Tag: Genes

Ready, set, go for crossing the barrier for transcription!Credit: CRG, Iris Joval Genes contain all the information needed for the ...

New research on transcriptional pausing, which helps control gene expression in cells, will aid our understanding of the enzyme RNA ...

Funding to support development of new gene therapy delivery systemCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine John "Chip" Tilton, ...

CRISPR-based method sterilizes male insects for population suppression of agricultural pests and disease-carrying mosquitoesCredit: Nikolay Kandul, Akbari Lab, UC San ...

Neurons from people with autism exhibit different patterns of growth and develop at a faster rateCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(January ...

Credit: Children's National Health System A mutation of the gene PAC1R may be linked to the severity of social deficits ...

About one in every 5,000 babies is born without enteric neurons in distal colon resulting in Hirschsprung's disease. Because of ...

Patients with lung disease could find relief by breathing in messenger RNA molecules Messenger RNA, which can induce cells to ...

In the 1960s, doctors began screening newborns for a metabolic condition called phenylketonuria (PKU). Since then, dozens of other diseases ...

Columbia University researchers identify genetic pathway to sexual maturation in roundworms that may serve same function in humansCredit: Nicoletta Barolini/Columbia ...

Identifying more than 500 genetic determinants of bone mineral density, researchers expect to provide new opportunities for the development of ...

This article by Dr. Angela Polito et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2018 Zinc is one of the ...

Children's Tumor Foundation research advances understanding of brain tumorsCredit: CTF Beakers Treatment for low-grade gliomas in patients living with neurofibromatosis ...

Honour recognizes his tireless efforts in making pediatric health discoveries and training the next generation of researchersCredit: CHEO Research Institute ...

Discovery advances work on antidotes to hangover and intoxicationCredit: Courtesy Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - As New Year's Eve approaches, ...

Credit: Anja Günther Adaptations to environmental change are the most important asset for the persistence of any plant or animal ...

The neurological disorder Huntington's disease causes behavioural and motor changes, which among other things are a result of dysfunctional maturation ...

The European robin and Turtle dove have had their genetic codes sequenced and assembled for the first time The European ...

Credit: CNIO Unlike other skin cancers - and without knowing really why - melanoma is one of the most aggressive ...

A genomic duplication may help explain why esophageal adenocarcinoma is much more common in Caucasians and presents a potential target ...