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SARS-CoV-2 detected in Santiago, Chile wastewater with very little loss of viral RNA

NewsemiaJuly 7, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 7, 202000

A preliminary report from Chile describes the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in sewage as a sensitive method to assess the...

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NPHS1 is a disease-susceptibility gene for steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome, reveals study

NewsemiaJuly 4, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 4, 202000

An international research collaboration, including Professor IIJIMA Kazumoto et al. (of the Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine) has revealed that NPHS1...

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Study: Variation in COVID-19 viral genome improves its ability to infect human cells

NewsemiaJuly 3, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 3, 202000

Researchers have shown that a variation in the viral genome of Covid-19 improved its ability to infect human cells and helped it become the dominant...

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Active Replication Checkpoint Drives Genome Instability in Fission Yeast mcm4 Mutant [Research Article]

NewsemiaJuly 2, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 2, 202000

Upon replication fork arrest, the replication checkpoint kinase Cds1 is stimulated to preserve genome integrity. Robust activation of Cds1 in response to hydroxyurea prevents the...

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Genome Architecture Facilitates Phenotypic Plasticity in the Honeybee (Apis mellifera)

NewsemiaJune 30, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 30, 202000

Abstract Phenotypic plasticity, the ability of an organism to alter its phenotype in response to an environmental cue, facilitates rapid adaptation to changing environments. Plastic...

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Similarities between coronaviruses and human genes promote infection

NewsemiaJune 29, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 29, 202000

A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv* in June 2020 shows that the proportion of A/T pairing in viral genomes may increase the...

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Noile-Immune Biotech and C4U team up to develop CRISPR/Cas3 technology

NewsemiaJune 27, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 27, 202000

Noile-Immune Biotech Inc., (“Noile-Immune”) and C4U Corporation, (“C4U”) announced that they have entered into an agreement on joint research and commercialization of next-generation allogeneic gene-modified...

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Performing Highly Efficient Genome Scans for Local Adaptation with R Package pcadapt Version 4

NewsemiaJune 23, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 23, 202000

Abstract R package pcadapt is a user-friendly R package for performing genome scans for local adaptation. Here, we present version 4 of pcadapt which substantially...

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Evolutionary Dynamics of Abundant 7-bp Satellites in the Genome of Drosophila virilis

NewsemiaJune 21, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 21, 202000

Abstract The factors that drive the rapid changes in abundance of tandem arrays of highly repetitive sequences, known as satellite DNA, are not well understood....

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AthCNV: A Map of DNA Copy Number Variations in the Arabidopsis Genome

NewsemiaJune 21, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 21, 202000

Copy number variations (CNVs) greatly contribute to intraspecies genetic polymorphism and phenotypic diversity. Recent analyses of sequencing data for >1000 Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) accessions focused...

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Direct structural link between SARS-CoV-2 and essential fatty acid

NewsemiaJune 21, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 21, 202000

Now, a new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv in June 2020 reports the discovery of a novel free fatty acid (FFA) binding pocket...

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Researchers analyze immune properties of ancient human DNA

NewsemiaJune 16, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 16, 202002

Could remnants of DNA from a now-extinct human subspecies known as the Denisovans help boost the immune functions of modern humans? Source link...

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U.S. and European SARS CoV-2 mutation enhances transmission, increases infectivity

NewsemiaJune 16, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 16, 2020010

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that is causing the COVID-19 pandemic across the world has undergone a genetic mutation in the density...

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Study provides molecular explanation to a longstanding mystery in viral oncology

NewsemiaJune 10, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 10, 2020012

The oncogenic herpesvirus (HHV8 or KSHV) causes a cancer known as Kaposi’s Sarcoma. An international team of scientists led by the University of Helsinki has...

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Protease inhibition could help defeat SARS-CoV-2

NewsemiaJune 9, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 9, 202005

As the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread around the world, many researchers are studying epidemiological...

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SARS-CoV-2 genome variants in India

NewsemiaJune 8, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 8, 202005

A new study published online on the preprint server bioRxiv in June 2020 surveys the genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 strains in India. Source link...

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Study investigates combined effects of cancer therapy and inherited genetics

NewsemiaJune 6, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 6, 2020019

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are studying the combined effect of cancer treatments and inherited mutations in DNA-repair genes. Source link...

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SARS-CoV-2 gene deletions may cause milder infections and increase human-to-human transmission

NewsemiaJune 5, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 5, 202001

In their recent paper released on the bioRxiv preprint server, a research group from Spain demonstrated how genome changes and deletions in severe acute respiratory...

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The evolution and clinical impact of hepatitis B virus genome diversity

NewsemiaMay 29, 2020

by NewsemiaMay 29, 202006

The evolution and clinical impact of hepatitis B virus genome diversity Source link...

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Identifying the Starting Points for COVID19 Treatment

NewsemiaMay 27, 2020

by NewsemiaMay 27, 2020020

News-Medical spoke to researchers from the German Primate Center on their research in determining the activation sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Source link...