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Mice infected with Chikungunya virus get less sick and are less likely to transmit the virus to mosquitoes if they have healthy gut microbiomes.

A new method developed at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) uses DNA sequencing to efficiently map long-range connections between different regions of the brain.

Scientists have identified an oncogene AVIL responsible for glioblastoma, the deadliest brain tumor. The discovery offers a promising new treatment target.

Cambridge researchers have shown how rapid genome sequencing of virus samples and enhanced testing of hospital staff can help to identify clusters of healthcare-associated COVID-19 infections.

Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome.

In a new review, researchers have highlighted emerging genome data to provide new insight into plastid evolution.

New research has found that the tendency to like fatty food is more complex than its fat content alone – it could also be related to genetic traits related to fat perception.

A set of key genes has been discovered that drive bone cancer spread to the lungs in patients. In mice with engineered human bone cancer cells that lack these key genes, the cancer could not spread to the lungs.

Scientists studied the 24-hour pattern of magnesium intake in a rice plant to see if the photosynthetic efficiency of the plant could be improved.

Scientists have discovered why cystic fibrosis patients contract large numbers of lung infections: a protein, Vav3, promotes these infections by creating a “bacterial docking station” on airways’ surface. Inhibiting this protein might prevent bacteria from docking on airways’ surface and causing recurrent infections.