[ad_1] Caused by the highly contagious pathogen, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the dreaded but expected second wave of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has already hit the UK. This can be seen in the current high prevalence of infections across the country. Therefore, the virus is set to take …
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[ad_1] Mutations lay the foundation for tumor development. Some genetic variants mitigate this effect. (Image: Anusorn / stock.adobe.com) How Genetics Affect Cancer Risk Many people know the story: “My grandmother has been smoking all her life and is still 90 years old.” Indeed, there are clear individual genetic differences that …
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[ad_1] In a recent medRxiv * preprint manuscript, researchers from Singapore and the United States report the development of a digital CRISPR method for the sensitive, specific and rapid detection of viral nucleic acids at constant temperature, which could be exploited for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …
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[ad_1] Mutations lay the foundation for tumor development. Some genetic variants mitigate this effect. (Image: Anusorn / stock.adobe.com) How Genetics Affect Cancer Risk Many know the story: “My grandmother has smoked all her life and is still 90 years old”. Indeed, there are clear individual genetic differences that affect the …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 5, 2020 Scientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibers in the eye, in a discovery that could help develop new treatments for glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Axons – nerve fibers – in the adult central nervous system (CNS) …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.October 29, 2020 The study, in which six Wits researchers were involved, shows that these newly discovered variants were found mainly among newly sampled ethnolinguistic groups. Researchers identified new evidence for natural selection in and around 62 previously unreported genes associated with viral immunity, DNA …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.October 28, 2020 In the world of rare genetic diseases, exome and genome sequencing are two powerful tools used to make a diagnosis. A recent addition to the toolkit, RNA sequencing, has been shown to help researchers narrow down the candidate disease variants first identified …
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