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15
Apr
2024
Evolution's Recipe Book: How ‘Copy Paste’ Errors Cooked Up the Animal Kingdom
Insect flight, octopus camouflage and human cognition are three examples of evolutionary innovation which relied, in part, on gene duplication events hundreds of millions of years ago
12
Apr
2024
Melanomas resist drugs by ‘breaking’ genes
1 in 2 melanomas have a BRAF mutation, and 50% of these cases will relapse within a one-year period.
20
Mar
2024
Bacterial Protein Universe is Much Larger Than Expected
A common microbe has 43% more genes than previously thought. The genomes of living organisms, including humans, may have more protein-coding potential than expected.
29
Feb
2024
First datasets available in the Federated EGA Network
In February 2024, a great milestone was reached for the human omics data community: the first datasets are now available in the Federated European Genome-phenome Archive (FEGA)
27
Feb
2024
Learning and Memory Problems in Down syndrome Linked to Alterations in Genome's ‘Dark Matter’
A new study finds the activity of Snhg11 is critical for the function and formation of neurons in the hippocampus, specifically in an area critical for learning and memory
20
Feb
2024
How Oocytes Outsmart Toxic Proteins to Preserve Long-term Female Fertility
Mouse egg cells contain specialized ‘clean-up crews’ that keep cells tidy before fertilization
14
Feb
2024
Antibody blocks all variants of SARS-CoV-2 in preclinical models
The monoclonal antibody is named 17T2 and has prophylactic capacity
01
Feb
2024
Human Cells Building ‘Molecular Highways’ Captured for First Time
Findings lay the foundations for potential breakthroughs in treating many different types of diseases
25
Jan
2024
Each Cancer Has Its Origin Story. Just Ask a Cell’s ‘Diary’
Reading DNA methylation at scale can unlock advanced new thrapies. So why hasn't it happened yet?
18
Dec
2023
Secret Vulnerabilities of Cancer’s ‘Death Star’ Revealed
The first complete control map for any protein can accelerate drug discovery for a frequent cancer mutation
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Insect flight, octopus camouflage and human cognition are three examples of evolutionary innovation which relied, in part, on gene duplication events hundreds of millions of years ago
1 in 2 melanomas have a BRAF mutation, and 50% of these cases will relapse within a one-year period.
A common microbe has 43% more genes than previously thought. The genomes of living organisms, including humans, may have more protein-coding potential than expected.
In February 2024, a great milestone was reached for the human omics data community: the first datasets are now available in the Federated European Genome-phenome Archive (FEGA)
A new study finds the activity of Snhg11 is critical for the function and formation of neurons in the hippocampus, specifically in an area critical for learning and memory
Mouse egg cells contain specialized ‘clean-up crews’ that keep cells tidy before fertilization
The monoclonal antibody is named 17T2 and has prophylactic capacity
Findings lay the foundations for potential breakthroughs in treating many different types of diseases
Reading DNA methylation at scale can unlock advanced new thrapies. So why hasn't it happened yet?
The first complete control map for any protein can accelerate drug discovery for a frequent cancer mutation