In chromosome of key biotech bacterium, different setups bring different strengths

Depending on the setting, the ability of a crucial bacterium in biotechnology—Agrobacterium tumefaciens—to transfer its DNA ...
Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa State University research untangles chromosomes in building block of GMO crops

Iowa State University researchers changed Agrobacterium chromosomes to see how its resiliency and ability to infect plants is ...

Why women's brains face higher risk: Scientists pinpoint X-chromosome gene behind MS and Alzheimer's

New research by UCLA Health has identified a sex-chromosome linked gene that drives inflammation in the female brain, ...
New York Post

Could Down syndrome be eliminated? Scientists say cutting-edge gene editing tool could cut out extra chromosome

Cutting-edge gene editing technology could eradicate Down syndrome, according to Japanese scientists. Down syndrome, which causes a range of developmental differences and affects 1 in 700 newborns in ...