FDA approves first drug for Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency: All we know about this very rare mitochondrial disease

A groundbreaking FDA approval offers the first-ever treatment for ultra-rare Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency (TK2d). KYGEVVI, a ...

Decoding how cells choose to become muscles or neurons

Every cell in the body has the same DNA, but different cell types—such as muscle or brain cells—use different parts of it.
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - University at Buffalo

Uncovering the Rules of DNA’s Hidden Language

Michael Buck, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School, recently received NIH funding to explore how molecular readers of DNA access and activate seemingly hidden genes.

KATMAP: A new way to understand and predict gene splicing

Although heart cells and skin cells contain identical instructions for creating proteins encoded in their DNA, they're able ...
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How a Tiny Spider Cut Its DNA in Half But Became More Diverse Than Ever

Usually, when a small group of animals becomes isolated on an island, they lose genetic diversity. This puzzling little spider flipped the script.
Science Daily

MIT scientists discover how the brain spins back into focus

Researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute found that rotating waves of brain activity help restore focus after distractions. In ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Nobel Laureate Hamilton Smith, Who Discovered Molecular ‘Scissors’ to Cut DNA, Dies at 94

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine alumnus and former faculty member Hamilton O. Smith, M.D., whose 1978 Nobel Prize-winning discovery of restriction enzymes revolutionized genetic ...