genetics

Targeting longnNoncoding RNAs may offer gains compared to conventional approaches Certain genes that code for proteins have long been known to contribute to cancer progression. But in a frame shift, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine recently found that non-coding…

Ahmad Khalil, assistant professor of genetics and biochemistry and member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, will serve as a session organizer for the American Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium Oct. 19-21 in Nanjing, China. The symposium is a joint effort of the Chinese Academy of…

Anthony Wynshaw-Boris can’t recall a time when he didn’t know he would have a career in medicine. It was just something he feels like he was “almost born with”—fitting for researcher who would go on to study genetics. With a career at the intersection of pediatrics and genetics, Wynshaw-Boris, the…

Researchers generate missing cell type in brain “organoids” A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now recapitulates human brain development more accurately than ever, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.…

CWRU researchers take step closer to uncovering new genetic causes of infertility Scientists have found distinctive portions of genetic material—known as lncRNAs—that help sperm develop. A study published in Biology of Reproduction found male mice lacking a particular lncRNA have low sperm count,…