Integration of gene regulatory networks in understanding animal behavior
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer For years, scientists have attributed animal behavior to the coordinated activities of neuronal cells and its ...
Tag: Genes
Lead poisoning could reduce gene expression in humans
Credit: Yared B. Yohannes et al., Environmental Research, June 5, 2020 Scientists have unveiled a correlation between high blood lead ...
New reporter mouse strain offers powerful genetic tool to identify P2X2-expressing cells
University of South Florida researchers will manipulate the P2X2-cre system to better understand sensory nerve function and drive targeted treatmentsCredit: ...
Success in promoting plant growth for biodiesel
High-speed motor protein developed by gene fusion promotes growth and seed yield of Camelina sativaCredit: Motoki Tominaga In JST Strategic ...
Is the gut biome a heritable trait?
UTIA animal scientists study the question and implications among cattleCredit: Photo by T. Salvador, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- While ...
Move over Akita: Introducing ‘Kuma mutant’ mice for islet transplantation research
Credit: Tokyo Tech Diabetes seldom occurs in newborns--a condition known as neonatal diabetes. But when it does, it's mostly due ...
TLK protein inhibition activates the innate immune system
Credit: (IRB Barcelona) Tousled-like kinases (TLKs) are a potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment due to their central role in ...
No air, no problem: How parasites switch to life without oxygen inside host
Alternative splicing flips enzyme core to enable anaerobic metabolism in low oxygen conditionsCredit: Margot Lautens Unique molecular mechanics allowing parasites ...
Svalbard Global Seed Vault commences seed experiment that will last 100 years
Credit: Manuela Nagel/ IPK The first experimental seed samples will be brought into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on the ...
A research team of the CNIO and the HKUST identifies how some gliomas develop chemoresistance
Credit: CNIO A team led by Massimo Squatrito, Head of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation Brain Tumour Group at the Spanish ...
Why is stroke so deadly for people of African descent?
Credit: UVA Health African-Americans have up to three times the risk of dying from strokes as people of European descent, ...
Immune functions traded in for reproductive success
Deep-sea anglerfishes have evolved a new type of immune systemCredit: Edith A. Widder Deep-sea anglerfishes employ an incredible reproductive strategy. ...
New understanding of CRISPR-Cas9 tool could improve gene editing
Cryo-EM captures CRISPR-Cas9 base editor in actionCredit: UC Berkeley image by Gavin Knott and Audrone Lapinaite Within a mere eight ...
ENCODE3: Interpreting the human and mouse genomes
Credit: ENCODE Scientists around the world have access to a rich trove of information through the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements ...
Human coagulation factor XIIIa expressed in pichia pastoris as fXIIIa hemostatic agent
This article by Dr. Xu et al. is published in Protein & Peptide Letters, 2020Credit: Dr. Xu et al., Bentham ...
Computational gene study suggests new pathway for COVID-19 inflammatory response
Credit: Jason Smith/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Analyses of lung fluid cells from COVID-19 patients conducted on the nation's fastest ...
Scientists unlock genetic secrets of wine growers’ worst enemy
Pest colonizes grape vines, forms root and leaf tumors, repels other predatorsCredit: Paul Nabity/UCR Following a decade-long effort, scientists have ...
A new way to target cancers using ‘synthetic lethality’
Approach exploits tumor weaknesses when 2 genetic defects are combinedCredit: NCI Center for Cancer Research With advances in genome sequencing, ...
European maize highlights the hidden differences within a species
Credit: Picture : A. Ruban and A. Houben, IPK, Gatersleben Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) was initially domesticated by Native ...
Researchers develop new cytosine base editors with high specificity and precision
Credit: IGDB Base editors, which enable production of highly efficient targeted point mutations in genomic DNA without causing double-stranded DNA ...