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A gene is a unit of heredity in a living organism. It normally resides on a stretch of DNA that codes for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. All living things depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains.

New machine learning algorithms to analyze reams of RNA-based 'toehold' sequences

DNA and RNA have been compared to "instruction manuals" containing the information needed for living "machines" to operate.

7 Oct 2020

Cyanobacteria As "Green" Catalysts In Biotechnology

Cyanobacteria are known as "blue-green algae", and convert light energy into chemical energy effectively thanks to their active photosynthetic cells.

7 Oct 2020

Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology in trees for a bio-based economy

Researchers led by prof. Wout Boerjan (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology) have discovered a way to stably finetune the amount of lignin in poplar by applying CRISPR/Cas9 technology.

7 Oct 2020

Researchers investigate the role of auxin in regulating pathogen gene expression

Scientists have long known that the plant hormone auxin controls many aspects of plant growth, development, and responses to the environment. Only more recently have they begun to understand that there is also a link between auxin and leaf spotting diseases.

7 Oct 2020

CAR T cell therapy can predict treatment outcomes in patients with large B-cell lymphoma

Scientists have identified cellular and molecular features of anti-CD19 CAR T cell infusion products that are correlated with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL).

6 Oct 2020

Researchers identify gene related to seed dispersal in green millet

For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg, PhD, member and Robert E. King Distinguished Investigator and other researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the highways of the continental United States, occasionally pulling over to the side of the road to collect small weedy plants and bring them back to the lab.

6 Oct 2020

Study reveals process for regenerating neurons in the eye and brain

The death of neurons, whether in the brain or the eye, can result in a number of human neurodegenerative disorders, from blindness to Parkinson's disease.

6 Oct 2020

MIT engineers develop a method to turn off specific genes in bone marrow cells

Using specialized nanoparticles, MIT engineers have developed a way to turn off specific genes in cells of the bone marrow, which play an important role in producing blood cells.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 6 Oct 2020

Researchers identify new DNA fragment that forms male sex organs in mice

Researchers have identified a new piece of DNA that is crucial for the formation of male sex organs. This discovery may require the revisal of biology textbooks.

5 Oct 2020

Vacuolar Tauopathy: New, rare genetic form of dementia discovered

A new, rare genetic form of dementia has been discovered by a team of Penn Medicine researchers. This discovery also sheds light on a new pathway that leads to protein build up in the brain -- which causes this newly discovered disease, as well as related neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's Disease -- that could be targeted for new therapies. The study was published today in Science.

5 Oct 2020

Type and direction of force on a cell can alter gene expression

Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull - strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few.

5 Oct 2020

Researchers map genetic networks controlling human regulatory T cell identity

Unlike most T cells, which launch immune responses against foreign molecules, regulatory T cells are the peacekeepers of the human immune system, damping down inflammatory reactions when they're not needed.

5 Oct 2020

Neanderthal gene variant associated with higher risk of developing severe COVID-19

Research has revealed that a part of DNA, which causes a almost three times higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, is inherited from Neanderthals.

5 Oct 2020

Scientists discover new genes and brain circuits crucial for short-term memory

A mice study has revealed a novel gene that is crucial for short-term memory but works in a part of the brain that is not usually linked to memory.

5 Oct 2020

Genetic test identifies patients with invasive lobular carcinoma at high risk of recurrence

New results to be presented at the 12th European Breast Cancer Conference show that a test, which looks at the activity of 70 genes in breast cancer tissue, is possible to use in the clinic to identify patients with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) that is at high risk of recurring and progressing.

1 Oct 2020

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New machine learning algorithms to analyze reams of RNA-based 'toehold' sequences

Cyanobacteria As "Green" Catalysts In Biotechnology

Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology in trees for a bio-based economy

Researchers investigate the role of auxin in regulating pathogen gene expression

CAR T cell therapy can predict treatment outcomes in patients with large B-cell lymphoma

Researchers identify gene related to seed dispersal in green millet

Study reveals process for regenerating neurons in the eye and brain

MIT engineers develop a method to turn off specific genes in bone marrow cells

Researchers identify new DNA fragment that forms male sex organs in mice

Vacuolar Tauopathy: New, rare genetic form of dementia discovered

Type and direction of force on a cell can alter gene expression

Researchers map genetic networks controlling human regulatory T cell identity

Neanderthal gene variant associated with higher risk of developing severe COVID-19

Scientists discover new genes and brain circuits crucial for short-term memory

Genetic test identifies patients with invasive lobular carcinoma at high risk of recurrence

Researchers identify key molecules that contribute to radioresistance in glioblastoma

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New mobile app analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genome on a smartphone

Researchers identify specific cellular pathway involved in the regeneration of lung tissue

Epigenetic alterations drive late-onset Alzheimer's disease

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From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

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