Genetics News
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By AFP
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Once described by a detractor as smelling of "turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock", southeast Asia's durian fruit leaves no-one unmoved -- you either adore or abhor it.
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A new way to deliver gene-editing technology inside has repaired the mutation that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is a severe muscle-wasting disease, in mice. The delivery system is CRISPR-Gold.
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By analyzing the genetic code of sheep, researchers have come up with information that will aid breeding programs leading to healthier and more productivity animals. This centers on a review of genes relating to different tissues and organs.
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An interesting new map shows over 760 genetic dependencies across multiple cancers. The map suggests new opportunities for developing innovative cancer treatments for scientists and start-up biotech.
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Combating the human aging process, either for health reasons or reasons more attuned to simply living for longer, has occupied considerable amounts of scientific inquiry. The solution to combating cell aging may lie with artificial intelligence.
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By AFP
Washington -
Scientists have successfully edited the genetic code of piglets to remove dormant viral infections, a breakthrough that could eventually pave the way for animal-to-human organ transplants.
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By AFP
Miami -
A new way to use DNA to peer into the history of humanity is rewriting what experts know about our long-extinct cousins, the Neanderthals, US researchers said Monday.
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Everyone loves flowers, and the human race has propagated that love over centuries, creating vast numbers of color variations. However, until recently, no one knew what the very first flower on Earth looked like.
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U.S. researchers based in Oregon have performed of gene editing on human embryos. The researchers corrected defective genes responsible for inherited diseases in several embryos using the gene editing technology CRISPR.
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A next-generation gene-editing system has cured a genetic blood disorder in living mice using intravenous infusion treatment.
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Genetic diseases are difficult to diagnose and the accuracy (or otherwise) of the diagnosis impact upon patient health. To help with this a new open-source software tool called Mendel, MD has been launched.
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Edinburgh -
In a study that is likely to stir opinion and initiate debate, a higher IQ during childhood has been linked with the expectation of a longer-life. This is based on a study published in the British Medical Journal.
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Pythons are remarkable in many ways and this includes the ability to regenerate their organs. Unlocking the genetic secret of this could aid medics who seek to improve the way people, recover from injuries.
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Leuven -
New research looking at the genomes of cats has come up with something interesting: the domestic cats of today are genetically equivalent to ancient cats. Cats did not genetically adapt to become domesticated, they chose to.
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Crete -
Researchers have been keenly studying the populace of isolated Greek village, called Mylopotamos, in order to understand the ‘genetic secrets’ that appear to confer protection against heart disease.
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Bacteria evolving into giant blobs that engulf unwary space travelers is only seen in Sci-Fi movies, but mutant bacterial biofilms are real, and a first ever study shows they could present a problem to space travelers.
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Consumers, it seems, want the best of both worlds. There is a desire for new ‘fresh’ looking food and there is a desire for only natural ingredients to be used. This stretches to food dyes as well. Researchers have developed natural dyes for corn.
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The next-big thing in the world of biological science is an attempt to synthesize the human genome, or what’s being called the ‘Genome Project-write.’ This momentous challenge remains unfunded and it has raised some controversies.
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Washington -
A new insight into the family tree of dogs reveals a previously unknown dimension to the history of canines. This has come about through the largest family tree of dogs ever assembled.
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Are you sharpest in the morning or do you prefer staying up to the late hours? What makes us different might be down to genetics rather than personality, according to a new study.
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Stockholm -
Behind the rage of plumage color and patterning on the feathers of birds is genetics. The precise mechanisms have proved elusive to researchers, until now. Two independent gene mutations reveal the barring pattern in chickens.
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By AFP
Kiev -
A baby boy has been born in Ukraine to an infertile couple after the first ever use of a new technique using the DNA of three parents, the head of a Kiev fertility clinic said Wednesday.
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Researchers have discovered the genetic basis of meat eating. This has come about after a review of the genomes of leopards, tigers, killer whales and Tasmanian devils. The research also raises questions about extinction.
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By AFP
London -
Britain is set to become the first country in the world to legally offer "three-parent baby" fertility treatments after regulators gave the green light.
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By AFP
London -
Britain is set to become the first country in the world to legally offer "three-parent baby" fertility treatments after regulators gave the green light.
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By AFP
London -
Britain is set to become the first country in the world to legally offer "three-parent baby" fertility treatments after regulators gave the green light.
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Researchers have made an advancement with personalized medicines (or ‘precision medicines’) against a number of diseases currently classed as incurable. These are all genetic diseases.
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The causes of autism are varied. However one reason for some people with an autism spectrum disorder is likely to be genetic. New research has identified a new genetic cause.
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By AFP
Alexandria -
A fierce legal battle over the patent for a revolutionary gene-editing technique played out Tuesday in a US court, with billions of dollars at stake.
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A large study has pinpointed a gene variant that suppresses the desire of a person to drink alcohol. The next question is whether the discovery can be used for medicinal purposes.
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CRISPR - revolutionary new tool to cut and splice DNA. UC Berkeley
(Hervé Sauquet & Jürg Schönenberger (Nature.com CC-4.0))
Tulip poplar, or yellow poplar, (Liriodendron tulipifera), closeup looking into flower on leafy branch. Dcrjsr
All living flowers ultimately derive from a single ancestor (pictured in the centre) that lived 140 million years ago. (Hervé Sauquet & Jürg Schönenberger (Nature.com CC-4.0))
(Hervé Sauquet & Jürg Schönenberger (Nature.com CC-4.0))
All living flowers ultimately derive from a single ancestor (pictured in the centre) that lived 140 million years ago. To find out what this flower may looked like, the study used the evolutionary tree (here simplified) that connects all living species of flowering plants (Hervé Sauquet & Jürg Schönenberger (Nature.com CC-4.0))
DNA double helix Peter Alfred Hess
Representative image of the region of the brain affected by Huntington Disease. Susann Schweiger
Richard Wolfenden, PhD Max Englund, UNC School of Medicine
(Hervé Sauquet & Jürg Schönenberger (Nature.com CC-4.0))
Professor David Sinclair, an Australian scientist and entrepreneur Harvard College
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