Genetic News

People with a highly aggressive type of brain tumor who are missing a specific chromosome live longer and respond better to the chemotherapy drug temozolomide than people without this genetic abnormality, according to research published Read the rest of this entry »

UCL scientists have taken a significant step in understanding how retroviruses such as HIV can move between species and the biological mechanisms behind the ‘jumping genes’ which make some monkeys immune. Read the rest of this entry »

People who lack a certain large segment of DNA have a previously unrecognized syndrome characterized by mental retardation, seizures, and slight physical abnormalities, according to a genetic analysis conducted by HHMI investigator Evan E. Eichler at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a team of international collaborators. Read the rest of this entry »

In the cell’s nucleus, neighborhoods matter. By corralling certain genes at the edge of the nucleus, developing immune cells can control a gene’s activity and keep it switched off, according to a new study from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers. Read the rest of this entry »