Genome

Study provides new insight into the heritability of coronary artery disease

A collaboration involving the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the German Heart Center Munich, AstraZeneca, and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has demonstrated that more than 30 percent of...

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Study uncovers potential modifier genes in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is the most common inherited neurological disorder affecting peripheral motor and/or sensory nerves in humans. Source link

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Gene Test Might Someday Gauge Your Heart Risk

The analysis looks for key signs of heart disease along with your entire genetic blueprint. Source link

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Exploring the application of whole genome sequencing to inform the control of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Town, Katherine Jane; (2019) Exploring the application of whole genome sequencing to inform the control of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London). Source link

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Longevity-related molecular programs do not last beyond midlife

Just as a computer requires code to work, our bodies are regulated by molecular "programs" that are written early in life and then have to do their job properly for...

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Scientists successfully carry out gene editing in vivo

Scientists at Harvard University have successfully proven that stem cells can be edited inside the body, rather than in a petri dish. Source link

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Early genome catastrophes can lead to development of lung cancer in non-smokers

Catastrophic rearrangements in the genome occurring as early as childhood and adolescence can lead to the development of lung cancer in later years in non-smokers. Source link

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Epigenetic research provides new approaches to cancer combination therapies

Epigenetic processes enable cells to respond to changes in their environment by regulating the activity of their genes. Source link

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Five new genetic risk loci associated with maximum habitual alcohol use identified

A genome-wide association study has identified five new genetic risk loci that can pass on risk for harmful alcohol use from parents to children, and confirmed one previously identified risk...

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Mutations within junk DNA linked to autism spectrum disorder

Using artificial intelligence, scientists have discovered mutations in parts of non-coding DNA known as “Junk DNA” that can lead to autism. Source link

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Scientists use gold nanoparticles to edit genes tied to HIV, inherited blood disorders

Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center took a step toward making gene therapy more practical by simplifying the way gene-editing instructions are delivered to cells. Source link

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Artificial intelligence technique identifies new class of mutations behind autism

Many mutations in DNA that contribute to disease are not in actual genes but instead lie in the 99% of the genome once considered "junk." Even though scientists have recently...

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Regeneration of Solanum tuberosum Plants from Protoplasts Induces Widespread Genome Instability

Nontransgenic genome editing in regenerable protoplasts, plant cells free of their cell wall, could revolutionize crop improvement because it reduces regulatory and technical complexity. However, plant tissue culture is known...

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Study clarifies how 3D organization of genome is regulated at onset of skeletal muscle formation

A new study from the University of Minnesota Medical School clarifies how the three-dimensional organization of the genome is regulated at the onset of skeletal muscle formation. Source link

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Research sheds new light on the function of frequently mutated cancer protein

New research from The Wistar Institute sheds light on the function of the ARID1A protein, encoded by a gene that is among the most frequently mutated across human cancers. Source...

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Are fruit fly 'avatars' the next step in personalized medicine?

Researchers have created fruit fly “avatars” that have helped to guide treatment for a man who had terminal colon cancer. Source link

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Women experiencing minor stroke are less likely to be diagnosed than men

Women experiencing a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) are less likely to be diagnosed with a stroke compared to men -- even though they describe similar symptoms in...

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Yeast species thrives, despite losing DNA repair genes years ago

Researchers have discovered an ancient species of budding yeast that has lost dozens of DNA repair genes, without any adverse effects. Source link

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Human Genome Project and US DoE veteran to deliver keynote at MCubed

[ad_1] Blind bird tickets getting ready to take off Events  We're pleased as punch to reveal that our second keynote at MCubed 2019 will be AI pioneer, and chief scientist...

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Researchers identify first gene that predisposes to fainting

[ad_1] 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...

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