UConn, Connecticut Children’s trial gene-editing for rare disease
Julieta Bonvin Sallago is constantly plagued by the worry that she will not wake up in the middle…
YSPH Study Reveals How Gene Expression Evolves
Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have discovered the evolutionary rhythm of gene expression, showing that…
Quebec’s Hereditary Cancer Gene Linked to One Ancestor
Researchers have shed new light on the most common genetic variant linked to hereditary cancer in Quebec’s French-Canadian…
Study links genetic variants to increased risk of heart failure
Pankaj Arora, M.D., and Garima Arora, M.D., recently published a study that shows carriers of specific genetic variants…
A gene that turns bacteria into superbugs is spreading through hospitals and farms | Science
In 2003, a team of scientists made an alarming discovery in the urine of a patient at a…
Four autism subtypes map onto distinct genes, traits
Autism has long been seen as a single—if highly heterogeneous—condition. But rather than one continuous spectrum, there are…
This Sweet Rescue Pup’s DNA Test Results Left Me In Shock
As a certified mutt lover (I have two myself!) and volunteer at my local shelter, I love to…
Babies made using three people’s DNA are free of hereditary disease
The babies were conceived via IVF ZEPHYR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Eight young children appear to have been protected from…
Combined genome-wide association study of facial traits in Europeans increases explained variance and improves prediction
C-GWAS and replication highlight 62 novel face loci The C-GWAS discovery phase included 11,662 individuals of European descent…
Genetic Links Strengthen CSU Understanding
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in Clinical and Translational Allergy by Konstantinou et al investigates the…