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DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA).

The frequency and nature of RNA errors in both SARS-CoV-2 and its vaccine

A recent article demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 mutants and vaccine variability stem from ribonucleic acid polymerase inaccuracy.

6 Jun 2022

Link between COVID-19 severity and microbiome of saliva and nasopharynx

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers profiled the salivary and nasopharyngeal microbiomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and determined the association between the microbiomes and COVID-19 severity.

6 Jun 2022

CRISPR-based diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 detection

In a recent study posted to the Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, researchers reviewed clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based diagnostics for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

6 Jun 2022

Using DNA droplets for early disease detection

Aqueous droplet formation by liquid-liquid phase separation (or coacervation) in macromolecules is a hot topic in life sciences research.

3 Jun 2022

Researchers repurpose a cancer drug for the treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases

The repurposing of FDA-approved drugs for alternative diseases is a faster way of bringing new treatments into the clinic.

3 Jun 2022

Novel approach identifies potent drug-like molecules that bind to cancer protein of interest

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have identified potent, highly specific compounds that interfere with bromodomain (BD)-containing proteins involved in cancer.

3 Jun 2022

Combinations of multiple genetic factors play a role in the broad spectrum of autism

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is referred to as a "spectrum" because clinical features of ASD range from mild social impairments in some people to severe intellectual disability or epilepsy in others.

3 Jun 2022

Epidemiology and the public health response of monkeypox

Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease, i.e. it can be transmitted between animals and humans via direct or indirect contacts.

3 Jun 2022

Steady-state DNA motion allows cells to conduct housekeeping tasks under similar nuclear environments

Researchers in Japan have discovered that the local DNA motion inside of human cells remains steady throughout interphase, where the cell grows and replicates its DNA for cell division.

3 Jun 2022

New HSS study clarifies the clinical manifestations of undifferentiated connective tissue disease

A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has further clarified the clinical manifestations of undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD).

2 Jun 2022

Presence of monkeypox viruses in distantly associated small mammal species

A recent study depicted that distantly linked tiny mammal species from the Democratic Republic of the Congo harbor monkeypox viruses (MPXV).

2 Jun 2022

ASU study explores components of the immune system

Unless you are an identical twin, you probably aren't often mistaken for someone else. Likewise, our own sense of self as distinct from all other humans is deeply ingrained since early childhood.

2 Jun 2022

Stem cell model could provide insights into biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have applied a novel stem cell model to map disease risk variants in human neurons, which could help provide insights into the biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

1 Jun 2022

New study uncovers the impact of genetic mutations on lifelong blood cell production

New research has uncovered how genetic mutations hijack the production of blood cells in different periods of life.

1 Jun 2022

Scientists unlock the cellular secrets of aging process

New research has uncovered how genetic changes that accumulate slowly in blood stem cells throughout life are likely to be responsible for the dramatic change in blood production after the age of 70.

1 Jun 2022

Genetically modified herpes virus can be used in the fight against cancer

Viruses can make animals and humans sick - or healthy: Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB have succeeded in genetically modifying the herpes simplex virus type 1, which triggers painful cold sores, in such a way that it can be used in the fight against cancer in the future.

1 Jun 2022

Highly sensitive blood test could give doctors a new tool to quickly identify and treat tuberculosis

Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have developed a new highly sensitive blood test for tuberculosis (TB) that screens for DNA fragments of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria that causes the deadly disease.

1 Jun 2022

Researchers identify chemical compound that may short-circuit brain cell death in Parkinson's disease

In studies in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a chemical compound that stops the final events in the pathway linked to the death of brain cells in Parkinson's disease.

1 Jun 2022

Gene therapy for degenerative retinal disease has no safety concerns but fails to improve vision loss

A 28-patient phase 1 gene therapy clinical trial for the degenerative retinal disease Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) found no significant safety concerns; however, treatment failed to improve or slow vision loss, with even the highest dose. LHON affects the optic nerve, which carries visual signals from the light-sensing retina to the brain.

1 Jun 2022

seqWell and Element Biosciences partner to demonstrate sequencing performance of multiplexed plexWell technology with the AVITI System

seqWell today announced a partnership with Element Biosciences Inc., developer of the Element AVITI™ System.

From Element Biosciences 1 Jun 2022

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The frequency and nature of RNA errors in both SARS-CoV-2 and its vaccine

Link between COVID-19 severity and microbiome of saliva and nasopharynx

CRISPR-based diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 detection

Using DNA droplets for early disease detection

Researchers repurpose a cancer drug for the treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases

Novel approach identifies potent drug-like molecules that bind to cancer protein of interest

Combinations of multiple genetic factors play a role in the broad spectrum of autism

Epidemiology and the public health response of monkeypox

Steady-state DNA motion allows cells to conduct housekeeping tasks under similar nuclear environments

New HSS study clarifies the clinical manifestations of undifferentiated connective tissue disease

Presence of monkeypox viruses in distantly associated small mammal species

ASU study explores components of the immune system

Stem cell model could provide insights into biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders

New study uncovers the impact of genetic mutations on lifelong blood cell production

Scientists unlock the cellular secrets of aging process

Genetically modified herpes virus can be used in the fight against cancer

Highly sensitive blood test could give doctors a new tool to quickly identify and treat tuberculosis

Researchers identify chemical compound that may short-circuit brain cell death in Parkinson's disease

Gene therapy for degenerative retinal disease has no safety concerns but fails to improve vision loss

seqWell and Element Biosciences partner to demonstrate sequencing performance of multiplexed plexWell technology with the AVITI System

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