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Use of genetic variants to predict opioid use disorder risk may lead to inaccurate results
Candidate genetic variants included in a genetic risk algorithm may not meet standards of reasonable clinical efficacy in identifying opioid use disorder risk, according to a study published in JAMA ...
Study reveals how RNA travels between cells to control genes across generations
RNA-based medicines are one of the most promising ways to fight human disease, as demonstrated by the recent successes of RNA vaccines and double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) therapies. But while health care ...
Science Daily19h
Scientists identify Alzheimer's disease-protective genetic factors and unravel disease mechanisms
An international research team has identified key genetic factors that confer protective effects against Alzheimer's disease (AD) through a comprehensive genetic analysis of East Asian populations, ...
eLife21h
Transcriptional antitermination integrates the expression of loci of diverse phage origin in the chimeric Bartonella Gene Transfer Agent BaGTA
This manuscript describes an important finding of the transcriptional control of a chimeric gene transfer agents (GTA) cluster in Bartonella by a processive anti-termination factor (BrrG). The ...
Biometric Companies1d
Use of DNA phenotyping to solve crimes fraught with problems, critics say
The criminal investigation tool is said to offer the potential to predict an individual's physical appearance based solely on ...
eLife2d
Single-cell sequencing provides clues about the developmental genetic basis of evolutionary adaptations in syngnathid fishes
This study provides a valuable new resource to investigate the molecular basis of the particular features characterizing the pipefish embryo. The authors found both unique and shared gene expression ...
techexplorist4d
MIT chemists quickly calculate 3D genomic structures
ChromoGen: A quick method to determine 3D genomic structures using generative AI, enabling the prediction of thousands of ...
Harvard Medical School20d
New Understanding of How Genetic Mutation Causes Huntington’s Disease
In addition to opening a new window into how human genetic mutations can operate ... This work was supported by CHDI Foundation, Inc., the Department of Genetics in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard ...
Newsweek21d
Scientists and Doctors Reveal How Genes are Mapping Cures for Cancer
Whole genome sequencing, which is also being used widely to improve treatments of difficult-to-diagnose diseases as well as for genetic screening of newborns, has given hope to patients with ...
Phys.org21d
Genetics, childhood aspirations and family background work together to shape status, career and health
A study of occupational status published in Nature Human Behavior identifies 106 genetic variants, the importance of the interplay of genetics and family environment, childhood educational and ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs22d
Archaeologists discovered a unique structure in the City of David
The team believes that the structure was in use until the 8th century BCE, the middle of the period when the Kings of Judah ruled. A scarab seal from the 8th century BCE uncovered during the ...