We have got you covered with some of the latest news and research across the genomics field in this week’s Genomics Week in Brief.
Top stories from the past week
- Using CRISPR gene editing technology, researchers have provided new insights into how genetic mutations play out at the cellular level to cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (Roest et al, 2021)
- Researchers have corrected mutations that cause cystic fibrosis in cultured human stem cells using a new CRISPR/Cas9 technique. (Guerts et al, 2021)
- A landmark study has found that artificial antibodies can protect against malaria. (Guadinski et al, 2021)
- A machine learning analysis has identified 50 conserved genes in both Drosophila and humans that are strongly associated with neurological ageing. (Webb et al, 2021)
- For the first time, researchers have developed a technique that can identify proteins in different types of neurons in the brain of a living animal. (Dumrongprechachan et al, 2021)
- Researchers have identified a previously unknown genetic program in fruit flies that controls the development of neurons and protects them from degeneration. (Izadifar et al, 2021)
- A team of researchers has developed a new way to tag tumour cells to track how they evolve and change over time to resist cancer treatments. (Gutierrez et al, 2021)
- Scientists have repurposed CRISPR to identify antibodies in patient blood samples which could revolutionise medical diagnostics. (Barber et al, 2021)
- Newcastle University research offers important insights into how we could turn DNA into a data structure that could organise data like conventional computers. (Lopiccolo et al, 2021)
- An international study has found a unique pair of gene variants that cause hypertension in pregnant women. (Zhou et al, 2021)
- A study analysing the genomes of nearly 120 ethnic groups in the Philippines has identified that one population – the Ayta Magbukon – have the highest level of DNA derived from Denisovans. (Larena et al, 2021)
- Researchers have uncovered the role of a gene that is critical to boosting the number of insulin-producing cells during the early development of the pancreas. (Rovira et al, 2021)
