Sequencing a genome is getting cheaper, but making sense of the resulting data remains hard. Researchers have now found a […]
Review of modern cases of leprosy
Leprosy has a history that has spanned centuries and societies across the globe. Yet, it continues to be a problem […]
Neurodegenerative disease found in monkeys: Discovery could accelerate development of new gene therapies for Batten disease
OHSU scientists have discovered a naturally occurring disease in monkeys that mimics a deadly childhood neurodegenerative disorder in people — […]
Cancer-causing virus HTLV-1 changes DNA loops to ‘affect tens of thousands of genes’
A human virus that causes a rare form of leukemia increases the risk of disease by changing the way DNA […]
Two proteins involved in schistosome epigenetics play key roles in parasite’s biology: Protein pair could serve as drug targets in development of new schistosomiasis control strategies
Two proteins that recognize and translate DNA methylation marks in Schistosoma mansoni are required for growth of adult stem cells […]