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Volume 25 Issue 8, August 2024

Inspired by the Review on p534

Cover design: Patrick Morgan

Research Highlights

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  • Petrazzini et al. leverage exome sequencing data and a novel machine learning-based marker to identify rare and ultra-rare coding variants associated with coronary artery disease.

    • Linda Koch
    Research Highlight
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Journal Club

  • In this Journal Club article, Olivia Rissland describes how a 1987 paper by Don Cleveland and colleagues provided insight into co-translational gene regulation of tubulin.

    • Olivia S. Rissland
    Journal Club
  • In this Journal Club, Kirstyn Brunker highlights two papers published in 2017 that showcase how the emergence of portable sequencing capabilities improved the real-time response to infectious disease outbreaks on a global scale.

    • Kirstyn Brunker
    Journal Club
  • Renée Beekman discusses the possibilities for research into transient enhancers by highlighting a recent paper by Vermunt et al. that identifies how they can modulate gene silencing dynamics.

    • Renée Beekman
    Journal Club
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Reviews

  • In this Review, Sayers et al. summarize findings from recent large-scale genetic epidemiology studies on the genetic underpinnings of chronic respiratory diseases. Furthermore, they outline how insights gained from such studies can improve treatment approaches.

    • Ian Sayers
    • Catherine John
    • Ian P. Hall
    Review Article
  • In this Review, the authors compare the characteristics and detection methods of germline and somatic variants. Furthermore, they outline how the interplay between the two types of genetic variation can affect human health.

    • Zhi Yu
    • Tim H. H. Coorens
    • Pradeep Natarajan
    Review Article
  • Plant pangenomes have had a transformative impact on crop enhancement, biodiversity conservation and evolutionary research. This Review delves into the application of plant pangenomes for understanding trait diversity, aiding breeding, biodiversity classification and monitoring, and illuminating evolutionary innovations.

    • Mona Schreiber
    • Murukarthick Jayakodi
    • Martin Mascher
    Review Article
  • Therapeutics that target long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are promising treatments for cancer. In this Review, the authors discuss how technological advances have helped improve drug discovery pipelines for lncRNAs and overview their strengths and challenges as oncological therapeutics.

    • Michela Coan
    • Simon Haefliger
    • Rory Johnson
    Review Article
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