New research shows that a specific change in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus virus genome, previously associated with increased viral transmission and the spread of COVID-19, is more infectious in cell culture. …read more Source:: Science
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Worldwide scientific collaboration unveils genetic architecture of gray matter
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•For the first time, more 360 scientists from 184 different institutions have contributed to a global effort to find more than 200 regions of the genome and more than 300 …read more Source:: Science
COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has a natural origin
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•An analysis of public genome sequence data from SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses found no evidence that the virus was made in a laboratory or otherwise engineered. …read more Source:: Science
Reproductive genome from the laboratory
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•Researchers have for the first time developed a genome the size of a minimal cell that can copy itself. …read more Source:: Science
Tiny salamander’s huge genome may harbor the secrets of regeneration
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•If scientists can find the genetic basis for the axolotl’s ability to regenerate, they might be able to find ways to restore damaged tissue in humans. But they have been …read more Source:: Science
Grain traits traced to ‘dark matter’ of rice genome
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•Research finds that a sizeable amount of domestication-related changes in rice reflects selection on traits that are determined by a portion of the genome that does not transcribe proteins. …read more Source:: Science
Koala epidemic provides lesson in how DNA protects itself from viruses
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•In animals, infections are fought by the immune system. Studies on an unusual virus infecting wild koalas reveal a new form of ‘genome immunity.’ …read more Source:: Science
Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistory
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•Researchers analyzed the genomes of 524 never before-studied ancient people, including the first genome of an individual from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. Insights answer longstanding questions about the origins …read more Source:: Science
A novel technology for genome-editing a broad range of mutations in live organisms
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•Researchers have developed a new tool — dubbed SATI — to edit the mouse genome, enabling the team to target a broad range of mutations and cell types. The new …read more Source:: Science
Catch a virus by its tail
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•Research uncovers key mechanism that allows some of the deadliest human RNA viruses to orchestrate the precise copying of the individual pieces of their viral genome and replicate. The findings …read more Source:: Science