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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).

Study brings scientists one step closer to solving the mystery of aging

The human body is essentially made up of trillions of living cells. It ages as its cells age, which happens when those cells eventually stop replicating and dividing.

23 Jul 2021

Researchers develop a transferrable and integrative type I CRISPR-based platform to edit superbugs

A research team led by Dr Aixin YAN, Associate Professor from the Research Division for Molecular & Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, in collaboration with Honorary Clinical Professor Patrick CY WOO from the Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, reported the development of a transferrable and integrative type I CRISPR-based platform.

23 Jul 2021

Chemotherapy drugs can induce mutations that lead to relapse in pediatric ALL patients

Chemotherapy has helped make acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) one of the most survivable childhood cancers.

22 Jul 2021

Artificial intelligence tool enriches a gold-mine in cancer genomics

The fragments of cancer DNA analysed by the authors of this new study originate from the human genome, the sequence of which results from millions of years of evolution, and has been shaped by "copy-paste-edit" processes and co-evolution with parasitic elements.

22 Jul 2021

SARS-CoV-2 reprograms host chromatic network to induce immune dysfunction

A recent study conducted at the University of Texas Science Center, Houston, in the USA, has revealed that upon infection, SARS-CoV-2 alters the host chromatin architecture to suppress antiviral interferon-responsive genes and augment inflammatory genes. The study is currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server.

22 Jul 2021

Epstein-Barr virus reactivation may play a role in long COVID and severe COVID-19 cases

Two recently published studies available on the National Institutes of Health website indicate Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation may play a role both in the development of long COVID symptoms, as well as severe COVID-19 cases.

22 Jul 2021

Researchers identify immune protein linked to rare neurodegenerative disease

UT Southwestern researchers have identified an immune protein tied to the rare neurodegenerative condition known as Niemann-Pick disease type C.

21 Jul 2021

Vitamin C and TET proteins can work together to give regulatory T cells their life-saving power

You can't make a banana split without bananas. And you can't generate stable regulatory T cells without Vitamin C or enzymes called TET proteins, it appears.

21 Jul 2021

APPC survey: Public trust in top U.S. health agencies and Fauci holds steady

With more than two-thirds of American adults vaccinated with at least one dose of an authorized Covid-19 vaccine, the top U.S. health agencies retain the trust of the vast majority of the American public, as does Dr. Anthony Fauci, the public face of U.S. efforts to combat the virus, according to a new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania.

20 Jul 2021

UH researcher receives $2.7 million grant to detect cancer biomarkers in blood by counting exosomes

University of Houston engineering researcher Wei-Chuan Shih has been awarded $2.7 million from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to detect cancer biomarkers in blood by counting exosomes.

20 Jul 2021

Computer scientists aim to reveal the evolutionary trees of cancer mutations

Rice University computer scientists will take full advantage of new technology to sequence the genome of a single cell and decode mysteries contained in tumors.

19 Jul 2021

Functional autoantibody in COVID-19 contributes to the 'firestorm' of blood clots and inflammation

Researchers at Michigan Medicine have discovered yet another functional autoantibody in COVID-19 patients that contributes to the disease's development and the "firestorm" of blood clots and inflammation it induces.

19 Jul 2021

Pathogenic fungi find new habitat on microplastic particles in soils

Representatives of numerous pathogenic fungal species are finding new habitat on microplastic particles in the soil and could thus be one of the possible causes of an increase in fungal infections.

19 Jul 2021

Chemical modification in RNA molecules may offer protection against liver disease

A chemical modification that occurs in some RNA molecules as they carry genetic instructions from DNA to cells' protein-making machinery may offer protection against non-alcoholic fatty liver, a condition that results from a build-up of fat in the liver and can lead to advanced liver disease, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.

19 Jul 2021

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Study brings scientists one step closer to solving the mystery of aging

Researchers develop a transferrable and integrative type I CRISPR-based platform to edit superbugs

Chemotherapy drugs can induce mutations that lead to relapse in pediatric ALL patients

Artificial intelligence tool enriches a gold-mine in cancer genomics

SARS-CoV-2 reprograms host chromatic network to induce immune dysfunction

Epstein-Barr virus reactivation may play a role in long COVID and severe COVID-19 cases

Researchers identify immune protein linked to rare neurodegenerative disease

Vitamin C and TET proteins can work together to give regulatory T cells their life-saving power

APPC survey: Public trust in top U.S. health agencies and Fauci holds steady

UH researcher receives $2.7 million grant to detect cancer biomarkers in blood by counting exosomes

Computer scientists aim to reveal the evolutionary trees of cancer mutations

Functional autoantibody in COVID-19 contributes to the 'firestorm' of blood clots and inflammation

Pathogenic fungi find new habitat on microplastic particles in soils

Chemical modification in RNA molecules may offer protection against liver disease

Scientists deconstruct the protein-based machine responsible for SARS-CoV-2 replication

Evaluation of a synthetic DNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine INO-4800 using a nonhuman primate model

Research shows a direct link between SUV39H2 gene and autism spectrum disorders

Gene therapy delivered into the brain may be safe, effective in treating rare neurological disorder

Researchers identify novel disorder resulting from a mutation in AIOLOS protein

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals cells that could protect from fatal lung disease

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