POSTS TAGGED AS genetics

Rapid Nanopore Sequencing

Portable nanopore sequencer
Even a tiny DNA sequencer like Oxford Nanopore’s “MinION” takes considerable time to do its work because it [MORE]

Duke’s Genome Editors Go “HiUGE”

Universal Genome Engineering (HiUGE)
“HiUGE” is the acronym Duke University researchers have developed with which they are able to fluorescently tag [MORE]

Genetics of Obesity

Genetic differences in men and women
“Sex-dependent differences in the distribution and physiology of fat have been connected to sex-dependent differences [MORE]

Cell Map of the Adult Human Heart

Single cell reconstruction of adult human heart
From fourteen healthy adult hearts that were rejected after transplantation, a research team headed [MORE]

Gender-Affected Gene Expressions in Almost All Tissue Types

New map charts genetic expression
In personalized medicine, the inescapable fact is that the macro-difference between individuals is whether they are [MORE]

Whole Genome Sequencing for $599

myGenome testing
In case you missed it, the company Harvard geneticist George Church founded, Veritas Genetics (Danvers, MA) has lowered the [MORE]

Extrachromosomal DNA in Tumor Cells

Oncogenes on doughnut-shaped ecDNA (orange)
“In the past, cancer researchers have mainly focused on targeting genes that are located on the [MORE]

Genetics of Disease and Aging

Epigenetic mechanisms.
Disease and aging usually are thought to be distinct processes, but that may not be entirely so.  Biologists at [MORE]

CRISPR on a Chip

Digital DNA detection
First, affix a piece of graphene to a pyrene substrate.  Then, load Cas9 and guide RNA molecules onto [MORE]

Regenerating a Younger Gut

Interaction between stem cells and Paneth Cells (red)
The “fountain of youth” was a myth, but there is a fountain of [MORE]

A Neonate Genetic Screen for Lifelong Obesity Risk

Polygenic score to predict obesity risk
Researchers at the Broad Institute have developed a polygenic test that could be given to [MORE]

Controlling Embryonic Stem Cell Fate

Monash University Scientists – Bullen, Das and Tripathti
A research collaboration between Australian and American scientists has found two genes (using [MORE]

Charming!  DNA Embroidery

Alex Dainis LED DNA embroidery
This piece is just for fun—a video of Alex Dainis explaining how she combined her interests [MORE]

Why Clinical Genetics Lags

Much of the Genome has not been studied
It’s true in most fields that new research largely reinforces prior discoveries.  That’s [MORE]