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After a exhaustive study that combed the entire genome, researchers have identified nearly 600 genes that may influence nerve cell regeneration. One of these genes simply had to be switched off to prompt regeneration of the spinal cord in mice.

Agricultural scientists have long sought wild strains of wheat containing genes that could benefit their domestic relatives. Now, a new database will speed up the hunt.

Despite advances in matching genetic signatures from cancer tumors to treatment options, certain "hidden responder" patients are currently not helped by this form of personalized medicine. Now, machine learning techniques may allow clinicians to identify these patients.

An international team of researchers have shows a technique targeting a single protein can trap fungal rice blast inside a single plant cell, stopping it from spreading across an entire leaf.

Boys and young men are more likely to develop respiratory diseases such as asthma. Now, a study examining the epigenome of DNA decoration and modification has classified areas of DNA which may explain this phenomenon.

Using human brain cells, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes discovered the cause of—and a potential solution for—the primary genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, a gene called apoE4.

Many patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) also develop problems with cognition and memory. A new study which connects ALS to a form of dementia may explain these symptoms and provide shared treatments.

Citrus greening is an insect-borne disease which has plagued citrus fruit production. Now, researchers have identified a key feature of the insects that transmit the disease that may help combat it.

The largest animal in history has had its genome sequenced, and the results suggests that the blue whale has an unusual genetic history to match its extraordinary size.

According to researchers, large-scale weather cycles, such as the one related to the El Niño phenomenon, affect two-thirds of the world’s cropland. In these so called climate oscillations, air pressure, sea level temperature or other similar factors fluctuate regularly in areas far apart in a way that causes rain and temperature patterns to shift significantly.