The way genes are folded determines their activity in our body. Leiden University biophysicists are now the first to unravel this structure molecule-by-molecule. Publication on December 1st in Nature's Scientific Reports.
Biotechnology
Dec 1, 2017
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CRISPR/Cas systems are known as promising "gene scissors," editing the genomes of plants, animals and microorganisms by targeting specific regions in their DNA. They might also be used to correct genetic defects. A team of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 7, 2018
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Plant cells absorb many important substances through a process called endocytosis. In plants, endocytosis is essential for nutrient uptake, passing on cellular signals and plant-microbe interactions. However, the vital nature ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2019
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Life is tough if you're a beetle.
Ecology
Feb 28, 2020
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Researchers from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência have now discovered a novel genetic mechanism that protects plants from toxic zinc levels.
Biotechnology
May 15, 2014
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Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered an unexpected layer of the regulation of gene expression. The finding will likely disrupt scientists' understanding of how cells regulate their genes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 15, 2017
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important opportunistic pathogen responsible for life-threatening infections that are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Researchers from TWINCORE, the Center for Experimental ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 14, 2024
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Scientists have used genetic testing on animals that died of natural causes for the first time, potentially boosting efforts to save endangered species.
Plants & Animals
Mar 5, 2013
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Plants in the bean family (legumes) form nodules on their roots to take up nitrogen. Legumes will stop nodule production when nitrogen is plentiful (Figure 1), but precisely how nitrate presence controls nodule formation ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 9, 2021
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For the first cell to develop into an entire organism, genes, RNA molecules and proteins have to work together in a complex way. At first, this process is indirectly controlled by the mother. At a certain point in time, the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2022
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