Mosquitoes placed in a container. In the battle against mosquito-borne diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, scientists turned to an unlikely ally, an engineered fungus that…
We are gearing up for our annual AI in Drug Discovery summit in a few days. So, for this episode, we focused on some recent AI news coverage. First, GEN…
A molecular model showing three of the main epigenetic modifications of DNA (orange) and histones (dark blue) Post-translational modifications (PTMs) play a critical role in various biological processes, including epigenetic…
Interest in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) as delivery vehicles for precision therapies in genetic diseases and cancers remains at an all-time high. Now, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania, Brookhaven National…
Uncovering the mystery of why individuals born with mutations in the gene that encodes HSL—the cytosolic enzyme that releases energy from fat—lose fat instead of gaining it, Dominique Langin, PhD,…
An international research team led by researchers at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) has solved a genetic mystery and revealed a previously unknown way that DNA can control…
Credit: luismmolina/Getty Images Successful fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), is often reliant on a clear understanding of developmental stages of human development. Clinicians working with assisted conception technologies…
10x Genomics’ facility at 5500 Stoneridge Mall Road Pleasanton, CA, one of the company’s three sites in the San Francisco suburb. 10x Genomics has joined with two licensor partners to…
Small blue round cells of Ewing Sarcoma. Nat Pernick, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Ewing sarcoma is one of the most common bone cancers seen in children, and if…
Credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The link between an extra copy of chromosome 21 and Down syndrome (DS) has been well established for decades. What has not been clear was…