First German genome comprehensively resolved at its molecular level
Max Planck researchers analyze the two chromosome sets in the human genome separately for the first time.
Max Planck researchers analyze the two chromosome sets in the human genome separately for the first time.
Biotechnology
Sep 12, 2011
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An immune system that helps bacteria combat viruses is yielding unlikely results such as the ability to edit genome sequences and potentially correct mutations that cause human disease.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 2, 2015
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A research group working at Uppsala University has succeeded in studying 'translation factors' – important components of a cell's protein synthesis machinery—that are several billion years old. By studying these ancient ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 29, 2021
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that mitochondria regulate essential cellular signaling for the development of epithelial cells in the lungs, cells which are crucial for the exchange of oxygen and carbon ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 10, 2023
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Yeast, that simple organism essential to making beer and bread, has revealed for Cornell University researchers a key mechanism in how genes are controlled.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 27, 2022
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"No two people are alike." Yet when we consider the thousands of genes with frequent differences in genetic composition among different people, it is remarkable how much alike we are.
Cell & Microbiology
May 5, 2009
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The enzyme that makes RNA from a DNA template is altered to slow the production of ribosomal RNA (rRNA), the most abundant type of RNA within cells, when resources are scarce and the bacteria Escherichia coli needs to slow ...
Biotechnology
Jan 22, 2021
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Genome sequencing alone provides researchers with only limited information on the organism works because it neither reveals how the system is regulated nor does it indicate the role of each specific DNA sequence or RNA transcript. ...
Biotechnology
Mar 26, 2012
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A new tool to predict the chances of successfully inserting a gene-edited sequence of DNA into the genome of a cell, using a technique known as prime editing, has been developed by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. ...
Biotechnology
Feb 16, 2023
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An international team of scientists—including researchers at GENYO, the Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research (Pfizer-University of Granada- Andalusian Regional Government)—has described a molecular mechanism that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 9, 2013
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