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tag immune system genetics genomics disease medicine
Bat Immune Systems: The Original Antivirus Programs
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 3 min read
Bats stay healthy while hosting some of the world’s deadliest viruses. Scientists are just beginning to understand how.
Finding DNA Tags in AAV Stacks
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 7, 2024
| 8 min read
Ten years ago, scientists put DNA barcodes in AAV vectors, creating an approach that simplified, expedited, and streamlined AAV screening.
The Evolution of Bats’ Super Immunity
Niki Spahich, PhD
| Jan 10, 2024
| 4 min read
Researchers generated complete genomes of two important bat species and explored their immune- and cancer-related genes.
Turning on the Bat Signal
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists around the world investigate how bat immune systems cope with viral attacks and how this information could be used to keep humans safe.
Identical Twins Carry Distinctive Epigenetic Marks: Study
Chloe Tenn
| Sep 30, 2021
| 2 min read
Researchers found more than 800 sites in the genome where the twins bore the same chemical tags.
New Strategies to Discover Human Disease Genes
The Scientist
| Oct 16, 2023
| 2 min read
Learn how researchers across health-related fields identify and characterize disease-causing genomic variants.
Woman’s Body Appears to Rid Itself of HIV
Chloe Tenn
| Nov 18, 2021
| 3 min read
Researchers report what appears to be the second case of a person’s immune system clearing the virus on its own.
Humans Rely on Gut Bacteria for an Enzyme that Prevents Jaundice
Kamal Nahas, PhD
| Feb 16, 2024
| 5 min read
An absence of bilirubin-producing gut microbes may predispose individuals to some diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease.
Precision Medicine: A New Era in Cancer Therapy
Rebecca Roberts, PhD
| Dec 15, 2023
| 6 min read
Precision medicine helps clinicians tailor individual treatments, addressing genetic mutations, tumor microenvironment variations, and therapeutic resistance.
Researchers Probe Genetics Behind a Lizard’s Odd Immune System
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| May 10, 2022
| 4 min read
Deletions in the sleepy lizard genome leave it without an important type of T cells found in most other vertebrates.
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