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The protein DNase1 is one of the oldest biological agents in history: It has been on the market since 1958 and is now used, among other things, to treat cystic fibrosis. However, it takes considerable effort to produce it in immortalized hamster cells. This process is also costly. It would be far more cost-effective to produce it with…

For more than a decade, evidence suggested that worm species that infect humans and cattle, Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma bovis, were trading genes frequently — a process called hybridization. This caused concern among…

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“The benefits of lifestyle-based weight management are widely discussed even though studies have found it surprisingly difficult to…

Researchers found that certain gut bacteria and metabolites are linked to each disease — suggesting that these biomarkers could help in early, less invasive diagnosis of GIDs, with some markers indicating risk across multiple diseases.

They used advanced machine…

The conditions are two of more than 40 severe neurological disorders caused by three-letter stretches of DNA that repeat consecutively. If longer than a certain threshold length, these sequences grow in length uncontrollably and lead to brain cell death in Huntington’s disease, and the breakdown of nerve fibers in Friedreich’s ataxia. There are no…

These biological clocks regulate not only sleep-wake cycles but also a wide range of daily physiological and metabolic functions. A growing body of research suggests that circadian rhythms are fundamental contributors to health and resilience.

Now, a…

Chromosomes are the tiny storage boxes that hold our DNA. Since each cell has about six feet of DNA packed inside it, it must be folded up tightly to fit. This folding not only saves space — it also…