Stem cells hold great promise for the medicine of the future, but they can also be a cause of disease. When these self-renewing, unspecialized cells fail to differentiate into diverse cell types, they can start dividing uncontrollably, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 23, 2012
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Over the past decade, research in the field of epigenetics has revealed that chemically modified bases are abundant components of the human genome and has forced us to abandon the notion we've had since high school genetics ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 17, 2012
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Imagine being able to control genetic expression by flipping a light switch. Researchers at North Carolina State University are using light-activated molecules to turn gene expression on and off. Their method enables greater ...
Biotechnology
May 10, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals how the use of mutant maize genes inserted into switch grass may increase their biofuel viability.
Genetic instructions for developing limbs and digits were present in primitive fish millions of years before their descendants first crawled on to land, researchers have discovered.
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2011
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Just a few genes make enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) extremely dangerous to humans. If it were not for these genes, EHEC would hardly differ from harmless enteric bacteria. Bioinformatics scientists from the Saarbrücken ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2011
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Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shed new light on a molecular switch that turns genes on or off in response to a cell's energy needs.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 13, 2011
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a way to "cage" genetic off switches in such a way that they can be activated when exposed to UV light. Their technology gives scientists a more precise way to control ...
Biochemistry
Oct 28, 2010
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Geneticists have discovered two gene switches in plants which enable better zinc intake. This paves the way for plant breeders to reduce malnutrition.
Biotechnology
Jun 3, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Protein function and gene expression are often regulated by reversible modifications of already existing proteins. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and the University of Copenhagen ...
Biochemistry
Aug 17, 2009
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