Argonaute proteins help fine-tune gene expression
A nuclear protein bound to RNA molecules affects chromatin structure and gene expression.
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Sneaky lions in Zambia are moving across areas thought uninhabitable for them
Zambia, a country in southeast Africa, has approximately 1,200 lions, one of the largest lion populations on the continent. More than 40% of the U-shaped country is protected land, with over 120,000 square miles of national ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2019
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Can Seabiscuit's DNA explain his elite racing ability?
Seabiscuit was not an impressive-looking horse. He was considered quite lazy, preferring to eat and sleep in his stall rather than exercise. He'd been written off by most of the racing industry after losing his first 17 races. ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 29, 2018
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Team discovers new mechanisms for DNA stability
Researchers from the University of Seville at the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine have discovered that in eukaryotic cells, the proximity of the genes to the pores in the nuclear membrane ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 17, 2017
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New species concept based on mitochondrial & nuclear DNA coadaptation
What is a species? Biologists—and ornithologists in particular—have been debating the best definition for a very long time. A new commentary published in The Auk: Ornithological Advances proposes a novel concept: that ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 8, 2017
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Researchers use DNA-based nano-tweezers to measure the forces between nucleosomes
The mode of packaging of the genomic DNA in the cell nucleus determines patterns of gene expression. Munich researchers have used DNA-based nano-tweezers to measure the forces between nucleosomes, the basic packing units ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 27, 2017
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Rules of communication in the nucleus
Nuclear pores in the nuclear membrane do not only control the transport of molecules into and out of the nucleus but also play an important role in gene expression. Researchers at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL) of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 28, 2015
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The fly's time: Biological clockwork of human beings and flies comparable
The Drosophila, the so-called fruit fly, attends all day long to its activities. It flutters, has naps, lays its eggs or emerges from the pupa, the stage of metamorphosis preceding maturity. At the University of Geneva (UNIGE), ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 1, 2015
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Thousands of nuclear loci via target enrichment and genome skimming
The use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies in phylogenetic studies is in a state of continual development and improvement. Though the botanically-inclined have historically focused on markers from the chloroplast ...
Biotechnology
Sep 6, 2014
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Sequencing hundreds of nuclear genes in the sunflower family now possible
Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have enormous potential for the plant sciences. With genome-scale data sets obtained from these new technologies, researchers are able to greatly improve our understanding of evolutionary ...
Biotechnology
Feb 20, 2014
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