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Researchers solve structure of human protein critical for silencing genes

In a study published in the journal Cell on May 24, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists describe the three-dimensional atomic structure of a human protein bound to a piece of RNA that "guides" the pr ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mapping the genomes of crocodiles and alligators -- It's not for the faint of heart

(Phys.org) -- David Ray never turns his back on his research, and with good reason! "If it can't bite you, it's not interesting," he jokes.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Foxtail millet genome sequence completed

BGI, in cooperation with Zhangjiakou Academy of Agricultural Science, has completed the genome sequence and analysis of foxtail millet (Setaria italica), the second-most widely planted species of millet. This study provid ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Finding the roots and early branches of the tree of life

A study published in PLoS Computational Biology maps the development of life-sustaining chemistry to the history of early life. Researchers Rogier Braakman and Eric Smith of the Santa Fe Institute traced the six methods of car ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Can behavior be controlled by genes? The case of honeybee work assignments

What worker bees do depends on how old they are. A worker a few days old will become a nurse bee that devotes herself to feeding larvae (brood), secreting beeswax to seal the cells that contain brood and attending ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Adam's rib, revisited: Evolutionary divergence of mammalian sex chromosomes

(Phys.org) -- Males and females... Mars and Venus... XY and XX chromosomes -- all are common memes. At the same time, the evolution of therian (placental and marsupial) sex chromosomes is less widely understood. ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (14) | comments 18 | with audio podcast feature

New study sheds light on reasons behind genomes differences between species

A study led by Lluis Ribas de Pouplana, researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, gives an explanation for the divergent evolution of the genomes of different groups of species. The connection ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

To get the full story you need to know the motifs

Genome sequencing alone provides researchers with only limited information on the organism works because it neither reveals how the system is regulated nor does it indicate the role of each specific DNA sequence or RNA transcript. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Subtle differences can lead to major changes in parasites

Researchers have found the subtle genetic differences that make one parasite far more virulent than its close relative.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gorilla genome sequenced

The assembly of the gorilla genome was announced today, March 7, by a multi-national group of researchers. The gorilla is the last genus of the living great apes to have its genome decoded. While confirming ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 8 | with audio podcast


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