Psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression have a strong genetic signature. Through advanced transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS), researchers can identify unique gene expressions to identify new drug targets…
Using genetics to identify the origin and the global path of the ubiquitous insect pest, the German cockroach, back to its wild origin could help us develop more effective pesticides…
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…
Credit: 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…
Three 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…
Graphical 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…
High-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…
Experts say genetic testing can be important in determining treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Morsa Images/Getty ImagesThis article originally appeared on Medical News TodayScientists say they have discovered that a familial…
New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry may improve risk assessment Some of the mutations identified had not previously…
Thomas 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…