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Northwestern Medicine studies are improving the understanding of epigenetic mechanisms in cancer development and progression, as well as pinpointing...

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals 40 different cell types in Stylophora pistillata, a reef-building stony coral native to the Indo-Pacific oceans. The calcium carbonate skeleton of stony coral colonies are the...

Nanopore technology shows promise for making it possible to develop small, portable, inexpensive devices that can sequence DNA in real time. One...

Age may adversely affect women’s fertility by impairing levels of RNA molecules which in turn alter the function of genes involved in key biological...

Genedata, the leading provider of enterprise software for biopharmaceutical R&D, today announced a new release of its first-in-class Genedata Selector® software platform that enables the automation of complex next-generation sequencing (NGS) based workflows. The new release Genedata Selector 7.0 provides ...

Tracking the spread of COVID-19 Viruses spread because they can rapidly copy their genetic material and produce more virus. Each virus—including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19—has its own unique RNA genetic blueprint. This RNA signature alerts scientists to the presence of a specific disease. Part of the obstacle scientists have ...

Neurons result from a highly complex and unique series of cell divisions. For example, in fruit flies, the process starts with stem cells that divide into mother cells (progenitor cells), that then divide into precursor cells that eventually become neurons. ...

Researchers examined 14,000 genetic differences between modern humans and our most recent ancestors at a new level of detail. They found that differences in gene activation – not just genetic code – could underlie evolution of the brain and vocal ...

Single cell sequencing and multiplex single‐molecule RNA FISH analyses on SARS‐CoV‐2 infected human intestinal organoids characterize the tropism of SARS‐CoV‐2 and identify strategies developed by the virus to interfere with the host intrinsic innate...

circRNAs: uncovering the functions of novel non-coding sequences – from developmental biology to anti-cancer therapies Summary What is circRNA? (Research on the function of circRNA; research hotspots in life sciences and medicine) Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new class of ...