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New tool allows for gene suppression in mouse heart muscle cells using CRISPRi
Medical Xpress· 7 hours agoRalf Gilsbach, have successfully reduced the activity of individual genes in mouse heart muscle cells using the CRISPRi system. This technology allows for the temporary suppression of
Study: Same genes that made gorilla penises small may make men infertile
UB Reporter· 1 day agoA University at Buffalo-led research team has found that, indeed, some of the same genes whose mutations gave rise to a low functioning male gorilla reproductive system may also be responsible ...
Quantifying 3′UTR length from scRNA-seq data reveals changes independent of gene expression - Nature...
Nature· 19 hours agoWhile gene expression analysis is commonly performed, 3′UTR length analysis is limited due to technical challenges. Here the authors provide an open-access analysis pipeline ...
Study explores role of epigenetics, environment in differing Alzheimer's risk between Black and...
Medical Xpress· 6 hours agoThe study is published in the journal Clinical Epigenetics. "In terms of genetics and disease, I always think of Dr. Kenneth Olden's analogy: genetics loads the gun and the environment pulls ...
World-Renowned Scientists Call for RNA Counterpart to Human Genome Project
Digital Journal· 7 days agoModeled on the Human Genome Project, the new effort aims to solve problems beyond the medical field -- from improving crop yields and combating plant disease ...
AI aids analysis of lifetime environmental exposures
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoMost human diseases are fueled by both genetic and environmental factors. Untangling these external influences and how they intersect with our genes...
Gene Editing Breakthrough: CRISPR Improves Vision in Clinical Trial
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoMass Eye and Ear researchers say their findings support continued research and clinical trials of...
Can our genes predict our high blood pressure risk?
MedicalNewsToday via AOL· 6 days agoEvery year, about 10 million people die due to the condition. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom say they have...
Papua New Guineans, genetically isolated for 50,000 years, carry Denisovan genes that help their...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGenes inherited from Denisovans, extinct human relatives, may help Papua New Guineans in the...
Gene therapy breakthrough allows toddler born deaf to hear
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTo do this, the healthy gene is placed into an otherwise inert virus—“a dual adeno-associated virus...