How did life get multicellular? Five simple organisms could have the answer
For some three billion years, unicellular organisms ruled Earth. Then, around one billion years ago, a new chapter…
Next-gen sequencing reveals the regulatory potential of the non-coding genome
The non-coding genome, once dismissed as “junk DNA”, is now recognized as a fundamental regulator of gene expression…
Cancer’s Progress Detailed by 3D Genomic Maps
Newswise — Researchers have long known that cancer alters its genome as it evolves. What has been less…
A Society-to-Cells approach to evaluating multilevel and interrelated drivers of breast cancer disparities in Black women
Miller, K. D. et al. Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019. CA Cancer J. Clin. 69, 363–385 (2019).…
Exploring the genetic and clinical landscape of clubfoot
A new publication offers an extensive examination of clubfoot, a congenital deformity known as congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV),…
New Mayo Clinic Tool Exposes Hidden Cancer DNA Changes That May Drive Treatment Resistance
Newswise — ROCHESTER, Minn. — Some of the most harmful genetic changes in cancer are also the hardest to…
Cracking the Genetic Code of Seed Longevity: New Insights From African Eggplant Storage Study
Newswise — Using a molecular technique known as the comet assay, researchers tracked oxidative DNA damage and repair…
How and when organisms edit their own genomes
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Gene Editing Treats Smooth Muscle Disease in Preclinical Model
Newswise — DALLAS – June 23, 2025 – Using gene editing in a preclinical model, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical…