15-11-2012

Scientists have adopted a novel laboratory approach for determining the effect of genetic variation on the efficiency of the biological process that translates a gene's DNA sequence into a protein, such as hemoglobin, according to a presentation at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 ...

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17-09-2012

Plant Bioscience Limited (PBL) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued out US Patent No. 8,258,285 with fundamental claims directed to compositions to effect gene silencing and US Patent No. 8,263,569 with fundamental claims directed to methods of ...

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Two high profile R&D collaborations including one with Silence Therapeutics

29-08-2012

MiReven, an Australian microRNA company commercialising discoveries from the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) on the anti-cancer potential of miR-7, announced that it had received a further AU$500K investment from the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) due ...

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30-05-2012

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Sichuan Agricultural University and LC Sciences report the miRNAome in porcine adipose and muscle tissues. The report provides a valuable epigenomic source for obesity prediction and prevention and furthers the development of pig ...

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10-05-2012

Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer, estimated by the National Cancer Institute to afflict more than 70,000 people in the United States annually and the incidence rate continues to rise. In a study published in Genome Research, researchers have identified a previously unknown ...

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25-04-2012

PolyPid Ltd. announced that it has joined the Rimonim consortium of Israel's MAGNET program. The consortium's aim is to promote RNAi-based therapeutics. The Rimonim consortium comprises Israeli biotechnology companies and major universities.The MAGNET Program, part of the Israel Ministry of ...

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30-03-2012

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a number of tiny but powerful "genetic regulators" that are hijacked by avian and swine flu viruses during human infection.The discovery, published in the Journal of Virology, could reveal new targets for broad-spectrum ...

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27-03-2012

Few molecules are more interesting than DNA — except of course RNA. After two decades of research, that "other macromolecule" is no longer considered a mere messenger between glamorous DNA and protein-synthesizing machines. We now know that RNA has been leading a secret life, regulating gene ...

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BGI researchers uncover extensive RNA editing in a human transcriptome

14-02-2012

In a new study published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers from BGI reported the evidence of extensive RNA editing in a human cell line by analysis of RNA-seq data, demonstrating the need for new robust methods to identify important post-transcriptional editing events.RNA editing is a ...

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UCLA findings point to new treatment pathways for infectious diseases

31-01-2012

A team of UCLA scientists has found that the pathogen that causes leprosy has a remarkable ability to avoid the human immune system by inhibiting the antimicrobial responses important to our defenses.In one of the first laboratory studies of its kind, researchers discovered that the leprosy ...

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