Scientists create first map of DNA modification in developing human brain
Fluorescent image of a developing human seahorse. Credit: Oier Pastor-Alonso/UCSF A UCLA-led study has provided unprecedented insight into how gene ...
Tag: DNA
AI ‘liquid biopsies’ using cell-free DNA and protein biomarkers could aid early detection of ovarian cancer
Credit: Carolyn Hruban, Ph.D. A blood test using artificial intelligence (AI) to detect cancer-related genetic changes and protein biomarkers could ...
Researchers discover what hinders DNA repair in Huntington’s disease patients
A montage of three images of striatal neurons transfected with a disease-associated version of huntingtin, the protein that causes Huntington's ...
Study reveals new insights into genetics of intellectual disability: repetitive DNA
DNA, which has a double helix structure, can have many mutations and genetic variations. Credit: NIH Researchers from the Icahn ...
Scientists Discover Hidden Mutations in Non-Coding DNA
Liver cells with damaged DNA are stained red (left). Proliferating intestinal cells with undamaged DNA are stained yellow (right). Credit: ...
Technique for studying how proteins bind to DNA is often misused: Researchers propose a solution
Diagram illustrating the impact of improper use of peak normalization on downstream results. Credit: Biotechnology of nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41587-024-02377-y, ...
International team discovers new process that allows cells to repair DNA damage
Credit: Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.08.020 A team of international researchers from the University of Oxford (Oxford) and NTU Singapore has ...
Crystallized alternative DNA structure sheds light on insulin-diabetes link
Crystal of the i 4C motif, used in X-ray experiments. Credit: Dilek Guneri et al, UCL School of Pharmacy The ...
Scientists unlock secrets of how a key protein converts DNA into RNA
The researchers took pictures of their RNA polymerase crystals using a special type of microscope that uses UV light. This ...
Researchers map 50,000 mysterious DNA ‘knots’ in the human genome
The “i”-shaped knot-like structure that protrudes from the DNA double helix has been mapped at 50,000 locations across the human ...
