Using Old Plants for New Tricks?
Researchers have found a way we can find the best parent candidates for crop breeding to improve yield. There are currently more than 1,700 gene banks in the world, housing the genetic materials of...
genetics
Understanding Gene Functions: From Algae to Plants
The discovery of the specific functions of different genes in alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, some of which are also present in plants, could allow for the advancement in technologies for engineering...
Cutting-Edge Computing Tools are the Future of Genome Sequencing
As the world continues to grapple with the evolving variants of the COVID-19 virus, our ability to identify mutations accurately and speedily to develop the vaccines will determine how long the...
Clinical Study Achieves Goals in Diagnosing Rare Childhood Disorders
After six years, the KKH has met the goals set out in its BRIDGES programme, achieving 39 percent in diagnostic yield through identifying more patients with genetic mutations. This result is on par...
Rising Prevalence of Genetic Disorders among Global Population & Subsequent Interest in Gene Editing Technologies
As a technology, gene editing has demonstrated myriad benefits for the medical industry over the years. Gene editing has tremendous potential in the treatment of inherited diseases, generation of...
Researchers Identify Genetic Anomaly That Causes a Common Congenital Birth Defect
A team of researchers from A*STAR have identified a mutated gene which causes severe brain and spinal congenital birth defects in humans, providing a much-needed genetic framework for understanding...
Unlocking the Key: Genetic Links to Diabetes in Asia
Diabetes is a fast-growing epidemic in Asia. With more than 60 percent of people with diabetes in the world living in Asia, it is a public health concern as the number of diabetes cases increases...
Genomic Study Discover Genetic Reason behind Fig-Wasp Symbiotic System
Researchers from the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU) and the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) publish insights to fig-wasp co-evolution through comparative analyses of...
Genetic Variants Identified for the Susceptibility to Neuroblastoma
Study reveals new relationship between genetic variant in an RNA helicase that could explain the predisposition to sporadic neuroblastoma within the Chinese population. Neuroblastoma is the most...
Singapore Research Team Reports World’s First Case of Jamuar Syndrome and Uncovers the Genetic Abnormality Behind it
Collaboration between doctors at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and geneticists at the Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) of A*STAR led to the diagnosis of the world’s first case of Jamuar...
COVID-19 and Its Genetic Relationship With Other Coronaviruses
A study has revealed that COVID-19 has an infection mechanism same as that of SARS, despite their considerable differences in genetic sequence. "To understand the origin of and its genetic...
New Mechanism in Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease for Possible Therapeutic Targets
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, demonstrate a new mechanism of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) pathogenesis. The study published online...