Genetics
Crispr-Cas9
Disputed Crispr patents
Patents related to CRISPR-Cas9 use to edit the genes of plant and animal cells belong to the Broad Institute
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
A long-sought cure may be closer
Experimental treatment able to control HIV for six months after stopping antiretrovirals
Genetics
A connection between big and small
Dog breeds can have up to 40-fold size differences, determined by 25 genes
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Zoology
DNA in the air helps identify animals
Two studies published in the same scientific journal in January indicate that the air contains DNA at levels sufficient to allow species identification
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SEARCH
Return to research
Francis Collins has stepped down from his position as director of the US National Institutes of Health
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Genetics
The tambaqui genome
A group of researchers has sequenced and analyzed the genome of the second largest fish in the Amazon
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Photolab
Fertility clock
Genetic alterations to the biological clock could be linked to fertility disorders
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COVID-19
Study outlines COVID-19’s profile in African countries
Study outlines COVID-19's profile in African countries
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Video
The plant biological clock benefits agriculture
Understanding the plant circadian rhythms, and learning how to manipulate them, may widen cultivation options | 2'42
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Video
Microorganisms are everywhere (and that’s not a problem)
A genome survey has identified 31 bacteria as the predominant microorganisms in public places in 60 cities worldwide | 4'53
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Molecular biology
Urban germs
Thirty-one of the same bacteria are found in cities on all continents
By Tiago Jokura
Funding
ERC president
German geneticist Maria Leptin will be the new president of the European Research Council
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Research funding
Learning to edit the genome
Brazil’s Crop Science Institute launches experiments with “gene scissors” to improve sugarcane, coffee, and citrus crops
COVID-19
The awakening of a dormant virus
Study suggests that SARS-CoV-2 activates dormant virus in the human genome
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Genetics
The most complete human genome
On May 27, the T2T consortium, an international collaboration involving 30 research institutions, published an article titled “The complete sequence of a human genome” on bioRxiv
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Genetics
A simpler brain?
Scientists used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technique to alter stem cell DNA, replacing the NOVA1 gene with its archaic version from the extinct Neanderthals and Denisovans
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Genetics
Where Vikings went
Researchers analyzed the remains of 442 humans found in Viking cemeteries in Scotland, concluding that the Viking identity was not limited to people with Scandinavian genetic ancestry
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COVID-19
Mutation makes COVID-19 less serious
A mutation that erased a stretch of DNA from two SARS-CoV-2 genes appears to make the symptoms of COVID-19 less aggressive
By Redação