Jumping genes, or transposons, are sections of DNA that can copy themselves and jump between different parts of the genome, and might help plants adapt to stressful, changing conditions, according to a study published in ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2023
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Gao Caixia's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a new method of downregulating gene translation to a predictable and desired level in plants ...
Biotechnology
Mar 9, 2023
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Precise control of gene expression—ensuring that cells make the correct components in the right amount and at the right time—is vital for all organisms to function properly. Cells must regulate how genes encoded in the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2023
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Fleshy fruits are an important part of the human diet. They provide vitamins, carotenoids, flavonoids and other health-promoting nutrients. Because most of the fruit nutritional and sensory quality traits are determined at ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 9, 2022
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Using an approach based on CRISPR proteins, MIT researchers have developed a new way to precisely control the amount of a particular protein that is produced in mammalian cells.
Biotechnology
Nov 1, 2022
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Developing tools for precise control of biological processes has been one of the main pillars of the now mature field of synthetic biology. These scientific tools borrow principles from a multitude of research fields which, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 5, 2022
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National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study, led by investigators at the National Human Genome ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2022
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered novel mechanisms underlying a specific transcription factor essential for elongation control, the process of synthesizing RNA from DNA, according to findings published in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 11, 2022
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The nervous system is made up of diverse cells that arise from progenitors in a specific time-dependent pattern. In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers have uncovered the molecular players involved ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 5, 2022
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The central nervous system, which comprises the brain and spinal cord, is constructed by the proper proliferation of neural progenitor cells and their differentiation into neurons and glial cells. The transcription factor ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 15, 2022
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