Cells Stop Dividing When This Gene Kicks Into High Gear
Scientists seeking to unlock secrets of cellular ageing have identified a gene that triggers senescence, a phenomenon in which cells stop dividing.
Genetics
Prominent Genetic Study Finds Lots of Links Between Various Psychiatric Disorders
Psychiatric disorders share many genetic variants, while neurological disorders appear more distinct, according to a new study from the Brainstorm Consortium.
Clinical Trials: Benefits of Sharing Personal Data Outweigh Risks
A survey of people who have taken part in clinical trials indicates that participants care more about the benefits to science than the risk of sharing their personal data.
Transposable Elements Not So Selfish After All
Commonly believed to be genetic parasites, recent work suggests that at least some transposable elements might be critical for the organism.
FREE: A Method That Corrects the Errors That Creep Into DNA Barcodes
Researchers have developed a new method for correcting the errors that creep into DNA barcodes, yielding far more accurate results and paving the way for more ambitious medical research in the future.
These Gene Edited Pigs Are Resistant to Billion-Dollar Virus
Scientists have produced pigs that can resist one of the world’s most costly animal diseases, by changing their genetic code. And the animals show no signs that the change in their DNA has had any other impact on their health or wellbeing — yet.
Top 5 Genomics Startups Disrupting Healthcare
Using artificial intelligence, digital therapeutics, and genomics, these are the top five startups that are disrupting U.S. healthcare today.
Towards Personalised Medicine: One Type of Data Is Not Enough
To understand the biology of diseased organs, researchers can use different types of molecular data. One of the biggest computational challenges at the moment is integrating these multiple data types.
‘Computational Geeks’ Might Have Uncovered a Therapy for Deadly Breast Cancer
Computational researchers have developed a computer program which has revealed a previously unknown combination of drugs that may be the answer to triple-negative breast cancer.
Genetic Testing for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Should be Standardised, Say Researchers
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic recommends genetic testing for all pancreatic cancer patients as the new standard of care, after finding six genetic mutations in patients with no family history of the disease.
The Exome Might Be Larger Than We Thought
New research has identified nearly 5,000 previously unknown genes, 1,178 of which are believed to code for proteins, raising the estimate of coding genes from 20,000 to 21,000.
Big Data May Only Offer ‘Fuzzy Snapshot’ of Health, Say Researchers
When it comes to understanding what makes people tick—and get sick—medical science has long assumed that the bigger the sample of human subjects, the better. New research suggests this big data approach may be wildly off the mark.
Wellcome Sanger Institute: Calling For Free Movement of Scientists After Brexit
The Wellcome Sanger Institute has provided evidence and made recommendations for an inquiry by the UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee into an immigration system that works for science and innovation, following Brexit.
Creating a New Gene in a Single Day
A new DNA synthesis technique that mimics natural DNA replication could make it possible to create a new gene in a single day, according to new research.
How Can a Baby Have 3 Parents?
The concept of three-parent babies defies what we learned in health class. But how and when is the third parent involved? At what stage? Jennifer Barfield gives us an update on the birds and the bees.
