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How body shape influences colorectal cancer risk

Study reveals that specific body shape phenotypes, such as general obesity and central obesity, significantly increase the risk of colorectal cancer, suggesting distinct molecular pathways for different adiposity subtypes.

25 Apr 2024

Multi-omics approach powers Karolinska Institutet's Single Cell Atlas

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a web-based platform that offers an unprecedented view of the human body at the cellular level.

25 Apr 2024

Putting genomic surveillance of pathogens at the forefront of future pandemic preparedness

The Covid-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. In fighting it, one of our most important weapons was genomic surveillance, based on whole genome sequencing, which collects all the genetic data of a given microorganism.

25 Apr 2024

Machine learning system offers new hope for diagnosis of rare genetic disorders

Diagnosing rare Mendelian disorders is a labor-intensive task, even for experienced geneticists. Investigators at Baylor College of Medicine are trying to make the process more efficient using artificial intelligence.

25 Apr 2024

Genetics studies have a diversity problem that researchers struggle to fix

When he recently walked into the dental clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina donning a bright-blue pullover with "In Our DNA SC" embroidered prominently on the front, Lee Moultrie said, two Black women stopped him to ask questions.

25 Apr 2024

NYU Langone surgeons perform first combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery.

24 Apr 2024

Giant virus takes down deadly brain parasite

The single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri ranks among the deadliest human parasites. Researchers around Matthias Horn and Patrick Arthofer from the Center for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science at the University of Vienna, in an international collaboration, have discovered viruses that infect this harmful microbe.

24 Apr 2024

Timelapse breakthrough: Scientists capture secrets of early embryonic cell division

The beginning of life is shrouded in mystery. While the intricate dynamics of mitosis is well-studied in the so-called somatic cells – the cells that have a specialized function, like skin and muscle cells – they remain elusive in the first cells of our bodies, the embryonic cells.

24 Apr 2024

New tARC-seq method enhances precision in tracking SARS-CoV-2 mutations

A tARC-seq approach to precisely determine SARS-CoV-2 mutation frequency.

24 Apr 2024

Genetic insights into type 2 diabetes risk in childhood cancer survivors

Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, for which a risk factor is their greater prevalence of type 2 diabetes, with a disproportionate impact on those of non-European heritage.

23 Apr 2024

Bacteriophage-derived lysin could be used to target odor-causing bacteria in armpits

Body odor from the armpits comes from bacteria metabolizing sweat produced by the apocrine glands. These bacteria are native to our skin, but the odors produced differ among people.

23 Apr 2024

New tool hunts for Alzheimer's clues in gut microbiome

Cleveland Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence to uncover the link between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer's disease.

23 Apr 2024

Merck introduces Aptegra CHO genetic stability assay for accelerated biosafety testing

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has launched the first all-in-one, validated genetic stability assay of its kind.

23 Apr 2024

Scientists map all yeast proteins across cell cycle for the first time

An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has mapped the movement of proteins encoded by the yeast genome throughout its cell cycle. This is the first time that all the proteins of an organism have been tracked across the cell cycle, which required a combination of deep learning and high-throughput microscopy.

23 Apr 2024

University of Arizona researchers awarded $1.8M grant to investigate HPV's cellular invasion

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson were awarded a $1.8 million grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a division of the National Institutes of Health, to learn how human papillomavirus makes its way to a cell's nucleus.

22 Apr 2024

Research highlights emergence of immune-evasive SARS-CoV-2 variants in immunocompromised patients

New research to be presented at next week's ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) highlights the risk of new immune-evasive SARS-CoV-2 variants emerging in immunocompromised patients.

18 Apr 2024

Researchers receive NIH grant to help develop gene therapy for HIV

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $6.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a gene therapy that would modify the immune system's B cells to spur them to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.

18 Apr 2024

Genome News and Research

How body shape influences colorectal cancer risk

Multi-omics approach powers Karolinska Institutet's Single Cell Atlas

Putting genomic surveillance of pathogens at the forefront of future pandemic preparedness

Machine learning system offers new hope for diagnosis of rare genetic disorders

Genetics studies have a diversity problem that researchers struggle to fix

NYU Langone surgeons perform first combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery

Giant virus takes down deadly brain parasite

Timelapse breakthrough: Scientists capture secrets of early embryonic cell division

New tARC-seq method enhances precision in tracking SARS-CoV-2 mutations

Genetic insights into type 2 diabetes risk in childhood cancer survivors

Bacteriophage-derived lysin could be used to target odor-causing bacteria in armpits

New tool hunts for Alzheimer's clues in gut microbiome

Merck introduces Aptegra CHO genetic stability assay for accelerated biosafety testing

Scientists map all yeast proteins across cell cycle for the first time

University of Arizona researchers awarded $1.8M grant to investigate HPV's cellular invasion

Research highlights emergence of immune-evasive SARS-CoV-2 variants in immunocompromised patients

Researchers receive NIH grant to help develop gene therapy for HIV

Siblings with unique gene mutation offer insights into type 1 diabetes treatment

Study pinpoints 95 locations in the genome associated with risk of developing PTSD

Bidirectional Mendelian randomization uncovers link between plasma metabolites and heart attack risk

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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