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New method reverses insecticide resistance using CRISPR/Cas9 technology

Insecticides play a central role in efforts to counter global impacts of mosquito-spread malaria and other diseases, which cause an estimated 750,000 deaths each year. These insect-specific chemicals, which cost more than $100 million to develop and bring to market, also are critical to controlling insect-driven damage on crops that poses a challenge to food security.

18 Jan 2022

Contagious cancers can jump between marine clam species, study shows

A contagious blood cancer jumped from one species of clam to another and spread among clams living in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, shows a study published today in eLife.

18 Jan 2022

MD Anderson and Eisbach Bio collaborate to develop precision oncology drugs

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Eisbach Bio GmbH today announced a strategic research collaboration to jointly discover and develop precision oncology drugs that target synthetic lethal engines key to tumor genome evolution.

18 Jan 2022

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

A Parkinson’s disease gene turns out to provide the key to modify diseases related to immunoaging.

18 Jan 2022

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

A Parkinson’s disease gene turns out to provide the key to modify diseases related to immunoaging.

18 Jan 2022

UniSA scientists make a surprising discovery in the origins of antibiotic-resistant gene

University of South Australia scientists have made a surprising discovery in the origins of an antibiotic-resistant gene previously thought to have been confined to Adelaide.

18 Jan 2022

Earth BioGenome Project moves from pilot projects to full-scale sequencing

A global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and other microbial life on Earth, is entering a new phase as it moves from pilot projects to full-scale production sequencing.

18 Jan 2022

Genome editing in vascular endothelial cells made possible with a powerful new delivery system

Northwestern Medicine scientists developed a unique nanoparticle to deliver genome editing technology, including CRISPR/Cas9, to endothelial cells, which line blood vessel walls.

16 Jan 2022

Study provides valuable insight into the developmental origins of schizophrenia

Scientists from Cardiff University have discovered new links between the breakdown in brain cell development and the risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.

16 Jan 2022

Researchers identify gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19

An international metastudy led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has identified a specific gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19 infection.

13 Jan 2022

New project aims to study how bacterial defenses influence the spread of mobile genetic elements

A major new project will investigate how bacterial defenses influence the spread of segments of DNA called mobile genetic elements (MGEs) between bacteria.

13 Jan 2022

Ultra-rapid genome sequencing technology can detect rare genetic diseases in eight hours

A new ultra-rapid genome sequencing approach developed by Stanford Medicine scientists and their collaborators was used to diagnose rare genetic diseases in an average of eight hours - a feat that's nearly unheard of in standard clinical care.

13 Jan 2022

Monitoring the presence of enteric pathogens in imported seafood

To monitor the presence of enteric pathogens in imported seafood, the authors of this paper collected a total of 140 seafood samples imported from eight overseas countries from Beijing, Dalian, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Wuhan seafood markets from June to November 2019.

11 Jan 2022

Study reveals genomic regions that could help understand obesity

A new study has helped to shine light on the genetic pathways underlying obesity. The findings could help develop more personalized ways to help people maintain a healthy weight.

11 Jan 2022

Modular super-enhancer regulates gene expression involved in retina development

Enhancers are regions of DNA that do not code for proteins, but control how genes are expressed. Super-enhancers are clusters of enhancers that together regulate genes with important roles in cell identity.

11 Jan 2022

Hybrid incompatibilities can be dependent on the environment, fish study suggests

You're likely familiar with the idea of the sterile mule: a hybrid animal born of a horse and a donkey that is unable to breed.

10 Jan 2022

Researchers identify gene expression signatures linked to suicide risk

Is risk of suicide in our genes? Findings of an international scientific team led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest that gene expression studies could offer insights into the underlying causes of suicide, a highly complex public health problem that takes the lives of more than 800,000 people each year worldwide.

10 Jan 2022

Genomics

New method reverses insecticide resistance using CRISPR/Cas9 technology

Contagious cancers can jump between marine clam species, study shows

MD Anderson and Eisbach Bio collaborate to develop precision oncology drugs

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

UniSA scientists make a surprising discovery in the origins of antibiotic-resistant gene

Earth BioGenome Project moves from pilot projects to full-scale sequencing

Genome editing in vascular endothelial cells made possible with a powerful new delivery system

Study provides valuable insight into the developmental origins of schizophrenia

Researchers identify gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19

New project aims to study how bacterial defenses influence the spread of mobile genetic elements

Ultra-rapid genome sequencing technology can detect rare genetic diseases in eight hours

Monitoring the presence of enteric pathogens in imported seafood

Study reveals genomic regions that could help understand obesity

Modular super-enhancer regulates gene expression involved in retina development

Hybrid incompatibilities can be dependent on the environment, fish study suggests

Researchers identify gene expression signatures linked to suicide risk

Common member of the gut microbiome found to have specific preference for blood group A antigens

Dual-receptors help widespread dissemination of SARS-CoV-2

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron belongs to new antigenic cluster compared to all other VOCs

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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