Epigenetic changes often play an important role in cancer, because they cause the genetic material to be read incorrectly at certain locations. Genes that are especially critical are those that control the growth and death ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 7, 2018
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Globally, wheat, together with maize and rice, provides the most human nutrition. It can thrive in a whole range of different environments, even within a similar geographical region.
Biotechnology
Aug 22, 2018
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Methyl chemical groups dot lengths of DNA, helping to control when certain genes are accessible by a cell. In new research, UCLA scientists have shown that at the connections between brain cells—which often are located ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 10, 2018
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Emory scientists have identified a function for a mysterious DNA modification in fruit flies' brain development, which may provide hints to its role in humans.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 2, 2018
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Dr. Wonmuk Hwang, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is researching the mechanics of DNA, the blueprint of the human body.
Biotechnology
Jun 26, 2018
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A process that changes the regulation of genes could help corals acclimatize to the impacts of global warming.
Environment
Jun 11, 2018
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Loss of eye tissue in blind cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus), which occurs within a few days of their development, happens through epigenetic silencing of eye-related genes, according to a study led by the National Institutes ...
Ecology
May 29, 2018
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Scientists discovered another key to how DNA forms loops and wraps inside the cell nucleus—a precise method of "packing" that may affect gene expression.
Biotechnology
Mar 15, 2018
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A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new way to breed plants with better traits. By introducing a human protein into the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana, researchers found that they could selectively ...
Biotechnology
Mar 6, 2018
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A new study has revealed an undiscovered reprogramming mechanism that allows plants to maintain fitness down the generations.
Biotechnology
Dec 18, 2017
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