Genes

Credit: LIU Yang and WANG Qintao By combining the 'chassis' of an oil-producing microalgae with genes from a Cuphea plant, scientists from the Single-Cell Center, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of…

Credit: Department of Molecular Craniofacial Embryology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) use genetic engineering in mice to further understand how cell fate is determined in the head Tokyo, Japan -…

Credit: Copyright © 2021, Akiyoshi Yamada et al., under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature Costing anywhere from 15 to 70 dollars per mushroom depending on the quality, matsutake mushrooms are some…

In the cell nucleus histones play a crucial role packaging DNA into chromatin. Histones are however very sticky to both DNA and RNA, so to ensure they are transported to the cell nucleus after synthesis and bind to the right portion of…

Penn Medicine discovery illuminates human sweat gland evolution PHILADELPHIA-- Humans have a uniquely high density of sweat glands embedded in their skin--10 times the density of chimpanzees and macaques. Now, researchers at Penn Medicine…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - April 14, 2021 - Investigators at Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health, have identified a set of new genetic markers that could potentially lead to new personalized treatments for lung…

Credit: : Rajewsky Lab, MDC Understanding the effects of specific mutations in gene regulatory regions - the sections of DNA and RNA that turn genes on and off - is important to unraveling how the genome works, as well as normal…

DNA supercoiling is an important contributor to the control of gene expression, and not just collateral damage that cells have to solveCredit: CNIO The (when stretched) two-metre-long DNA molecule in each human cell is continuously…

Genetically modifying mosquitoes to express antimalarial genes and pass them on to their offspring is being tested as a new strategy to eliminate malariaCredit: Jim Gathany, USCDCP (Public domain) Altering a mosquito's gut genes to…

Credit: Xingang Wang/Lippman lab, CSHL/2021 Both people and tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. That is because every individual has a unique set of genetic variations--mutations--that affect how genes act and function.…

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have identified and tested a drug combination that exploits a weakness in small cell lung cancer (SCLC), an aggressive, dangerous cancer. The scientists targeted a vulnerability in how the…

Study may improve clinical trials of therapeutics aimed at curing human immunodeficiency virus A new test that measures the quantity and quality of inactive HIV viruses in the genes of people living with HIV may eventually give researchers…

UCalgary collaboration with SickKids could be a step toward earlier diagnosis and improved treatment for children and youth with OCD Researchers at the University of Calgary and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), in Toronto, have…

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba show that in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, regimented exercise has beneficial effects on the liver that are unrelated to weight loss, and they reveal the mechanisms underlying these…

Researchers from Osaka University identify a novel way of how a common bacterium can learn to live within the human stomachCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Humans are exposed to many types of bacteria daily, the…

Credit: CNIO Glioblastomas are the most common and most aggressive brain tumours. Their survival rate has barely increased over the last 50 years, indicating an urgent need to develop new therapeutic strategies. In a paper…

Preclinical research identifies CREB1 as new therapeutic target downstream of frequently mutated genesCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that…

Credit: Frank Curran A new study using human genetics suggests researchers should prioritize clinical trials of drugs that target two proteins to manage COVID-19 in its early stages. The findings appeared online in the journal…

New, reversible CRISPR method can control gene expression while leaving underlying DNA sequence unchangedCredit: Jennifer Cook-Chrysos/Whitehead Institute Over the past decade, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized…

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that nitrate-induced control of root nodule formation results from varying DNA-binding properties of specific proteins that control gene expressionCredit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba,…