It is the the dream of every molecular geneticist: an easy-to-use program that compares datasets from different cellular conditions, identifies enhancer regions and then assigns them to their target genes. A research team ...
Biotechnology
Nov 27, 2019
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A new Northwestern University study finds that despite human's close genetic relationship to apes, the human gut microbiome is more similar to that of Old World monkeys like baboons than to that of apes like chimpanzees.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2019
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Using high-tech tools, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators have taken a deep dive into the microbial "soup" of the cow's rumen, the first of four stomach chambers where tough plant fibers ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2019
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Although each and every one of us goes through it, ageing is a poorly understood process. Researchers have used a biomarker called the epigenetic clock to identify a gene that is closely linked to ageing in humans. The study, ...
Biotechnology
Aug 13, 2019
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The analysis of gene products in cells is an important tool for diagnosing disease and the design of new active substances in biological and medical research. At Helmholtz Zentrum München, a method of targeted RNA sequencing ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 12, 2019
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A new platform for speeding up and controlling the evolution of proteins inside living plants has been developed by a KAUST-led team.
Evolution
Jun 19, 2019
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Although the knowledge we have about human cells and tissues has steadily increased over recent decades, many things remain unknown. For instance, cells exist in transient, dynamic states and understanding them is fundamental ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 4, 2019
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Using gene-editing technology to create virus-resistant cassava plants could have serious negative ramifications, according to new research by plant biologists at the University of Alberta, the University of Liège in Belgium ...
Biotechnology
Apr 26, 2019
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A new international study led by David Comas, principal investigator at UPFand at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE: CSIC-UPF), demonstrates for the first time using artificial intelligence that African populations ...
Evolution
Apr 26, 2019
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New research published this week identifies the genomic features that might have made domestication possible for corn and soybeans, two of the world's most critical crop species.
Biotechnology
Apr 24, 2019
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