Perturbation of X-inactivation in immune cells of Ftx−/− females.(A) Map of the X inactivation center showing the location of Xist (green) and Ftx and the Ftx promoter region that has …
Study in mice shows alterations in X-chromosome inactivation predispose female mammals to autoimmune disease Read MoreCredit: Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/Getty Images Genes related to anoikis, a cell death mechanism, have been linked to colorectal cancer. Using scRNA-seq data, researchers identified seven marker genes related to anoikis …
New Gene Signatures of Cell Death Predict Colorectal Cancer Prognosis Read MoreThree different maize plants after a drought and subsequent re-irrigation. In the two plants on the right, a gene has been switched off with the effect that fewer seminal roots …
Researchers identify gene important to adaptation and determine roots are a key to drought-tolerant maize Read MoreGraphical abstract. Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.061 Genetic predispositions guide population-specific song learning in wild birds, shows new research from Stockholm University. By studying adult pied flycatchers that had …
Wild birds possess genetic predispositions to learn population-specific songs, study finds Read MoreHigh-throughput proteomics pipeline and assembly of a cross-omics dataset for studying aneuploidy in natural yeast isolates. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07442-9 Having extra chromosomes is typically an issue for an …
How yeasts manage to compensate for the genetic imbalance of extra chromosomes Read MoreExperts say genetic testing can be important in determining treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Morsa Images/Getty ImagesThis article originally appeared on Medical News Today Scientists say they have discovered that a …
Alzheimer’s disease may be inherited more often than previously thought Read MoreNew breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry may improve risk assessment Some of the mutations identified had not previously been linked …
New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry may improve risk assessment – Health Read MoreThomas Gingeras did not intend to upend basic ideas about how the human body works. In 2012 the geneticist, now at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York State, was …
Revolutionary Genetics Research Shows RNA May Rule Our Genome Read MoreMass-market genetic testing has little to offer most people. That’s a big problem for 23andMe.
The DNA Test Delusion Read MoreMassachusetts authorities are searching for a newly identified suspect in two rapes from 1989 — a crime the Framingham police chief said “haunted the Framingham community for decades.” Stephen Paul …
Genetic genealogy IDs suspect in 1989 rapes, man now at large: DA Read More