News tagged with genetic switch
The first malaria-proof mosquito
For years, researchers worldwide have attempted to create genetically altered mosquitoes that cannot infect humans with malaria. Those efforts fell short because the mosquitoes still were capable of transmitting ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Gene Associated with Rare Adrenal Disorder Appears To Trigger Cell Death
(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene implicated in Carney complex, a rare disorder of the adrenal glands, appears to function as a molecular switch to limit cell growth and division, according to a study by researchers at the National ...
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Scientists achieve first rewire of genetic switches
Researchers in Manchester have successfully carried out the first rewire of genetic switches, creating what could be a vital tool for the development of new drugs and even future gene therapies.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 25, 2010 |
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To regenerate muscle, cellular garbage men must become builders
For scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Monterotondo, Italy, what seemed like a disappointing result turned out to be an important discovery. Their findings, published online this week ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Study provides insight into evolution of first flowers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Charles Darwin described the sudden origin of flowering plants about 130 million years ago as an abominable mystery, one that scientists have yet to solve.
May 18, 2009 |
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Stem cell breakthrough: Monitoring the on switch that turns stem cells into muscle
In a genetic engineering breakthrough that could help everyone from bed-ridden patients to elite athletes, a team of American researchers—including 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario R. Capecchi—have created a "switch" that allows ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Mutated gene in zebrafish sheds light on blindness in humans
Among zebrafish, the eyes have it. Inside them is a mosaic of light-sensitive cells whose structure and functions are nearly identical to those of humans. There, biologists at The Florida State University ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 24, 2009 |
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