309: LASI-DAD 2,680-sample WGS panel boosts LD maps, imputation, and PRS in Indian genomes
Li Z et al., Human Genetics and Genomics Advances - LASI-DAD 30× whole-genome sequencing of 2,680 Indian participants produced a 69.5M-variant LD panel that improves genotype imputation accuracy and P...
6 Mars 23min
308: PANDORA-seq reveals conserved rsRNA length shift and tsRNA/rsRNA aging cliff in mouse and human sperm
Shi J et al., The EMBO Journal, doi:10.1038/s44318-025-00687-8 - PANDORA-seq profiling of mouse and human sperm heads identifies a conserved rsRNA length shift with age and a tsRNA/rsRNA 'aging cliff'...
5 Mars 22min
307: SNIPE membrane nuclease cleaves phage λ DNA during ManYZ-mediated genome injection in Escherichia coli
Saxton DS et al., Nature, doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10207-1 - In E. coli, the membrane-bound nuclease SNIPE directly cleaves incoming phage λ DNA during genome injection, blocking infection via ManYZ and...
4 Mars 27min
306: SAXO6 loss-of-function in photoreceptor cilia links a microtubule inner protein to late-onset retinal dystrophy
Moye AR et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - Biallelic loss-of-function variants in SAXO6, a microtubule inner protein of photoreceptor cilia, cause late-onset retinal dystrophy by destabi...
3 Mars 25min
305: Human cis-regulatory variants dissected by MPRA at single-nucleotide resolution
Siraj L et al., Nature, doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10121-6 - Using MPRA in five human cell types, the authors assayed 221,412 fine-mapped variants and identified 13,121 trait-associated regulatory variant...
2 Mars 22min
304: Patrilineal Y‑chromosome drive in a Utah pedigree (67% male offspring)
Baldwin-Brown JG et al., Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics - Bayesian analysis of 76,445 Utah Population Database pedigrees identifies a patrilineal Y‑chromosome lineage producing a 2:1 male bi...
2 Mars 18min
303: Short-read sequencing and genome skimming for biodiversity monitoring and phylogenomics
Bleidorn C et al., Trends in Genetics, 42 (2026) 137-149. doi:10.1016/j.tig.2025.09.001 - This review shows how short-read shotgun sequencing and genome skimming recover organellar genomes, estimate g...
28 Feb 29min
302 auf Deutsch: SMN1/SMN2-Spleißen und Mechanismen im letzten Exon — Hommage an Brunhilde Wirth
Ein Hommage-Dossier, das die wissenschaftliche Laufbahn von Prof. Brunhilde Wirth würdigt und Arbeiten zum alternativen Spleißen von SMN1/SMN2 hervorhebt. Im Fokus stehen Studien aus der molekularen G...
27 Feb 13min
