University of Edinburgh
Chicken Changes to Prevent Disease
The Guardian writes that researchers are looking at gene editing chickens to help prevent future pandemics.
PLOS Papers on Y-Chromosome Sequencing, Blood Methylation Markers, CLL Mutations
In PLOS this week: Y-chromosome-specific sequencing strategy, smoking-linked blood methylation profiles improve BMI predictions, and more.
Genome Research Papers on Sperm Mutations, Trypanosoma Brucei Chromatin, Single-Worm Transcriptomics
In Genome Research this week: chromatin structure and mutations in sperm; histone regulation in the Trypanosoma brucei parasite; and more.
Genome Biology Papers on Aging, SMOOTH-seq, Akkermansia Bacterial Diversity
In Genome Biology this week: epigenetic markers of aging, sequencing approach to uncover structural variants and other features in individual cells, and more.
New CRISPR Guide RNA Screen Helps Define Genetics of Spinal Cord Regeneration in Zebrafish
The rapid and scalable in vivo phenotypic screening method can be applied to study any biological function of interest, the researchers said.
Jul 20, 2020