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Multiple inter-variant recombination events identified in Omicron subvariants

Newly emerging and circulating Omicron subvariants have originated partially through recombination with other variants.

20 Mar 2022

Cov2clusters: Novel method for producing stable genomic clusters of SARS-CoV-2 cases

Researchers present a novel method for producing stable genomic clustering of SARS-CoV-2 cases, Cov2clusters.

20 Mar 2022

Omicron BA.1.1 and BA.2 subvariants with new mutations in New Zealand and Hong Kong

A new study describes mutations found in the SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 variant in Hong Kong and New Zealand.

20 Mar 2022

Hypoxia-inducible factors and SARS-CoV-2 manifestations

Researchers assessed the role of hypoxia-inducible factors in SARS-CoV-2 infection, respiratory symptoms, and epithelial damage.

18 Mar 2022

Duration of Omicron variant shedding isolated from upper respiratory samples collected from the reported case-patients in Japan

Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis to evaluate the duration of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant virus shedding

18 Mar 2022

New discovery points to potential drug targets for ASXL1-mutant chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

New research from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine finds that patients with ASXL1-mutant chronic myelomonocytic leukemia - an uncommon type of cancer of the bone marrow - have distinctive epigenetic changes that can activate harmful genes and cause the cancer to grow faster.

18 Mar 2022

New 'Shared Commitments' set out priority actions across the UK to improve healthcare through genomics

The UK government, Welsh and Scottish Governments and Northern Ireland Assembly have today (Friday 18 march) agreed a series of commitments to improve outcomes for patients through better genomic testing and access to clinical trials.

18 Mar 2022

RNA-chopping enzyme Dicer stabilizes mammalian chromosomes with the help of BRD4 activator

Cells use RNA as a versatile tool to regulate the activity of their genes. Small snippets of RNA can fine-tune how much protein is produced from various genes; some small RNAs can shut genes off altogether.

17 Mar 2022

Study finds co-infected individuals carrying two distinct lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Argentina

Researchers used molecular surveillance to identify cases of co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Delta and Omicron reported in Argentina during December 2021 and January 2022.

17 Mar 2022

Mayo Clinic researchers report differences in genomic data quality among racial groups

Mayo Clinic researchers studied the differences in genomic data quality among racial groups in one of the largest and most widely used cancer research datasets, The Cancer Genome Atlas.

17 Mar 2022

Study suggests single nucleotide polymorphism in interferon receptor impacts COVID-19 outcomes

Researchers reported the association of a single nucleotide polymorphism rs9984273 in the interferon-alpha/beta receptor gene with outcomes of acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19.

17 Mar 2022

Exploring the connection between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the human gut microbiome

A recent study assessed the relationship between the human microbiome and COVID-19.

17 Mar 2022

Brain-wide association studies need thousands of people to achieve higher reproducibility

As brain scans have become more detailed and informative in recent decades, neuroimaging has seemed to promise a way for doctors and scientists to "see" what's going wrong inside the brains of people with mental illnesses or neurological conditions.

16 Mar 2022

Novel oncogenic gene fusions identified in lung and pancreatic cancer

A Yale Cancer Center research team has identified novel oncogenic gene fusions in lung and pancreatic cancer, as well as sarcoma.

16 Mar 2022

SLU physician-scientist receives NIH funding for Short Bowel Syndrome research

A Saint Louis University School of Medicine scientist and SLUCare physician has received funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS).

16 Mar 2022

Tracking the mutating coronavirus variants

Viruses continuously and naturally evolve. To track coronavirus variants, we need to think like Darwin.

16 Mar 2022

Epigenetic changes could be a biomarker for early detection of type 1 diabetes

Children who develop type 1 diabetes show epigenetic changes in the cells of their immune system already before the antibodies of the disease are detected in their blood.

16 Mar 2022

Novel targets to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study identified additional targets on SARS-CoV-2 proteins to prevent the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

16 Mar 2022

Study reveals how to identify and avoid risks related to mitochondrial therapeutic interventions

Research carried out at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has demonstrated that mixing mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) of different origins can have damaging effects over the medium and long term.

16 Mar 2022

New insight into SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 protein opens door to new drugs

In a recent research paper currently available on bioRxiv* preprint server, scientists from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and the University of Auckland in New Zealand identified several structural specificities of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that may serve as viable starting points for the development and optimization of viral inhibitors against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other future threats.

16 Mar 2022

Genome News and Research

Multiple inter-variant recombination events identified in Omicron subvariants

Cov2clusters: Novel method for producing stable genomic clusters of SARS-CoV-2 cases

Omicron BA.1.1 and BA.2 subvariants with new mutations in New Zealand and Hong Kong

Hypoxia-inducible factors and SARS-CoV-2 manifestations

Duration of Omicron variant shedding isolated from upper respiratory samples collected from the reported case-patients in Japan

New discovery points to potential drug targets for ASXL1-mutant chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

New 'Shared Commitments' set out priority actions across the UK to improve healthcare through genomics

RNA-chopping enzyme Dicer stabilizes mammalian chromosomes with the help of BRD4 activator

Study finds co-infected individuals carrying two distinct lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Argentina

Mayo Clinic researchers report differences in genomic data quality among racial groups

Study suggests single nucleotide polymorphism in interferon receptor impacts COVID-19 outcomes

Exploring the connection between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the human gut microbiome

Brain-wide association studies need thousands of people to achieve higher reproducibility

Novel oncogenic gene fusions identified in lung and pancreatic cancer

SLU physician-scientist receives NIH funding for Short Bowel Syndrome research

Tracking the mutating coronavirus variants

Epigenetic changes could be a biomarker for early detection of type 1 diabetes

Novel targets to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 variants

Study reveals how to identify and avoid risks related to mitochondrial therapeutic interventions

New insight into SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 protein opens door to new drugs

The art of CRISPR: The power and promise of gene editing eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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