How elephants evolved to become big and cancer-resistant
All things being equal, large, long-lived animals should have the highest risk of cancer.
Evolution
Feb 4, 2021
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News tagged with tumor suppressor genes
End of CRISPR-CAS9 controversy
The IBS research team (Center for Genome Engineering) has successfully confirmed that CRISPR-Cas9 has accurate on-target effects in human cells, through joint research with the Seoul National University College of Medicine ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2015
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Suppressor genes linked to less cancer and longer lifespan found in whales
A trio of researchers with ICAEV, Universidad Austral de Chile, and the University of Liverpool, respectively, have found suppressor genes linked to longevity and less cancer in two species of whales. In their paper published ...
Novel compound selectively kills cancer cells
A cancer cell may seem out of control, growing wildly and breaking all the rules of orderly cell life and death. But amid the seeming chaos there is a balance between a cancer cell's revved-up metabolism and skyrocketing ...
Biochemistry
Jul 13, 2011
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Location, location, location: Cellular hotspots for tumors and regeneration
Two studies publishing on 1st September in Open Access journal PLOS Biology identify overlapping groups of cells in the Drosophila larva that have unique properties. In one case, the cells are resistant to irradiation or ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 1, 2016
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Study suggests link between tumor suppressors and starvation survival
A particular tumor suppressor gene that fights cancer cells does more than clamp down on unabated cell division—the hallmark of the disease—it also can help make cells more fit by allowing them to fend off stress, says ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 10, 2013
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Stress triggers key molecule to halt transcription of cell's genetic code
If DNA is the cookbook of life, then RNA is the scratch paper where the cell writes down its favorite recipes. These recipes could make the pigments of your skin, the vehicles that carry oxygen through your veins, or the ...
Biochemistry
May 27, 2015
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Researchers identify potential molecular target to prevent growth of cancer cells
Researchers have shown for the first time that the protein fortilin promotes growth of cancer cells by binding to and rendering inert protein p53, a known tumor suppressor. This finding by researchers at the University of ...
Biochemistry
Sep 16, 2011
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Gold nanoparticles help target, quantify breast cancer gene segments in a living cell
(Phys.org) —Purdue University researchers have developed a way to detect and measure cancer levels in a living cell by using tiny gold particles with tails of synthetic DNA.
Bio & Medicine
Apr 23, 2014
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Speeding up gene discovery
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, which identified nearly 20,000 protein-coding genes, scientists have been trying to decipher the roles of those genes. A new approach developed at MIT, the Broad Institute, ...
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2013
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