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A study by researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore has revealed that RUNX proteins are integral to efficient DNA repair via the Fanconi Anemia (FA) pathway.

As the cost of high-throughput DNA sequencing has plummeted in recent years, DNA from environmental samples has emerged as a cost-effective source of biodiversity data. Nnew research show the feasibility of eDNA sequencing for identifying aquatic plant diversity.

Researchers change Müller glia into rod photoreceptors in mice and reverse congenital blindness

Scientists have developed a complex mathematical model that uses a snapshot of tumors’ genetic code to reach back in time, revealing its evolutionary history.

Habitat loss, habitat fragmentation and the loss of genetic diversity are the main factors driving the extinction of many wild species, and the few eastern massasauga rattlesnakes remaining in Illinois have certainly suffered two of the three. A long-term study of these snakes reveals, however, that – despite their alarming decline in numbers – they have retained a surprising amount of genetic diversity.

Researchers propose that it is time for the biomedical community to consider this genomics approach in clinical care.

Researchers have discovered a navigational gene in glass catfish called the electromagnetic-perceptive gene, or EPG, that responds to certain magnetic waves. These findings have the potential to revolutionize treatments for humans and help those who suffer from tremors related to Parkinson’s and seizures associated with epilepsy.

Researchers have discovered that gastric cancer tissue samples bearing mutation of a specific gene, MUC16, too are associated with higher tumor mutation loads.

A study of 1,000 individuals has identified three main factors that determine how our immune responses differ. The research might help identify ways to make better vaccines and improve our understanding of autoimmune disease.

Elephants have developed a way to resist cancer, by resurrecting a ‘zombie’ gene known as leukemia inhibitory factor 6 (LIF6). Activated LIF6 responds to damaged DNA and efficiently kills cells that are destined to become cancer cells.