In a recent study published in the Nature Biomedical Engineering, a group of researchers optimized prime editing (PE) for the efficient correction of the cystic fibrosis...
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is a leading cause of acute lower respiratory tract infection in children, elderly, and immunocompromised persons. In 2023, the US Food...
Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetic disorders, causing thick mucus build-up in the lungs and other parts of the body, breathing problems, and...
In a recent study published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research, researchers investigate whether machine learning can identify pan-cancer mutational hotspots at persistent CCCTC-binding factor (P-CTCF)...
Bowel cancer cells have the ability to regulate their growth using a genetic on-off switch to maximize their chances of survival, a phenomenon that’s been observed...
In a recent study published in IScience, a team of researchers from the United States examined the impact of heparan-sulfate-modified proteoglycans (HSPGs) on Alzheimer’s disease-associated pathways...
A new way to map the spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, will provide key insights to help predict and...
A promising therapy that treats blood cancers by harnessing the power of the immune system to target and destroy cancer cells could now treat solid tumors...
Using artificial intelligence, Garvan Institute researchers have found potential cancer drivers hidden in so-called ‘junk’ regions of DNA, opening up possibilities for a new approach to...
Professor Helle Ulrich, Executive Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) and professor at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), has been awarded an Advanced Grant...
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to classify histopathological images and differentiate between endometrial cancer subtypes. The...
In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Cardiology, a group of researchers identified rare predicted loss-of-function variants associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) and elucidated...