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The latest research news in genetics and genomics.

Lunaphore Raises CHF 40M in Series D Financing

The funding for the protein detection and spatial biology company includes a €10 million ($10.9 million) venture debt facility from Norgine Ventures.

Admixture of Stone Age European Farmers, Hunter-Gatherers Led to Genetic Loci Under Selection

Using natural selection-focused analysis, researchers saw overrepresentation of hunter-gatherer sequences in an immune-related region in admixed ancient European farmers.

TUM Researchers Profiling Dose-Dependent Response of Protein PTMs to Cancer Drugs
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The scientists believe this information could help unravel drug modes of action and potentially help doctors tailor treatments based on patient proteomic profiles.

Genetic Risk of Substance Use Disorders Untangled in Large-Scale GWAS Meta-Analysis

The study, of over 1 million individuals with European ancestry and almost 100,000 of African descent, found loci associated with general and substance-specific addiction.

Beethoven's Genome Offers Clues to Composer's Liver Disease, Family History

Researchers analyzed DNA from authenticated hair samples of the German composer, identifying liver disease risk variants along with hepatitis B virus sequences.

Mar 21, 2023

Male Urethral Microbiome Can Harbor Bacteria Transmitted Through Vaginal Sex

Mar 20, 2023

Blood-Based 'Omics Signatures Reflect 'Biological' BMI, Metabolic Health

Mar 20, 2023

Genetic Causes of Three Rare Diseases Identified From UK 100K Genomes Data by Mount Sinai-led Team

Mar 17, 2023

Tibetan Plateau Population Relationships, Adaptations Assessed With Ancient Genomes

Mar 17, 2023

Researchers Develop Mass Spec System for Discovery of Protein-Metabolite Interactions
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Mar 16, 2023

Amazon Rainforest Population History Informed by New Genetic Data

Mar 15, 2023

Researchers Find Genetic, Cellular Features of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in Chinese Patients

Mar 15, 2023

Protai Expands Seed Round to $20M

Mar 15, 2023

Metabolomics Research Services Firm Panome Bio Raises $6M

Mar 15, 2023

Canadian Genomics Research Project Pointing Indigenous Rare Disease Patients Toward Diagnosis
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Mar 14, 2023

New NASEM Report Suggests Dropping Race, Ethnicity Tags From Genetic, Genomic Studies

Mar 14, 2023

Lung Function GWAS Meta-Analysis Yields Insights Into Healthy, Diseased States

Mar 14, 2023

Touchlight Proprietary Synthetic Vector Tech Offers Enticing Alternative to Plasmid DNA
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Mar 14, 2023

New Single-Cell Genome, Transcriptome Sequencing Technique Delivers Better Bang For Buck
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Mar 13, 2023

Protein-Truncating Variants Confer Schizophrenia Risk Across Human Populations

Mar 13, 2023

Ocean Genomics Sees Accenture Ventures Investment as Ticket to Big Pharma
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Mar 10, 2023

Genomics England Partners With Sectra to Combine Genomics, Digitized Medical Imaging Data
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Mar 9, 2023

Fluent BioSciences Takes on Single-Cell RNA-seq Market With PIP-seq Technology
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Mar 9, 2023

Infant Microbiome Development Traced to Multiple Maternal Transmission Sources

Mar 7, 2023

Prostate Cancer Polygenic Score Does Not Improve High-Grade Disease Prediction Over Clinical Factors

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International Team Proposes Checklist for Returning Genomic Research Results

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics present a checklist to guide the return of genomic research results to study participants.

Study Presents New Insights Into How Cancer Cells Overcome Telomere Shortening

Researchers report in Nucleic Acids Research that ATRX-deficient cancer cells have increased activity of the alternative lengthening of telomeres pathway.

Researchers Link Telomere Length With Alzheimer's Disease

Within UK Biobank participants, longer leukocyte telomere length is associated with a reduced risk of dementia, according to a new study in PLOS One.

Nucleotide Base Detected on Near-Earth Asteroid

Among other intriguing compounds, researchers find the nucleotide uracil, a component of RNA sequences, in samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, as they report in Nature Communications.