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Newly discovered molecules safely halt the gene editing process

Scientists have discovered two non-toxic molecules that safely halt the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing process.

22 May 2019

Scientists unravel how DNA organizes and preserves genetic information

Two scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have unraveled aspects of how DNA organizes and preserves genetic information.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 22 May 2019

Study discovers origin of neurofibromas that develop throughout the skin of NF1 patients

A study published today in PLOS ONE discovered the origin of severely disfiguring masses of cells, called neurofibromas, that gradually develop throughout the skin of patients afflicted with Neurofibromatosis 1.

22 May 2019

Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction in adulthood

Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters the reward circuity in the brains of newborn mice, increasing their preference for the drug in later adulthood, report researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine in a study published "in press" April 24, 2019 in Biological Psychiatry.

22 May 2019

Developing biosecurity tool to detect engineered microorganisms based on DNA signatures

If a genetically or synthetically engineered organism is released into the environment, how will we know?

22 May 2019

Research uncovers potential breakthrough in the understanding of tumor dormancy

Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center may have uncovered a primary method through which cancer cells exist undetected in an organism and received more than $1 million to investigate the potential for novel therapeutics that target and destroy cells in a specific state of tumor dormancy.

22 May 2019

New approach to waking up sleeping genes could help people with Prader-Willi syndrome

New funding is enabling Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers to develop new approaches to potentially help people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a devastating and incurable genetic condition.

21 May 2019

Honey from strawberry trees stops cell proliferation in colon cancer lines

Spanish and Italian researchers have proven that when honey from strawberry trees, a product typical of Mediterranean areas, is added to colon cancer cells grown in the laboratory, cell proliferation is stopped.

21 May 2019

Archaeological evidence shows anatomically modern humans were roasting and eating plant starches

New discoveries made at the Klasies River Cave in South Africa's southern Cape, where charred food remains from hearths were found, provide the first archaeological evidence that anatomically modern humans were roasting and eating plant starches, such as those from tubers and rhizomes, as early as 120,000 years ago.

20 May 2019

Sophisticated molecular machinery is used by dangerous pathogens to infect hosts

Gastric cancer, Q fever, Legionnaires' disease, whooping cough--though the infectious bacteria that cause these dangerous diseases are each different, they all utilize the same molecular machinery to infect human cells.

20 May 2019

Gene linked to rare progressive brain disease causes new kind of congenital disorder

A new kind of congenital disorder caused by a group of mutations in a gene previously linked only to a rare progressive brain disease has been discovered by an international team co-led by Saudi investigators.

20 May 2019

Insulin-producing beta cells can change their function in diabetes, reveals study

A revolutionary new study using only materials derived from humans has revealed that insulin-producing beta cells can change their function in diabetes - and that this change may be reversible.

17 May 2019

Dog ownership strongly linked to DNA make-up, says new study

A surprising new study shows that the difference in genetic blueprint explains more than 50% of the variation between those who choose to own dogs and those who don’t.

17 May 2019

Electron microscopy project could revolutionize the search for new drugs

The search for new drugs to combat diseases more effectively could be revolutionized through a new £30 million electron microscopy project.

17 May 2019

Researchers identify first gene that predisposes to fainting

Fainting is not solely caused by external factors. Your genes also play a part. This has recently been documented by research team from the University of Copenhagen, Statens Serum Institut and Rigshospitalet.

16 May 2019

Largest study of women with hyperemesis gravidarum launches in Europe

Women with severe sickness during pregnancy are being invited to join the largest study of the condition in Europe, led by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London.

16 May 2019

New technique enables comprehensive genetic profiling of circulating tumor cells

A new way to cleanly separate out cancer cells from a blood sample enables comprehensive genetic profiling of the cancer cells, which could help doctors target tumors and monitor treatments more effectively.

16 May 2019

CRISPR uncovers which gene fusions are critical for growth of cancer cells

In the first large-scale analysis of cancer gene fusions, which result from the merging of two previously separate genes, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, EMBL-EBI, Open Targets, GSK and their collaborators have used CRISPR to uncover which gene fusions are critical for the growth of cancer cells.

16 May 2019

Newly discovered bacteria-killing protein on the epidermis requires vitamin A to work

People who have inadequate vitamin A in their diets are more susceptible to skin infection, yet how that vitamin affects skin immunity has been unclear.

16 May 2019

Cellular conflict is crucial to development of healthy skin

Not all cells are destined for greatness. Deemed unfit to serve in the body, some are killed off during early development through a process called cell competition. This phenomenon has previously been documented in flies and is now turning out to occur in mammals as well.

16 May 2019

Genes News and Research

Newly discovered molecules safely halt the gene editing process

Scientists unravel how DNA organizes and preserves genetic information

Study discovers origin of neurofibromas that develop throughout the skin of NF1 patients

Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction in adulthood

Developing biosecurity tool to detect engineered microorganisms based on DNA signatures

Research uncovers potential breakthrough in the understanding of tumor dormancy

New approach to waking up sleeping genes could help people with Prader-Willi syndrome

Honey from strawberry trees stops cell proliferation in colon cancer lines

Archaeological evidence shows anatomically modern humans were roasting and eating plant starches

Sophisticated molecular machinery is used by dangerous pathogens to infect hosts

Gene linked to rare progressive brain disease causes new kind of congenital disorder

Insulin-producing beta cells can change their function in diabetes, reveals study

Dog ownership strongly linked to DNA make-up, says new study

Electron microscopy project could revolutionize the search for new drugs

Researchers identify first gene that predisposes to fainting

Largest study of women with hyperemesis gravidarum launches in Europe

New technique enables comprehensive genetic profiling of circulating tumor cells

CRISPR uncovers which gene fusions are critical for growth of cancer cells

Newly discovered bacteria-killing protein on the epidermis requires vitamin A to work

Cellular conflict is crucial to development of healthy skin

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