1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (220+ words) Scientists at UT Southwestern have uncovered a surprising new "master switch" that helps control how much cholesterol the liver sends into the bloodstream. The newly identified protein, HELZ2, works by shutting down the genetic instructions needed to produce apo B " a…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (350+ words) New CRISPR research reveals a molecular switch called ATF2 that triggers brain cell death. Discover how this breakthrough could reshape the future of cognitive health....

15+ hour, 49+ min ago  (534+ words) As a researcher specializing in protein dynamics, Professor Doucet is captivated by things that are invisible to the naked eye, yet full of mysteries and essential to all forms of life. He studies proteins and enzymes, and the poorly understood…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (319+ words) UCSF's John L. R. Rubenstein, MD, Ph D, has been named as the 2026 recipient of the prestigious Gruber Neuroscience Prize. Rubenstein and his collaborators then characterized the molecular pathways responsible for neuronal cell type specification, which included identifying the regulatory sequences, called…...

10+ hour, 32+ min ago  (319+ words) Inbox. lv Scientists Find the 'Master Switch' for Cancer Survival " Discovery Could Change Tumor Treatment Researchers have determined that hundreds of different genetic mutations in cancer ultimately depend on a single common mechanism for cell survival. The results of the…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago  (120+ words) You paid $500 for whole genome sequencing but the dashboard only answers 1% of your questions. This post shows how to set up three open-source MCP servers in your IDE to query your genome locally - drug metabolism, inherited variants, Clin Var lookups…...

11+ hour, 27+ min ago  (619+ words) A team of researchers at the University of Florida has developed what it says is the world's first CRISPR system guided by DNA rather than RNA, a breakthrough that could improve the precision, safety, stability, and affordability of gene-editing and…...

9+ hour, 14+ min ago  (770+ words) When two mice both carry an unmarked copy of a gene, their offspring should carry an unmarked copy too. One copy from each parent, combined in predictable ways. Simple math, reliable outcome. Researchers recently put that assumption to the test…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (842+ words) The discovery was made in the Afar Rift, one of the key regions for studying the early history of Homo sapiens. Here, an international team of researchers has been studying ancient sites, stone tools, animal bones and remains of Middle…...

12+ hour, 22+ min ago  (783+ words) Home - Health - Scientists have analysed the genomes of 333 Italian centenarians and detected a stronger genetic signature of Western hunter-gatherer ancestry; according to the study published subsequently, this ancient component increases the probability of reaching the age of 100 by 38% for every…...