KATMAP: A new way to understand and predict gene splicing

Although heart cells and skin cells contain identical instructions for creating proteins encoded in their DNA, they're able ...

The race is on to turn your body into a GLP-1 factory

People looking to lose weight and lower their blood sugar may someday be able to get a single injection that turns their ...

Q&A: Why does flu strike hardest in fall and winter?

Everyone knows that the fall brings flu season, replete with aches, pains and a new version of the vaccine. But why is cold ...

FDA approves first drug for Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency: All we know about this very rare mitochondrial disease

A groundbreaking FDA approval offers the first-ever treatment for ultra-rare Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency (TK2d). KYGEVVI, a ...
The Spicy Chefs on MSN

Doctors Warn Against This One Health Supplement, Citing Higher Heart Attack Risk

With a greater focus in the West on holistic wellness and longevity, people are more obsessed with supplements than ever ...
IEEE Spectrum on MSN

Inside the Massive Effort to Sequence All of Europe’s Lepidoptera

It’s a little after 6:30 on a brisk July morning in a stone hut high in the Italian Alps. A gently hissing wood fire is ...

Molecular dynamics simulations use atomistic force field to capture RNA folding with high accuracy

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is one of life's most versatile molecules, with roles going far beyond being a messenger of genetic ...
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - University at Buffalo

Uncovering the Rules of DNA’s Hidden Language

Michael Buck, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School, recently received NIH funding to explore how molecular readers of DNA access and activate seemingly hidden genes.
Scientific American

Gene Editing Helped One Baby—Could It Help Thousands?

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefited one child. Now researchers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach ...