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New mathematical tool used to study the genetic interactions associated with cancer

Biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are using a mathematical approach developed in CSHL Assistant Professor David McCandlish's lab to find solutions to a diverse set of biological problems.

5 Oct 2021

New defense mechanism makes lethal Salmonella strain resistant to viral infection

Scientists at the University of Liverpool and Harvard Medical School have discovered a new defence mechanism that makes a lethal strain of Salmonella resistant to viral infection.

1 Oct 2021

Artificial intelligence tool to predict the risk of psychotic illness

One-third of children with a microdeletion of chromosome 22 will later develop a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia. But how do we know which of these children might be affected? Today, various studies have contributed to the understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms that are associated with the development of psychotic illnesses.

29 Sep 2021

Review of COVID-19 clinical and viral characteristics, pathogenesis, and genetics

A new review article investigates the clinical and viral characteristics, pathogenesis, as well as human genetic basis associated with COVID-19.

27 Sep 2021

Penn scientists win 2021 Lasker Award for the discovery of therapeutic mRNA technology

As mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are deployed to protect hundreds of millions of people across the world and point the way to end the deadly global COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Pennsylvania scientists whose prescient discovery science effort laid the foundation for swift vaccine development have been awarded the 2021 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.

24 Sep 2021

Researchers identify distinctive biological markers for earlier detection of pregnancy risks

Researchers from Flinders University and the Robinson Research Institute at the University of Adelaide have identified distinctive biological markers that could improve the routine blood tests pregnant women already undergo and detect risks for pregnancy complications earlier than currently possible.

22 Sep 2021

Role of host gene variants in COVID-19 severity

A new study discusses the importance of common, rare, and intermediate variants of several host genes to the clinical severity of infection with SARS-CoV-2.

20 Sep 2021

Researcher explores the genetic interplay between personality traits and COVID

In a recent study, scientists aimed to find the genetic effects that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has on individuals with psychiatric disorders.

19 Sep 2021

Sex defining factors influence expression of ACE2 and other SARS-CoV-2 machinery

Results from this study provided evidence for the hypothesis that sex-defining factors influence the expression of ACE2 and other SARS CoV-2 machinery.

17 Sep 2021

Albert Einstein College of Medicine receives $5 million NIH grant for IDD research

Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, which has been at the forefront of research on normal and abnormal brain development for more than 50 years.

15 Sep 2021

Scientists identify a possible “Achilles’ heel” in the frustration of amyloid beta peptides

Progress on treating Alzheimer's disease has been frustratingly slow. A group of scientists in Houston suggest frustration at a very small scale may lead to a new path toward treatment.

14 Sep 2021

Cancer treatment with terpyridine platinum compounds induces telomere dysfunction, chromosome instability

Oncotarget published "Terpyridine platinum compounds induce telomere dysfunction and chromosome instability in cancer cells" which reported that this assay is based on the use of two isogenic HT1080 cell lines, one carrying a linear HAC and the other carrying a circular HAC.

6 Sep 2021

Researchers develop a machine learning-based screening tool for genetic syndromes in children

With an average accuracy of 88%, a deep learning technology offers rapid genetic screening that could accelerate the diagnosis of genetic syndromes, recommending further investigation or referral to a specialist in seconds, according to a study published in The Lancet Digital Health.

2 Sep 2021

Growing wheat varieties with biological nitrification inhibition trait could increase yields

An international collaboration has discovered and transferred to elite wheat varieties a wild-grass chromosome segment that causes roots to secrete natural inhibitors of nitrification, offering a way to dial back on heavy fertilizer use for wheat and to reduce the crop's nitrogen leakage into waterways and air, while maintaining or raising its productivity and grain quality, says a new report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

2 Sep 2021

Uppsala researchers find solution to long-standing biological search enigma

How the cell can mend broken DNA using another DNA copy as template has puzzled researchers for years. How is it possible to find the correct sequences in the busy interior of the cell? Researchers from Uppsala university have now discovered the solution; it is easier to find a rope than a ball if you are blindfolded.

1 Sep 2021

New, one-stop method developed to avoid de novo genetic disease in embryos

De novo variants (DNVs), genetic mutations that were not previously identifiable in the family history of one of two prospective parents, may cause disease in any children they have.

31 Aug 2021

Gitelman syndrome more common in Japanese population than previously reported

Clinical Fellow KONDO Atsushi and Professor NOZU Kandai et al. of Kobe University's Graduate School of Medicine have estimated the prevalence of Gitelman syndrome across different ethnicities using a genome database.

30 Aug 2021

Research offers new insight into how to treat endometriosis

Endometriosis is a painful, chronic condition in which tissue from the uterus inappropriately grows outside the uterus.

26 Aug 2021

Penn study shows how certain proteins have evolved to suppress cheating chromosomes

Eggs and sperm are special cells for many reasons, but one of the characteristics that sets them apart is that, unlike other human cells, which have two copies of 23 chromosomes, one from the mother and one from the father, these sex cells, or gametes, have only one.

25 Aug 2021

Study discovers lagging chromosomes as one of the major causes of infertility

Why do women over 35 have more difficulty getting pregnant? After discovering one of the causes of age-related female infertility, researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre suggest that it will be possible in the future to improve the quality of the eggs of older patients by intervening on the cell cycle level.

23 Aug 2021

Chromosome News and Research

Latest Chromosome News and Research

New mathematical tool used to study the genetic interactions associated with cancer

New defense mechanism makes lethal Salmonella strain resistant to viral infection

Artificial intelligence tool to predict the risk of psychotic illness

Review of COVID-19 clinical and viral characteristics, pathogenesis, and genetics

Penn scientists win 2021 Lasker Award for the discovery of therapeutic mRNA technology

Researchers identify distinctive biological markers for earlier detection of pregnancy risks

Role of host gene variants in COVID-19 severity

Researcher explores the genetic interplay between personality traits and COVID

Sex defining factors influence expression of ACE2 and other SARS-CoV-2 machinery

Albert Einstein College of Medicine receives $5 million NIH grant for IDD research

Scientists identify a possible “Achilles’ heel” in the frustration of amyloid beta peptides

Cancer treatment with terpyridine platinum compounds induces telomere dysfunction, chromosome instability

Researchers develop a machine learning-based screening tool for genetic syndromes in children

Growing wheat varieties with biological nitrification inhibition trait could increase yields

Uppsala researchers find solution to long-standing biological search enigma

New, one-stop method developed to avoid de novo genetic disease in embryos

Gitelman syndrome more common in Japanese population than previously reported

Research offers new insight into how to treat endometriosis

Penn study shows how certain proteins have evolved to suppress cheating chromosomes

Study discovers lagging chromosomes as one of the major causes of infertility

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