Researchers have, for the first time, managed to understand the the molecular events that contribute to large intercontinental epidemics by studying almost 5,000 group A streptococcus genomes collected over decades. The multi-institute…
Tag: Genome
Cerebral Palsy breakthrough establishes genetic link
Researchers have established genes as one of the major causes of Cerebral palsy (CP) in children and this could have major implications on future of counselling, prevention and treatment of children with…
Genomics to push big data to its limits
Big data emerged out of the challenges companies were facing while storing and processing huge amounts of data generated by their customers, internal processes, external data requirements among other things and owing…
Gene editing technology could pave way for sickle cell anemia cure
Blood disorders are generally life threatening unless patients are constantly provided life-long treatments including blood transfusions and medication, which take a toll not only on their overall quality of life, but also…
Antibiotic resistant typhoid spreading across the globe, landmark study warns
Though a landmark genomic study, an international consortium has warned that antibiotic resistant typhoid is spreading fast across the globe and there is an urgent need to establish worldwide surveillance against the…
Anti-cancer drug targets identified using gene-editing tech CRISPR
Identifying potential anti-cancer drug targets in hundreds or even thousands of different proteins in a given type of cancer cell is a daunting task and couple it with the fact that there…
Successful gene-editing paves way to prevent mitochondrial diseases
Researchers over at Salk Institute have successfully used gene-editing technology to prevent mutated mitochondrial DNA associated with multiple human mitochondrial diseases from being passed from mothers to their offspring in mouse model…
Tumour-only genetic sequencing misguiding cancer treatment in 50% patients
Researchers have revealed that tumour-only genetic sequencing isn’t revealing the true picture thereby misguiding cancer treatment in almost 50 per cent of patients and to overcome this huge gap comparison to a…
Personalised melanoma vaccines show promising results
Research on cancer vaccines has been going on for years now and with a range of successes and disappointments on various fronts, a new research involving personalised melanoma vaccines is proving to…
Scientists want experiments of DNA editing in human embryos to stop
Scientists call for halt on experiments involving modification of DNA in human eggs, sperms or embryos after rumours surfaced that scientists have managed to do so in America. Five prominent researchers have…
Study reveals why you are more like your father
Researchers, in a first of its kind study, have shown how mammals inherit genetic variants from their parents and have revealed that mammals are genetically more like their dads. “This is an…