Some of the most important tools in the toolbox of modern cell biologists are special chunks of DNA that act like spies, reporting on the cell's function. The markers, known as reporter genes, allow researchers to get a sense ...
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Scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered a gene that could be an important cause of obesity.
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More than 30 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis making it one of the most common age-related diseases.
Feb 14, 2018
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A team of researchers from Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has conducted the first clinical trial involving in vivo CRISPR human gene editing. In their paper published in The New England Journal ...
A new study led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) reveals that up to 20 percent of genes classified as coding (those that produce the proteins that are the building blocks of all living things) may not ...
Aug 31, 2018
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Scientists have uncovered part of a protein found in humans and other primates that can help us fight off HIV. In a new study published in the journal Heliyon, researchers discover how this structure can stop HIV from working ...
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How nutrients are metabolised and how neurons communicate in the brain are just some of the messages coded by the 3 billion letters that make up the human genome. The detection and characterisation of the genes present in ...
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Cystic fibrosis is caused by an inherited mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Due to this mutation, the CFTR protein doesn't embed in cell membranes to form a channel for chlorine ...
Dec 10, 2019
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In a new study, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown how an enzyme can activate and engage a "trash and recycling system" in heart cells to help patients better recover from a heart attack. The researchers say in ...
Dec 23, 2020
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According to Gertrude Stein, "A rose is a rose is a rose," but new research indicates that might not be the case when it comes to the rose's scent. Researchers from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions have found ...
Dec 8, 2013
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