An international collaboration among researchers from Finland, Sweden, UK and the USA has captured ribosomes translating messenger RNA expressed from the maternally inherited mitochondrial genome….
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Modified CRISPR/Cas9 complex targets specific histones
Finding a needle in a haystack is hard enough. But try finding a specific molecule on the needle. Rice University researchers have achieved something of…
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What is Cockayne Syndrome?
Cockayne syndrome is a rare disease, which occurs in about 1 in 500,000 babies. Aesthetically the babies’ symptoms include: smaller-than-usual heads, growth deficiencies, sunken eyes…
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What is Cornelia de Lange Syndrome?
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome aka CdLS is a rare disease affects 1 in 10,000 to 30,000 newborn babies. It involves many parts of the body,…
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Genetic Regulation of Fingers and Toes Development
Generally, the limb buds of an embryo develop at the first trimester of pregnancy, which is followed by the growth of fingers and toes. Limb…
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Pediatric Blood Diseases
Skip to: Hemoglobinopathies Beta-Thalassemia Sickle Cell Disease Bone Marrow Failures Diseases Fanconi Anemia Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Dyskeratosis Congenita Pediatric blood disorders represent a category of noncancerous…
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HIV treatment has no benefit for hospitalised Covid-19 patients: Study
A combination of antiviral drugs usually used to treat HIV has no beneficial effect in patients hospitalised with COVID-19, a peer-reviewed study said on Monday,…
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Scientists map genes controlling immune system ‘brakes’
Unlike most T cells, which launch immune responses against foreign molecules, regulatory T cells are the peacekeepers of the human immune system, damping down inflammatory…
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Method discovered to reactivate tumour fighting genes ‘silenced’ by cancer
Scientists at UCL have developed a method to reactivate ‘tumour suppressor’ genes, which are switched off by cancer cells—a finding which could lead to new…
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Like an instruction manual, the genome groups genes together for convenience
Every living organism’s cell has a complete copy of DNA, life’s instruction book, which is condensed tightly in chromosomes. Every time the cell needs to…
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