Genetic code evolution and Darwin’s evolution theory should consider DNA an ‘energy code’
'Survival of the fittest' phenomenon is only part of the evolution equationCredit: David S. Goodsell and RCSB PDB Darwin's theory ...
Tag: Genetics
Circular RNA regulates neuronal differentiation by scaffolding an inhibitory transcription complex
Credit: Christian Kroun Damgaard and Anne Kruse Hollensen. In a screening for a functional impact to the neuronal differentiation process, ...
First non-human primate study showing promise of gene therapy for stroke repair
Credit: Jinan University Stroke is a leading cause of death and severe long-term disability with limited treatment available. A research ...
Scientists pinpoint two new potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis
Credit: Trinity College Dublin A collaborative team of scientists has pinpointed two new potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis - ...
Predicting the risk of severe side effects of cancer treatment
Credit: Magnus Johansson/Linköping University The risk of serious adverse effects on the blood status and bone marrow of patients during ...
JNCCN study evaluates cost-effectiveness of olaparib for metastatic pancreatic cancer
Data from the POLO trial was analyzed to determine which patient groups with pancreatic cancer would derive the most benefit ...
Scientists can now scoop contents of individual cells from their local environment
New method bridges in situ microscopy with single cell omicsCredit: Wheeler lab Scientists can now select individual cells from a ...
Engineering a way out of climate change: Genetically modified organisms could be the key
Scientists explain how genetically engineered organisms can help us diminish atmospheric carbon and tackle climate changeCredit: @BioDesign Research @Nanjing Agriculture ...
Genetic eraser: Newly developed technology precisely and rapidly degrades targeted proteins
Credit: Masato Kanemaki Researchers can now more accurately and precisely target specific proteins in yeast, mammalian cells and mice to ...
Uncovering novel genomes from earth’s microbiomes
Genome resource expands known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%Credit: Rendered by Zosia Rostomian/Berkeley Lab Despite advances in sequencing ...
Clemson scientist to explore interactions of diet and toxicity on obesity
Clemson University scientist William Baldwin has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Research Enhancement Award (R15)Credit: Clemson University CLEMSON, ...
Researchers discover bacterial DNA’s recipe for success
A single criterion predicts whether a genetic package such as antibiotic resistance will thrive in a given environmentCredit: Teng Wang, ...
Down Syndrome-associated gene suppresses age-related corneal clouding
Credit: Professor Takashi Minami An analysis of aging in Down syndrome and hypercholesterolemia mouse models has suggested that a Down ...
phyloFlash: New software for fast and easy analysis of environmental microbes
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen are developing a user-friendly method to reconstruct and analyze ...
Mystery molecule in bacteria is revealed to be a guard
Unusual structures in bacterial cells keep viral infection from spreading; a list of new ones could provide improved biotech toolsCredit: ...
Host genetic factors shape composition of virus communities
Credit: Mikko Immonen Plants can be infected by multiple viruses at once. However, the composition of the pathogen community varies, ...
Surprising insights into the role of autophagy in neuron
Credit: Authors: Dmytro Puchkov, Marijn Kuijpers It appears that autophagy protects our neurons in the brain, but evidently for entirely ...
Tel Aviv University professor named winner of the first Schmidt Science Polymath Award
Professor Oded Rechavi to receive $2.5 million for unrestricted research as part of prestigious prizeCredit: American Friends of Tel Aviv ...
Biologists create “atlas” of gene expression in neurons, documenting diversity of brain cells
Using gene sequencing and machine learning, NYU researchers discover new types of neurons, find that gene expression is more diverse ...
‘Monster tumors’ could offer new glimpse at human development
Credit: Daniella McDonald Finding just the right model to study human development--from the early embryonic stage onward--has been a challenge ...
