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Isolation of Burkholderia thailandensis from the environment

A new study in Emerging Infectious Diseases aimed to detect and isolate B. thailandensis from water and soil samples collected from Puerto Rico between December 2018 and March 2020 as well as Texas between November 2019 to November 2020.

15 Feb 2023

Study finds a new mammalian antiviral response pathway restricting poxviruses replication

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers identified a novel antiviral pathway different from the interferon (IFN) pathway that inhibited poxvirus(es) replication.

15 Feb 2023

Cocaine use disorder leads to changes in the 'methylome' of a brain region

Scientists tend to view substance addiction as primarily a disease of the brain. When we enjoy sex, food, music, or hobbies, regions of our brain within the reward pathway are flooded with pleasure-inducing dopamine.

14 Feb 2023

New insights into the role of T-cells during long COVID

Researchers characterize the trajectory of long COVID in patients eight months after recovering from infection.

14 Feb 2023

Study indicates that ultra-processed foods are linked to depression

The current paper, published in the journal Nutrients, looks at UPFs in relation to depressive symptoms in a group of younger Italian adults.

14 Feb 2023

Enhanced prediction of prostate cancer recurrence using machine learning model

Predicting the course of prostate cancer is challenging because only a fraction of prostate cancer patients experience recurrence after radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy.

14 Feb 2023

Complete genomics drops genome sequencing price to sub $100 at AGBT General Meetin

Complete Genomics Inc., a global life science tools leader and subsidiary of MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (“MGI”), today launched new revolutionary products and prices at Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) General Meeting.

From MGI 14 Feb 2023

New research could help explain how sense of smell is impacted in individuals with autism

New research from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine could help explain how the sense of smell is impacted in individuals with autism.

14 Feb 2023

Influenza A virus suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication during co-infection

SARS-CoV-2 does not suppress the replication of influenza A in simultaneous or sequential co-infections.

13 Feb 2023

UT Southwestern researchers map gene control elements responsible for coordinating heartbeats

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have mapped gene control elements in specialized cardiac cells responsible for coordinating heartbeats.

13 Feb 2023

OHSU researchers confirm first-ever nonhuman primate model of Usher syndrome

Those with Usher Syndrome -- the leading hereditary cause for simultaneous deafness and blindness, for which there is no treatment -- may have a new reason for hope now that researchers have confirmed the first-ever nonhuman primate model of their disease.

13 Feb 2023

Research details how the circadian and circannual cycles influence humans at the molecular level

The daily rotation of Earth and its yearly voyage around the Sun marks the natural rhythm of life on the planet.

13 Feb 2023

Scientists illuminate the mechanisms that prevent p53 activation from triggering cancer cell death

Cancer is a disease driven by gene mutations. These mutated genes in cancer fall into two major categories: tumor suppressors and oncogenes.

13 Feb 2023

MicroRNAs associated with diabetes in human pancreatic islets

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers explored micro-ribonucleic acids (RNAs) associated with diabetes and related characteristics in human pancreatic islets.

13 Feb 2023

Five teams awarded funding from the Starr Cancer Consortium to advance cancer research

Five teams led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists have been awarded funding from the Starr Cancer Consortium in its 16th annual grant competition.

10 Feb 2023

Researchers discover new neurological condition characterized by issues with motor coordination and speech

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new neurological condition characterized by issues with motor coordination and speech. They report their findings in npj Genomic Medicine.

10 Feb 2023

Rockefeller scientists describe the genetics of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

One of the most terrifying aspects of the COVID pandemic has been its unpredictably severe impact on some children.

10 Feb 2023

Is gut microbiome lipid metabolism a determinant of human health?

Researchers highlighted the role of lipids, especially bacteria-derived lipids in the gut microbiome, in mammalian physiology in the context of immunity and metabolism. Note that commensal fungal species also produce lipid metabolites.

10 Feb 2023

New method for capturing moments during protein translation

Nascent polypeptide chains or polypeptidyl-tRNAs (pep-tRNAs) occur transiently during protein synthesis. The potential to study these intermediates and better understand their role in processes like gene regulation has been greatly enhanced by the development of a process termed PETEOS—short for peptidyl-tRNA enrichment using organic extraction and silica adsorption.

10 Feb 2023

Multi-omics approach uncovers gut microbiome-host interactions in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome patients

Researchers performed a multi-omics investigation of gut microbiome-host interactions and plasma metabolomics among myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patients.

10 Feb 2023

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Latest Gene News and Research

Isolation of Burkholderia thailandensis from the environment

Study finds a new mammalian antiviral response pathway restricting poxviruses replication

Cocaine use disorder leads to changes in the 'methylome' of a brain region

New insights into the role of T-cells during long COVID

Study indicates that ultra-processed foods are linked to depression

Enhanced prediction of prostate cancer recurrence using machine learning model

Complete genomics drops genome sequencing price to sub $100 at AGBT General Meetin

New research could help explain how sense of smell is impacted in individuals with autism

Influenza A virus suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication during co-infection

UT Southwestern researchers map gene control elements responsible for coordinating heartbeats

OHSU researchers confirm first-ever nonhuman primate model of Usher syndrome

Research details how the circadian and circannual cycles influence humans at the molecular level

Scientists illuminate the mechanisms that prevent p53 activation from triggering cancer cell death

MicroRNAs associated with diabetes in human pancreatic islets

Five teams awarded funding from the Starr Cancer Consortium to advance cancer research

Researchers discover new neurological condition characterized by issues with motor coordination and speech

Rockefeller scientists describe the genetics of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

Is gut microbiome lipid metabolism a determinant of human health?

New method for capturing moments during protein translation

Multi-omics approach uncovers gut microbiome-host interactions in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome patients

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