In recent years, it has become evident that the spatial organisation of the genome is key for its function. This depends on a number of factors, including the cohesin protein complex. This essential complex is present in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 5, 2018
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Both cell type and developmental stage can be deduced from measurements of chromatin accessibility in thousands of single cells, researchers at EMBL and the University of Washington show. They used this approach to uncover ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 14, 2018
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Duplications of large segments of noncoding DNA in the human genome may have contributed to the emergence of differences between humans and nonhuman primates, according to results presented at the American Society of Human ...
Biotechnology
Oct 18, 2017
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A molecular "motor" that organizes the genome into distinct neighborhoods by forming loops of DNA has been characterized by researchers at MIT and the Pasteur Institute in France.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 29, 2017
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Researchers from Oxford have been using virtual reality software to compile genetic data to create models which explain how genes are controlled within their natural chromosomal environments.
Engineering
Sep 22, 2017
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Scientists have discovered a network of genes and genetic regulatory elements in the lining of the intestines that has stayed remarkably the same from fishes to humans. Many of these genes are linked to human illnesses, such ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 29, 2017
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When growing cells in the lab, researchers routinely add antibiotics to prevent contamination. But a new study by UC San Francisco researchers raises a red flag against this standard practice, finding that it can induce unintentional ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 29, 2017
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Minimalism is an increasingly popular lifestyle choice that encourages individuals to decrease the overall number of possessions owned and live more simply. According to minimalist philosophy, the reduction of unnecessary ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 16, 2017
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A Purdue University study pinpointed an epigenetic mechanism that is a key factor in how genes are switched on and off.
Biotechnology
Oct 13, 2016
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Our understanding of genetic regulation would be improved by better knowledge of regulatory elements known as enhancers, which are not located alongside the genes they control. In a recent paper published in Briefings in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 16, 2016
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