The human brain's remarkably prolonged development is unique among mammals and is thought to contribute to our advanced learning abilities. Disruptions in this process may explain certain neurodevelopmental diseases.
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A UCLA-led study has provided an unprecedented look at how gene regulation evolves during human brain development, showing how the 3D structure of chromatin—DNA and proteins—plays a critical role. This work offers new ...
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US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA and its role in how genes are regulated, solving a decades-old mystery, the Nobel Assembly at Sweden's ...
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Chemical changes to histones, the proteins that help to pack and organize DNA inside cells, play a key role in determining what genes will be consistently activated over the course of an animal or human's life. Past studies ...
Inside every cell, inside every nucleus, your continued existence depends on an incredibly complicated dance. Proteins are constantly wrapping and unwrapping DNA, and even minor missteps can lead to cancer. A new study from ...
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In the 1980s, scientists knew little about the X and Y chromosomes. What they did understand was that every cell in the body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes. Each of these pairs is similar, except one. While females typically ...
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A team of researchers has identified a promising therapy based on antimiRs to treat myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), a complex genetic disorder caused by an abnormally high number of CTG repeats (a specific type of RNA sequence) ...
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Using a system of genetic barcodes and a novel single-cell sequencing method, a research team at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) in Milan has developed an approach to identify cells ...
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Research published in Nature Genetics on Oct.14, by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine, found a higher concentration of a specific kind of DNA—extrachromosomal or ecDNA—in more aggressive and advanced ...
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A major international study has found that gout is a chronic illness in which genetics is a major cause, rather than the lifestyle choices of the sufferer.
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