Gene expression maps explain why diseases often occur together
By grouping patients based on gene activity, scientists show that shared molecular pathways, especially immune-related ones, help explain…
Yale researchers uncover new RNA editing tools for safer genetic surgery
The ability to correct disease-causing genetic mistakes using genome editors holds great promise in medicine, but it is…
Aging brains lose key proteins despite intact genetic blueprints
An international research team involving the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, the…
RNA N-glycosylation enables immune evasion and homeostatic efferocytosis
Varki, A. et al. Essentials of Glycobiology 3rd edn (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2015). Flynn, R. A.…
Australian scientists uncover new way to halt aggressive cancer growth
Australian researchers have discovered a promising new strategy to suppress the growth of aggressive and hard-to-treat cancers by…
Genetic secrets of Spanish flu revealed through century-old sample
Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH’s Medical Collection to…
New discovery uncovers hidden drivers of DNA transcription errors
Every living cell must interpret its genetic code – a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular…
Expanding the genetic code in mammalian cells using pseudouridine modified codons
To overcome the inherent challenge of translation termination interference caused by stop codon reprogramming in mammalian cells, researchers…
Yale researchers triple precision and efficiency in genome editing
The promise of genome editing to help understand human diseases and create new therapies is vast, but technological…
Mapping genetic activity offers new clues for personalized cancer treatment
City of Hope®, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S.…