'Directed evolution' used to design molecules in mammal cells
11 July, 2025Scientists have developed a system that uses so-called 'biological artificial intelligence' to design and evolve molecules with new or improved functions directly in mammalian cells.
Indigenous-led initiative to resurrect the South Island Giant Moa
10 July, 2025New Zealand's Ngāi Tahu Research Centre has partnered with Colossal Biosciences and Sir Peter Jackson to resurrect the extinct South Island Giant Moa and other species.
Alithea Genomics MERCURIUS Total DRUG-seq transcriptome profiling library preparation kit
03 July, 2025The extraction-free, full-length transcriptome profiling library preparation kit is designed to push the boundaries of high-throughput drug screens, toxicology screens and target validation by enabling the creation of large-scale data generation for machine learning and AI.
Single-cell sequencing capability boosted in South Australia
27 June, 2025The South Australian Genomics Centre has become the first certified service provider in Asia–Pacific for Parse Biosciences' Evercode single-cell sequencing technology.
Alithea Genomics MERCURIUS FLASH-seq single-cell RNA sequencing kit
25 June, 2025The plate-based kit (available in 96- and 384-well formats) features a novel, non-toxic tagmentation buffer and delivers ultrasensitive gene detection. It is said to capture up to two times more genes compared to other commercially available solutions.
Global study finds 250 genes linked to OCD
12 June, 2025Researchers say they have found the genes linked to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), after identifying 30 regions on the human genome associated with this debilitating condition.
Novel tool enables more precise gene therapy
10 June, 2025A novel gene editor dubbed 'evoCAST' helps solve the problem of how to add long stretches of DNA to defined locations in the human genome without creating unwanted modifications.
Genes influence when babies start walking
02 June, 2025Genetics accounts for about a quarter of the differences in when children take their first steps, suggesting that some children may naturally start walking earlier or later because of their genetic propensity.
World's first patient treated with personalised gene editing
20 May, 2025In what is being described as a historic medical breakthrough, an infant diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder has been treated with a customised CRISPR gene editing therapy.
Prenatal stress leaves a molecular mark on newborns
15 May, 2025An international study has uncovered how stress experienced during pregnancy can affect newborns at the molecular level — with significant differences between male and female babies.
Korea's Haenyeo show genetic adaptation to cold-water diving
14 May, 2025The Haenyeo, a group of all-female divers from the Korean island of Jeju, are renowned for their ability to dive in frigid waters without the aid of breathing equipment — even while pregnant.
Osteoarthritis study uncovers new genetic links, drug targets
08 May, 2025The genome-wide association study (GWAS) uncovered over 900 genetic associations, more than 500 of which had never been reported before.
EpiCypher CUTANA meCUT&RUN and Multiomic CUT&RUN DNA methylation sequencing assays
29 April, 2025EpiCypher has announced CUTANA meCUT&RUN and Multiomic CUT&RUN — two novel DNA methylation sequencing technologies designed to advance the frontiers of genomic research and drug discovery.
Modifications in the placenta linked to psychiatric disorders
22 April, 2025Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression disorder are the neuropsychiatric disorders most strongly linked to DNA methylation in the placenta.
Colossal announces 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf
10 April, 2025Colossal Biosciences has announced what it describes as the rebirth of the dire wolf, which would make it the world's first successfully de-extincted animal.
