Zika Reference Strain Sequenced, Will Aid in Diagnosis, Screening
An international team of researchers has sequenced a strain of the Zika virus that will be used as a World Health Organization (WHO) reference strain to identify Zika virus infection…
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Where There's Smoke And A Mutation There May Be An Evolutionary Edge For Humans
A genetic mutation may have helped modern humans adapt to smoke exposure from fires and perhaps sparked an evolutionary advantage over their archaic competitors, including Neandertals, according to a team…
Genetics Of Type 2 Diabetes Revealed In Unprecedented Detail
A comprehensive investigation of the underlying genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes has unveiled the most detailed look at the genetic differences that heighten a person’s risk for disease development….
UW-Madison Zika Research in Monkeys Could Inform Outbreak in People
Monkeys infected with Zika virus are protected from future infection, and pregnancy dramatically prolongs infection in monkeys, findings that could help in fighting the virus in people, UW-Madison researchers said…
UMMS Scientists Use CRISPR To Discover Zika And Dengue Weaknesses
Scientists at UMass Medical School have performed the first CRISPR/Cas9 screen to discover human proteins that Zika virus needs for replication. This work, led by Abraham Brass, MD, PhD, assistant…
Genomic Profiling Helps Provide Targeted Therapy Options for Hard to Treat Cancers
Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey examining difficult to treat cancer tumors through genomic profiling shows that tumors with alterations in a signaling pathway responsible for cell regulation…