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Genomics is the study of the complete genetic material, including genes and their functions, of an organism.

New tool enables big data analysis without specialized expertise in bioinformatics

A new data analysis tool developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center incorporates a user-friendly, natural-language interface to allow biomedical researchers without specialized expertise in bioinformatics or programming languages to conduct intuitive analysis of large datasets.

25 Sep 2020

Eight UCD projects receive €1.5 million to help respond to COVID-19 pandemic

Eight (8) University College Dublin research projects been awarded just under €1.5 million in funding by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under the COVID-19 Rapid Response Research and Innovation Programme.

24 Sep 2020

Cellular and molecular map of the human heart could guide personalized medicine

Scientists have created a cellular and molecular map of the healthy human heart, to understand how this vital organ functions, and to shed light on what goes wrong in cardiovascular disease.

24 Sep 2020

Michael Arciero joins ERS Genomics as Vice-President of Intellectual Property and Commercial Development

ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property co-owned by Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, today announced the appointment of Michael Arciero as Vice-President of Intellectual Property and Commercial Development.

23 Sep 2020

Bioinformatics analysis reveals genes and pathways shared in COVID-19 disease and comorbidities

Using bioinformatics approaches, researchers have identified genes and pathways shared among patients with comorbidities and having severe COVID-19. The research is published on the preprint server bioRxiv in September 2020.

23 Sep 2020

Study shows key genetic differences in ADHD between African American and Caucasian children

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have shown there may be key genetic differences in the causes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder between African Americans and people of European ancestry, which may play an important part in how patients of different ethnic backgrounds respond to treatments for this condition.

22 Sep 2020

Strength, duration of immunity will shape the future trajectory of COVID-19

New research suggests that the impact of natural and vaccine-induced immunity will be key factors in shaping the future trajectory of the global coronavirus pandemic, known as COVID-19.

21 Sep 2020

Psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients, study reveals

A new study has revealed psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients. Researchers from the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Sanger Institute identified high levels of a specific receptor in immune cells from psoriatic arthritis patients, giving the strongest evidence yet of a single cause for the disease

21 Sep 2020

New polygenic risk score to help predict the odds of drugs causing liver damage

The ancient Romans studied the livers of sacrificial animals to read omens and make prophesies. Now researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Takeda-CiRA program along with a world-wide team of collaborators, have devised a polygenic risk score (PRS) based on liver genomics that can predict the likelihood of medications causing liver damage.

19 Sep 2020

New insights into human genetics

Who are we? Where did we come from? How did we get here? Throughout the ages, humans have sought answers to these questions, pursuing wisdom through religion, philosophy, and eventually science.

19 Sep 2020

Researchers secure NIH funding to study differences in glioblastoma between males and females

A team led by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute has secured $10.4 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute to explore at the molecular level the differences in glioblastoma between males and females.

17 Sep 2020

ERS Genomics and Applied StemCell sign agreement on commercialization of CRISPR gene editing tools

ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property (IP) co-owned by Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, today announced it has signed an agreement with Applied StemCell, Inc., a leading provider of stem cell, animal model, antibody discovery services and reagents.

17 Sep 2020

Study implicates new gene as driver of motor neuron diseases

Failures in a quality control system that protects protein-building fidelity in cells can lead to motor neuron degeneration and related diseases, according to a new study from an international team co-directed by Scripps Research molecular biologist Claudio Joazeiro, PhD.

16 Sep 2020

Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union tracks SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences

Initial findings reported by the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union (ACGU) suggest that following Arizona's first reported case of COVID-19 in late January, the state experienced no cases that went undetected and was COVID-free until at least 11 distinct incursions occurred between mid-February and early April.

16 Sep 2020

Different variants of SARS-CoV-2 identified in San Francisco Bay Area sewage

A team of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, Innovative Genomics Institute, Illumina, Inc., and Stanford University has performed a genomic sequencing of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) collected from sewage in the San Francisco Bay Area.

15 Sep 2020

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New tool enables big data analysis without specialized expertise in bioinformatics

Eight UCD projects receive €1.5 million to help respond to COVID-19 pandemic

Cellular and molecular map of the human heart could guide personalized medicine

Michael Arciero joins ERS Genomics as Vice-President of Intellectual Property and Commercial Development

Bioinformatics analysis reveals genes and pathways shared in COVID-19 disease and comorbidities

Study shows key genetic differences in ADHD between African American and Caucasian children

Strength, duration of immunity will shape the future trajectory of COVID-19

Psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients, study reveals

New polygenic risk score to help predict the odds of drugs causing liver damage

New insights into human genetics

Researchers secure NIH funding to study differences in glioblastoma between males and females

ERS Genomics and Applied StemCell sign agreement on commercialization of CRISPR gene editing tools

Study implicates new gene as driver of motor neuron diseases

Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union tracks SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences

Different variants of SARS-CoV-2 identified in San Francisco Bay Area sewage

Researchers identify specific potential therapeutic targets for aggressive form of pancreatic cancer

UMSOM researchers determine role of protein in development of hearing hair cells

Study shows how the pandemic unfolded across the world

Antibiotic molecule helps the body's own immune system to kill HIV infected cells

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