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New method may be effective at quantifying DNA adenine methylation in complex organisms

For decades, a small group of cutting-edge medical researchers have been studying a biochemical, DNA tagging system, which switches genes on or off. Many have studied it in bacteria and now some have seen signs of it in, plants, flies, and even human brain tumors.

3 Feb 2022

CRISPRa method helps discover genes that play a role in immune cell biology

CRISPR genome editing has served as a powerful tool for deleting or altering DNA sequences and studying the resulting effect.

3 Feb 2022

Relationship between SARS-CoV-2 neurotropism and Alzheimer's disease

In a new study, researchers evaluated the neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2 and its impact on COVID-19 patients with and without neurological disorders like Alzheimer's disease.

3 Feb 2022

Protocol for a systematic review to evaluate the role of viral cultures for assessing airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers presented the protocol for a systematic review assessing viral cultures for airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

3 Feb 2022

Nanoparticle vaccine effective against eight SARS-CoV-2 variants in non-human primates

Researchers demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 RBD-based nanoparticle vaccine induces neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants.

2 Feb 2022

Genome study reveals unexpected heterogeneity of human ribosomal RNA genes

A genome study undertaken by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers to look for variants in a gene considered a fundamental building block for microscopic structures that synthesize proteins took a surprising twist.

2 Feb 2022

Study reveals a direct correlation between fat browning and consumption of flavan 3-ols

In cold conditions, brown adipose tissue (BAT) or brown fat generates heat to keep the body warm. Compared with white adipose tissue, BAT has more mitochondria - subcellular organelles associated with energy production - which allows it to burn calories and produce heat by activating the mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (Ucp-1).

2 Feb 2022

Three different autism risk genes found to have similar effects on brain development

Autism spectrum disorder has been associated with hundreds of different genes, but how these distinct genetic mutations converge on a similar pathology in patients has remained a mystery.

2 Feb 2022

UCLA researchers develop first human genomic transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease

Researchers at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have developed a new mouse model of Huntington's disease that recapitulates more Huntington's disease-like characteristics than earlier models.

2 Feb 2022

CECR2 gene inhibition prevents triple-negative breast cancer from metastasizing, study shows

A new study by researchers at Yale Cancer Center shows inhibition of the CECR2 gene prevents triple-negative breast cancer from advancing or metastasizing.

2 Feb 2022

Combined treatment strategy essential to minimize lung sequelae in COVID-19 patients

A combined treatment strategy targeting SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and severe lung tissue injury is essential to minimize lung sequelae- chronic complications resulting from COVID-19 infection, according to a review published this week in Clinical Microbiology Reviews, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

2 Feb 2022

Non-mutated ApoE protein linked to dementia

A team of researchers from the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is working to identify new proteins that are destructive to the brain.

2 Feb 2022

Researchers discover mechanism behind loss of smell in people with COVID-19

Researchers have discovered a mechanism that may explain why people with COVID-19 lose their sense of smell.

2 Feb 2022

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant shown to replicate less efficiently in human lungs

A new study revealed that the omicron variant replicates more effectively in the human bronchus than other SARS-CoV-2 variants, yet this new variant has lower replication competence in the lungs.

2 Feb 2022

N gene target failure method effectively detects SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in clinical samples

In a new study, researchers demonstrated that a commercial real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay rapidly detects the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

2 Feb 2022

Representative structures of SARS-CoV-2 and development of therapeutic agents for targeting these proteins

Researchers from China summarized the representative structures of SARS-CoV-2 proteins and discussed the development of novel therapeutic agents for targeting these proteins to treat and prevent COVID-19.

2 Feb 2022

Rapid dominance of Omicron following its introduction to three Massachusetts universities

Researchers from the United States assessed the rapid dominance of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in three highly vaccinated Massachusetts university populations.

2 Feb 2022

Study reveals pet hamsters can acquire SARS-CoV-2 infection in real-life settings and transmit the virus back to humans

Researchers investigated the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta VOC from infected hamsters to humans.

2 Feb 2022

New approach to CAR T-cell therapy for B-cell cancers triples the targeted antigens on cancer cells

Researchers at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University have developed a novel approach to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for B-cell cancers that triples the targeted antigens on cancer cells – a "back up" approach that promises to greatly reduce the potential for antigen escape currently found in CAR T therapies that solely target CD19.

2 Feb 2022

Gut bacteria transfer genes through sex to take vitamin B12, study shows

Your gut bacteria need vitamin B12 just as much as you do. Though DNA is usually passed from parent to child, new research shows gut bacteria transfer genes through "sex" in order to take their vitamins.

2 Feb 2022

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

New method may be effective at quantifying DNA adenine methylation in complex organisms

CRISPRa method helps discover genes that play a role in immune cell biology

Relationship between SARS-CoV-2 neurotropism and Alzheimer's disease

Protocol for a systematic review to evaluate the role of viral cultures for assessing airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Nanoparticle vaccine effective against eight SARS-CoV-2 variants in non-human primates

Genome study reveals unexpected heterogeneity of human ribosomal RNA genes

Study reveals a direct correlation between fat browning and consumption of flavan 3-ols

Three different autism risk genes found to have similar effects on brain development

UCLA researchers develop first human genomic transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease

CECR2 gene inhibition prevents triple-negative breast cancer from metastasizing, study shows

Combined treatment strategy essential to minimize lung sequelae in COVID-19 patients

Non-mutated ApoE protein linked to dementia

Researchers discover mechanism behind loss of smell in people with COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant shown to replicate less efficiently in human lungs

N gene target failure method effectively detects SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in clinical samples

Representative structures of SARS-CoV-2 and development of therapeutic agents for targeting these proteins

Rapid dominance of Omicron following its introduction to three Massachusetts universities

Study reveals pet hamsters can acquire SARS-CoV-2 infection in real-life settings and transmit the virus back to humans

New approach to CAR T-cell therapy for B-cell cancers triples the targeted antigens on cancer cells

Gut bacteria transfer genes through sex to take vitamin B12, study shows

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