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Stressed-Out Mice Pass on Depression-Like Behaviors to Their Offspring via Sperm
In a finding that could reshape our understanding of how mental health disorders arise, Chinese researchers have reported that male mice showing depression-like behaviors were able to pass on those traits to their offspring, apparently through genetic material encoded in their sperm.
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Using Machine Learning To Create Better Gene Therapies
Machine learning study initiated at the Wyss Institute in collaboration with Google Research enables unprecedented AAV capsid diversification with potential for improving gene therapies.
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Suitcase Lab Enables Rapid, Portable SARS-CoV-2 Testing
The small, mobile laboratory could provide rapid coronavirus test results in regions of Africa where testing facilities and medical infrastructure fall far short of European standards.
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Scientists Insert Neanderthal Gene Into Lab-Grown "Mini Brains"
Scientists have used genome-editing technology to replace a modern gene involved in neurodevelopment with its ancestor that was expressed in Neanderthal/Denisovan populations. The gene has been expressed in brain organoids to study its function. The study findings bring us one step closer to understanding how the modern human brain has evolved.
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The Science of Siestas: Genetic Links to Napping Investigated
How often a person takes daytime naps, if at all, is partly regulated by their genes, according to new research.
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Discounts in Your DNA: Researchers Identify a Genetic Component to Bargain Hunting
Past research has indicated that, to some degree, people become deal prone through being taught by their parents. But a new paper, "Born to Shop? A Genetic Component of Deal Proneness," provides evidence that our genes also play a role in causing bargain-hunting enthusiasm.
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New Molecular Mechanism Identified in Severe Anaphylaxis
Researchers analyzed the mutation of a gene detected in a patient who suffered from recurrent anaphylactic shocks caused by the allergy to paper wasp venom. The results revealed a new molecular mechanism that can control the degree of severity in an anaphylactic reaction.
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Researchers Advance Simple and Inexpensive Diagnostic Blood Test
A simple blood test has been developed that can detect a wide range of diseases. The test allows lab technicians to identify and determine the state of the dead cells throughout the body and thus diagnose various diseases including cancers and diseases of the heart and liver.
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What Happens Inside AI's Black Box?
Researchers have reported a way to train machines to predict the function of DNA sequences. They used "neural nets", a type of artificial intelligence (AI) typically used to classify images. Teaching the neural net to predict the function of short stretches of DNA allowed it to work up to deciphering larger patterns.
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Down Syndrome, Genetics and COVID-19 Susceptibility
A study by researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) reveals the genetic factors that may expose or protect people with Down syndrome from SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as the prognosis of COVID-19.
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