News tagged with dna transposition
Junk DNA may prove invaluable in quest for gene therapies
Scientists have identified how a protein enables sections of so-called junk DNA to be cut and pasted within genetic code - a finding which could speed development of gene therapies.
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Scientists find stem cell reprogramming technique is safer than previously thought
Stem cells made by reprogramming patients' own cells might one day be used as therapies for a host of diseases, but scientists have feared that dangerous mutations within these cells might be caused by current reprogramming ...
Oct 06, 2011 |
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University of Hawaii at Manoa research focuses on congenital abnormality
Researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa have developed innovative techniques that could have profound effects on congenital cervical vertebrae malformation research.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Rett syndrome mobilizes jumping genes in the brain
With few exceptions, jumping genes-restless bits of DNA that can move freely about the genome-are forced to stay put. In patients with Rett syndrome, however, a mutation in the MeCP2 gene mobilizes so-called ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Tiny molecules protect from the dangers of sex
Pathogenic fungi have been found to protect themselves against unwanted genetic mutations during sexual reproduction, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. A gene-silencing pathway protects the fungal ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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New research shows how gene function drives natural selection in important class of genetic elements
Transposons are the Clark Kents of a genome. Apparently mild-mannered and inconsequential but with sudden bursts of activity, these free-floating bits of genetic material have for millions of years been sneaking ...
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Dec 10, 2008 |
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Disease-free mosquito bred to disease-carrier can have all disease-free progeny
A decade ago, scientists announced the ability to introduce foreign genes into the mosquito genome. A year ago, scientists announced the successful use of an artificial gene that prevented a virus from replicating within ...
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Jul 17, 2007 |
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