(Phys.org) —Retroviruses go to a lot of trouble to replicate themselves in our cells and further their infectious cycle. The human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1), the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 18, 2014
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Embryonic development is initially controlled by maternal genetic information stored in the egg. LMU researchers now describe a methodology that allows the succeeding activation of the zygotic genome to be mapped at high ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 6, 2014
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In biology, as in real estate, location matters. Working copies of active genes—called messenger RNAs or mRNAs—are positioned strategically throughout living tissues, and their location often helps regulate how cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 27, 2014
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Scientists have for the first time sequenced an ancient RNA genome – of a barley virus once believed to be only 150 years old - pushing its origin back at least 2,000 years and revealing how intense farming at the time ...
Biotechnology
Feb 6, 2014
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A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shines a new light on molecular tools our cells use to govern regulated gene expression. The study was published on line in advance ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 10, 2013
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A duo of scientists at Penn State University has achieved a major milestone in understanding how genomic "dark matter" originates. This "dark matter"—called non-coding RNA—does not contain the blueprint for making proteins ...
Biotechnology
Sep 18, 2013
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MIT researchers have shown that they can turn genes on or off inside yeast and human cells by controlling when DNA is copied into messenger RNA—an advance that could allow scientists to better understand the function of ...
Biotechnology
Sep 3, 2013
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A study published online in Nature Methods today demonstrated that Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology can be used to precisely and reproducibly quantify microRNA (miRNA) in plasma and serum across different days, paving ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 1, 2013
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Researchers have created a model that may explain the complexities of the origins of life. Their work, which appears in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, offers new insights into how RNA signaling likely developed ...
Biotechnology
Aug 28, 2013
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When you hear the word "mutations", you probably think of something negative like heritable diseases. But mutations also mean genetic diversity and are at the centre of evolution. Researchers have now uncovered a surprisingly ...
Biotechnology
Aug 14, 2013
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