Breast and ovarian cancer linked to thousands of gene variants
22 October, 2024Researchers identified 3094 variants that may disrupt the RAD51C gene's function and increase cancer risk, with an accuracy above 99.9% when compared to clinical data.
Colossal Biosciences progresses towards thylacine de-extinction
22 October, 2024Colossal Biosciences has announced numerous breakthroughs in all stages of its thylacine de-extinction project, putting the company much closer to returning the iconic marsupial to Australia.
Takara Bio Europe Shasta Single-Cell System
14 October, 2024Takara Bio Europe's Shasta Single-Cell System is a cutting-edge, high-throughput NGS solution that enables novel biomarker discovery in oncology research.
Understanding the microbiome of the foods we eat
25 September, 2024Researchers have developed a 'food microbiome' database by sequencing the metagenomes of over 2500 different foods.
Genetic tracing supports COVID's animal origins
23 September, 2024Researchers have come up with a shortlist of the wildlife species present at the Wuhan wet market that were the most likely intermediate hosts for SARS-CoV-2 before its jump to humans.
Your grandparents' education affects your biological age
10 September, 2024Researchers have found a statistically significant association between grandparents' education level and their grandchildren's epigenetic-based 'real' age.
Mitochondria fling DNA into our brain cells; may cause harm
04 September, 2024Mitochondria in our brain cells frequently fling their DNA into the nucleus, where the DNA becomes integrated into the cells' chromosomes. These insertions may be causing harm.
AdipoGen B-Xpander protein
02 September, 2024AdipoGen's B-Xpander protein is designed to improve current protocols for B cell stimulation by mimicking the natural interaction between CD40L and CD40 molecules on B cells.
Gene expression linked to severity of respiratory viral infections
30 August, 2024Highly elevated expression levels of a gene called OLAH are strongly associated with severe respiratory viral infections, researchers have found.
BRCA1 gene mutation may increase risk of impaired fertility
28 August, 2024People with a BRCA1 gene mutation, which increases breast and ovarian cancer risk, are also at increased risk of impaired fertility, according to new research.
Elite controllers could hold the key to treating HIV
27 August, 2024Equipped with MGI's advanced sequencing tools and technologies, South African researchers are inching closer to finding the answer to the natural control of HIV infection.
Genetic signatures of domestication found in pigs and chickens
20 August, 2024As wild boars and red junglefowl gave rise to common pigs and chickens, these animals' genes evolved to express themselves differently.
CRISPR used to reduce hepatitis B virus levels
14 August, 2024Researchers have programmed CRISPR-Cas13b gene-editing technology to target the RNA of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in order to curb the virus's replication.
'Gene misbehaviour' surprisingly common in healthy people
08 August, 2024It turns out that gene misbehaviour — where genes are active when they were expected to be switched off — is a surprisingly common phenomenon in the healthy human population.
SeekRNA offers a new pathway for accurate gene editing
29 July, 2024Scientists have developed a gene-editing tool that is claimed to have greater accuracy and flexibility than the industry standard, CRISPR.
