The Scan
Genes Linked to White-Tailed Jackrabbits' Winter Coat Color Change
Climate change, the researchers noted in Science, may lead to camouflage mismatch and increase predation of white-tailed jackrabbits.
Adenine Base Editor Targets SCID Mutation in New Study
Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, report in Cell that adenine base editing was able to produce functional T lymphocytes in a model of severe combined immune deficiency.
Researchers Find Gene Affecting Alkaline Sensitivity in Plants
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science have found a locus affecting alkaline-salinity sensitivity, which could aid in efforts to improve crop productivity, as they report in Science.
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.
Clinical Trial Participants, Investigators Point to Importance of Clinical Trial Results Reporting in Canadian Study
Public reporting on clinical trial results is crucial, according to interviews with clinical trial participants, investigators, and organizers from three provinces appearing in BMJ Open.
Old Order Amish Analysis Highlights Autozygosity, Potential Ties to Blood Measures
Researchers in BMC Genomics see larger and more frequent runs-of-homozygosity in Old Order Amish participants, though only regional autozygosity coincided with two blood-based measures.
Suicidal Ideation-Linked Loci Identified Using Million Veteran Program Data
Researchers in PLOS Genetics identify risk variants within and across ancestry groups with a genome-wide association study involving veterans with or without a history of suicidal ideation.