Genetic variants that sway protein restricting in immune cells can cause autoimmune disease Kumar Jeetendra | April 17, 2021 Certain genetic variants that cause modified protein binding in immune cells, are also seen in people at high risk of some autoimmune diseases, new research has found. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute in Spain, and the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS) discovered that specific genetic variants, which …
Researchers examine signal necrotic cells that prompt phagocytic cells to overwhelm the dying cell Kumar Jeetendra | May 8, 2021 As people keep their homes clean and clutter in check, a crew of cells within the body is in charge of clearing the waste that the body generates, including cells that are dying. The housekeeping cells remove unwanted material by a process called phagocytosis, which literally means’eating cells’ “Phagocytosis is quite important for the body’s …
Growing genomic research into different ancestries yields more and better outcomes Kumar Jeetendra | June 1, 2021 Currently published in Nature Genetics, their findings demonstrate that expanding research into different ancestries yields more and better results, in addition to ultimately benefitting global patient care. Up to now nearly 87 percent of genomic research of the type was conducted in Europeans. The global study team examined data across a wide assortment of cohorts, …
New gene expression organization can help understand component behind ceaseless stem cell activity in plant Kumar Jeetendra | June 11, 2021 An inter-university research group has succeeded in constructing the gene expression network behind the vascular development process in plants. They achieved this by doing bioinformatics analysis using the’VISUAL’ tissue culture stage, which generates vascular stem cells from cells. Within this network, they also found a new BES/BZR transcription factor, BEH3, which modulates vascular stem cells. …
First CRISPR-Cas9-based gene drive cuts and duplicates hereditary components in Arabidopsis plants Kumar Jeetendra | June 26, 2021 University of California San Diego scientists developed the first CRISPR/Cas9 based gene drive in plants. Their goal is to breed resilient crops that can withstand drought and diseases. Although gene drive technology for insects has been created to stop the spread and transmission of vector-borne diseases like Malaria, scientists in Professor Yunde Zha’s lab along …
DNA recuperated from illicit drug capsules could be utilized to track criminal syndicates Kumar Jeetendra | August 7, 2021 After just 15 seconds of contact between drug dealers and drug manufacturers, scientists have shown for the first-time that DNA can be extracted from capsule surfaces. This will make it possible for law enforcement agencies around the globe to find criminal syndicates. Flinders University researchers published a new study in Forensic Sciences International: Genetics. They …
