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Alcohol use disorder linked to gene splicing

Written by Charlotte Harrison, Science Writer. Alternative splicing of RNA controls the flow of genetic information from DNA to protein, […]

A framework for identifying treatable targets in rare genetic diseases

Written by Charlotte Harrison, Science Writer The rarity of many genetic conditions means that the traditional model of drug discovery […]

A small peptide molecule prevents the progression of neurodegenerative diseases

A recent study, published in Science Translational Medicine, describes a novel way to prevent the death of nerve cells in […]

Leukaemias ‘re-programme’ themselves using epigenetic regulators

Some leukaemias are able to alter the proteins they express on the cell surface in order to evade cancer treatment. […]

New study uses machine learning and RNA-seq to identify cancer-causing gene fusions in glioblastoma

Written by Miyako Rogers, Science Writer A new study, published in Nature, has identified gene fusions with oncogenic potential in […]

Non-canonical Variants: The Dark Horse of Rare Genetic Diseases

Written by Isobel Young, Science Writer By the end of 2018, Genomics England had completed their 100,000 Genome Project (100KGP), […]

Aging clones: genetic mutations hijack the production of blood cells in different stages of life

New research has discovered how genetic mutations take over the production of blood cells at different life stages. The study, […]

A new genetic mechanism for severe forms of male infertility

Newcastle University scientists have identified a new genetic mechanism that can cause severe forms of male infertility. This breakthrough could […]

Generating a proteo-genomic map of human health

Researchers at Medical Research Council Epidemiology have carried out a genome-proteome-wide association study that targeted 4,775 distinct proteins, enabling them […]

Black geneticists

Can you name a Black scientist? We asked a similar question a few weeks ago regarding women in genetics and […]