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Researchers discover a new function of CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors

For several years now, the CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors have been causing a sensation in science and medicine.

25 Nov 2022

What is the effect of pregnancy on resting state brain activity?

According to a recent study, pregnant women undergo changes in the grey matter structure of the human brain.

25 Nov 2022

Scientists investigate the evolutionary origin of SARS-CoV-2 using recombination-aware phylogenetic analysis

A study has employed Bacter to identify recombination events with the RBD regions of the Sarbecovirus genome.

25 Nov 2022

Fossils of a tiny sea creature solve century-old debate over brain evolution in arthropods

Fossils of a tiny sea creature that died more than half a billion years ago may compel a science textbook rewrite of how brains evolved.

24 Nov 2022

New CRISPR-based tool can snip out faulty genes and replace them with new ones

Building on the CRISPR gene-editing system, MIT researchers have designed a new tool that can snip out faulty genes and replace them with new ones, in a safer and more efficient way.

24 Nov 2022

Novel cancer-fighting nanoparticles co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and immunotherapy

University of Pittsburgh researchers have designed cancer-fighting nanoparticles that co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and a novel immunotherapy, according to a new Nature Nanotechnology study published today.

24 Nov 2022

Study provides a key link between the social environment and healthy brains

As people age, maintaining a positive and predictable social environment becomes more and more important. For instance, keeping close ties with friends and family has been identified as one of the key ingredients to healthy aging.

24 Nov 2022

Researchers discover how phage resistance helps drive the emergence of dominant Salmonella strains

Researchers from the Quadram Institute and the University of East Anglia have uncovered how resistance has helped drive the emergence of dominant strains of Salmonella.

24 Nov 2022

AI helps design synthetic DNA that controls cells' protein production

With the help of an AI, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in designing synthetic DNA that controls the cells' protein production.

24 Nov 2022

Two new studies identify potential risk factors associated with frontotemporal dementia

Two recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland show that educational background and previous traumatic brain injury may potentially affect the risk of frontotemporal dementia.

24 Nov 2022

Strength of genetic drift in SARS-CoV-2 across time and spatial scales in England

Researchers developed and validated an approach for the joint inference of measurement noise and genetic drift by analyzing time-series data of lineage frequencies

24 Nov 2022

Duke researchers find human DNA sequence divergence after split from common ancestor of chimpanzees

A team of Duke researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain development, digestion and immunity that seem to have evolved rapidly after our family line split from that of the chimpanzees, but before we split with the Neanderthals.

24 Nov 2022

Animal study pinpoints a gene that is vital for development of earliest social behaviors

Little is known about how social behavior develops in the earliest stages of life. But most animals––including humans––are born with an innate ability to interact socially or form bonds with others. And that contributes to success throughout life.

24 Nov 2022

Study finds first direct evidence of AMR bacteria migrating from the gut to the lungs

A new study released today in Nature Communications from the Department of Biology, University of Oxford has found the first direct evidence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria migrating from a patient's gut microbiome to the lungs.

24 Nov 2022

What Impact is Antimicrobial Resistance having on Animal Health?

For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022, we speak to Junxia Song, FAO Senior Animal Health Officer, about the impact AMR is having on animal health.

24 Nov 2022

Study reveals structural insights into the elusive tankyrase protein that fuels bowel cancer

Scientists have revealed the inner workings of a key protein involved in a wide range of cellular processes – potentially paving the way for better and less toxic cancer drugs.

23 Nov 2022

CAR T therapy extends its reach beyond oncology

Engineered immune cells, known as CAR T cells, have shown the world what personalized immunotherapies can do to fight blood cancers.

23 Nov 2022

MiRNAs can be used as a biomarker to predict disease recurrence and mortality in breast cancer patients

Researchers at University of Galway have determined that biomarkers known as microRNAs can help predict which patients with breast cancer are likely to face a recurrence of the disease and death.

23 Nov 2022

Sartorius BIA Separations and Exopharm Sign Joint Research Agreement to Develop Integrated Technology

Sartorius BIA Separations (BIA), a leading bio-chromatography company, now part of the international life science group Sartorius, and Exopharm Ltd. (ASX:EX1), a company at the forefront of transformative medicines using exosomes, or extracellular vesicles (EVs), today announced they had entered into a formal collaboration.

From Sartorius 23 Nov 2022

Over 440 SCI articles published! BGI’s cancer genetics and cell research fuels innovation

BGI has currently published over 440 SCI (Science Citation Index) papers in the field of cancer research, with a cumulative impact factor of over 4,000 points.

From BGI Genomics 23 Nov 2022

Genetic News and Research

Researchers discover a new function of CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors

What is the effect of pregnancy on resting state brain activity?

Scientists investigate the evolutionary origin of SARS-CoV-2 using recombination-aware phylogenetic analysis

Fossils of a tiny sea creature solve century-old debate over brain evolution in arthropods

New CRISPR-based tool can snip out faulty genes and replace them with new ones

Novel cancer-fighting nanoparticles co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and immunotherapy

Study provides a key link between the social environment and healthy brains

Researchers discover how phage resistance helps drive the emergence of dominant Salmonella strains

AI helps design synthetic DNA that controls cells' protein production

Two new studies identify potential risk factors associated with frontotemporal dementia

Strength of genetic drift in SARS-CoV-2 across time and spatial scales in England

Duke researchers find human DNA sequence divergence after split from common ancestor of chimpanzees

Animal study pinpoints a gene that is vital for development of earliest social behaviors

Study finds first direct evidence of AMR bacteria migrating from the gut to the lungs

What Impact is Antimicrobial Resistance having on Animal Health?

Study reveals structural insights into the elusive tankyrase protein that fuels bowel cancer

CAR T therapy extends its reach beyond oncology

MiRNAs can be used as a biomarker to predict disease recurrence and mortality in breast cancer patients

Sartorius BIA Separations and Exopharm Sign Joint Research Agreement to Develop Integrated Technology

Over 440 SCI articles published! BGI’s cancer genetics and cell research fuels innovation

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