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Artificial Intelligence-Based Technology Quickly Identifies Genetic Causes of Serious Disease

October 14, 2021
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Salt Lake City, UT — An artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy, according to a report by scientists from University...

The Role of Circulating miRNAs and ca19-9 in Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis

October 13, 2021
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Orchard Park, NY — Oncotarget published “The role of circulating miRNAs and CA19-9 in pancreatic cancer diagnosis” which reported that the expression profile of microRNAs was measured in...

Genomics Study Unlocks Secrets of the Past to Help Shape Future of Healthcare for Millions

October 12, 2021
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Doha, Qatar — Researchers in Qatar have unveiled a high-resolution map of the genetic structure of Arab and Middle Eastern populations, providing new insights into human history in the region and ancestral...

Antioxidants to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

October 12, 2021
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Quebec, Canada — Research conducted by the Ph.D student Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher and the postdoctoral researcher Mohamed Haddad of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has shown...

Sequencing Multiple RNA Base Modifications Simultaneously: a New Era of RNA Biology

October 4, 2021
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Osaka, Japan — After a gene is transcribed into RNA, modifications can occur to the subunits or “bases” that make up the RNA molecule, which can affect its structure and function. The study of these...

Team Rewires a Behavioural Circuit in the Worm Using Hydra Parts

October 4, 2021
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Woods Hole, MA — For two people to communicate in a loud, crowded room, they need to be standing side by side. The same is often true for neurons in the brain. But the same way a cell phone allows...

Glioma Subtype may Hold the Secret to the Success of Immunotherapies

October 4, 2021
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Ann Arbor, MI — A common mutation in gliomas sensitizes them to immunotherapy, a finding which researchers believe could have broader therapeutic implications for all glioma patients. A single common...

Expanding the Genetic Code with Quadruplet Codons

October 4, 2021
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La Jolla, CA — One of modern biologists’ most ambitious goals is to learn how to expand or otherwise modify the genetic code of life on Earth, in order to make new, artificial life forms. Part of the...

Dynamic Twists and Loops can Enable DNA to Modulate Its Function

October 1, 2021
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Houston, TX — When people think of DNA, they visualize a string-like double helix structure. In reality, the DNA double helix in cells is supercoiled and constrained into loops. This supercoiling and...

Researchers Reveal Molecular Mechanism of Nucleolar RNA

September 30, 2021
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Hefei, China — A research group led by Prof. GUANG Shouhong from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborating with Prof. FENG Xuezhu from...

Machine Learning Uncovers “Genes of Importance” in Agriculture and Medicine

September 30, 2021
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New York, NY — Machine learning can pinpoint “genes of importance” that help crops to grow with less fertilizer, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. It can also predict additional...

Phosphatidylglycerol-DNA Complex Shown as a Stable Structure

September 29, 2021
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Kazan, Russia — An interaction of DNA with lipids is of great interest because of their functions. As fatty acids and lipids can specifically bind to nucleic acids forming a code sequence of the genomic...

How Poxviruses Multiply

September 29, 2021
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Würzburg, Germany — The last case of smallpox worldwide occurred in Somalia in October 1977. In 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the eradication of the smallpox. According to official...

Dual Action: RNA Binding Protein also Binds DNA and Acts as a Damage Sensor Across the Genome

September 28, 2021
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Charleston, SC — Cancer is a devastating disease and is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. One of the hallmarks of cancer is genomic instability, or the tendency to accumulate mutations...

Genetic Regulation of Blood Cells: Proximity of a Gene to a Genetic Change Plays an Important Role

September 28, 2021
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Leipzig, Germany — Genetic causes of traits and diseases are being intensively researched today. And more than 250,000 such connections are now known. In many of these cases, however, it is unclear...

Regulator Proteins or Symphonies of Genes: Statistical Modelling Points Way Toward Unified Theory for DNA Folding

September 24, 2021
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Washington, DC — At more than 2 meters long, the human DNA molecule uses intricate folding patterns to fit into cells while locally unfolding to express genes. Such phenomena, however, are difficult...

Gene for Sex Hormone Synthesis could Play Key Role in Eczema

September 24, 2021
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Dallas, TX — A study led by UT Southwestern dermatologists suggests that a common inflammatory skin condition may stem from poorly regulated sex hormones. The finding, published this week in PNAS,...

When Organoids Meet Coronaviruses

September 23, 2021
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Utrecht, Netherlands — Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers in collaboration with the group of Bart Haagmans (Erasmus MC) established an organoid biobank to search for the genes that are essential...

Studies Biased Toward White Genomes still Predict Cancer Risk in Diverse Groups

September 21, 2021
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Ann Arbor, MI — Data sets that are biased by having too many genomes from people with European ancestry can still be applied to other ancestry groups to predict their risk of developing breast and...

Elucidation of the Mechanism by which a Chemokine/DNA Complex Activates Innate Immunity

September 21, 2021
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Tokyo, Japan — Chemokines are secreted proteins that promote leukocyte migration during an immune response, thereby contributing to inflammatory reactions. In 2017, Tanegashima et al. of Tokyo Metropolitan...

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