental DNA of invasive ant species in soil samples. Researchers have successfully detected the environmental DNA (eDNA)[1] of the Argentine ant[2] in surface soil…