Decoding the giant Y of Silene latifolia: Evolutionary insights into an unusually large sex chromosome
A high-quality genome assembly of Silene latifolia was generated by researchers at CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and ...
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Using CRISPR to remove extra chromosomes in Down syndrome
Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro ...
Health Rounds: Gene editing may hold key to preventing Down syndrome
Gene editing techniques may one day allow for the removal of the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome, early ...
Unexpected X chromosome findings challenge assumptions about sex differences in human disease
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.
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Assessing Gene Therapy Approaches for Down Syndrome
Decades ago, researchers showed that Down syndrome (also known as trisomy 21), was caused when individuals carried an extra ...
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Genome Restructuring around Innate Immune Genes in Monocytes in Alcohol-associated Hepatitis
The manuscript addresses the 3D chromatin architecture in monocytes from patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis and its relationship to enhanced transcription of innate immune genes. While the ...
Disrupting parasite gene regulation reveals new malaria intervention strategy
The parasite that causes malaria requires precise control of gene expression to progress through the various stages of its ...
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Gnat Your Average Fly: Aale Agans ’25 Explores New Gene Editing Technique on Fungus Gnat
Agans is doing cutting-edge research in experimental genetics as a lab assistant and honors student in Jack Bateman’s lab.
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CRISPR Unlocks ‘Sleeping’ Genes—A Potential Cure for Prader-Willi Syndrome?
CRISPR epigenome editing successfully reactivates silenced genes in Prader-Willi Syndrome, highlighting potential for ...
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Rep. Nancy Mace is wrong. Not all people are born with either XX or XY chromosomes.
People who have one of several well-documented medical conditions do not have only XX or XY chromosomes, which typically correspond with female and male sexes, respectively. Those conditions include ...