Scientists discover new gene-to-gene interaction that increases risk of alopecia
In a new JAMA Dermatology study, scientists at King's College London found that changes in two parts of the genome work ...
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'Junk' RNA segments play role in protein production, cell stress response
Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to ...
New study reveals how DNA repair genes play a major role in Huntington's disease
A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in ...
Decoding the giant Y of Silene latifolia: Evolutionary insights into an unusually large sex chromosome
A high-quality genome assembly of Silene latifolia was generated by researchers at CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and ...
Unexpected X chromosome findings challenge assumptions about sex differences in human disease
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.
X Chromosome Mystery: Your Mom’s Genes Could Be Accelerating Brain Aging
UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's ...
Essential gene map of malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi aids in treatment design
A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite ...
What Lurks in This Flower’s Bizarrely Large Y Chromosome?
Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could ...