Case Western Reserve School of Medicine scientists have made an extraordinary double discovery. First, they have identified thousands of novel long non-coding ribonucleic acid (lncRNA) transcripts. Second, they have learned ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 23, 2014
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The way cells divide to form new cells—to support growth, to repair damaged tissues, or simply to maintain our healthy adult functioning—is controlled in previously unsuspected ways UC San Francisco researchers have discovered. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2013
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A tiny but unexpected change to a segment of RNA in a single-cell organism looks a lot like a mistake, but is instead a change to the genetic information that is essential to the organism's survival.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 3, 2013
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Scientists routinely seek to reprogram bacteria to produce proteins for drugs, biofuels and more, but they have struggled to get those bugs to follow orders. But a hidden feature of the genetic code, it turns out, could get ...
Biotechnology
Sep 26, 2013
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Proteins are typically encoded by linear strands of messenger RNA (mRNA). These mRNA molecules are translated into polypeptide chains by ribosomes, with each ribosomal read-through of the mRNA generating a single, discrete ...
Biochemistry
Jul 12, 2013
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The Y chromosomes of cattle have more genes and are more active than the Y chromosomes of other primates, according to researchers.
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2013
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A new UC San Francisco study highlights the potential importance of the vast majority of human DNA that lies outside of genes within the cell.
Biotechnology
Jun 26, 2013
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RNA, once considered a bit player in the grand scheme by which genes encode protein, is increasingly seen to have a major role in human genetics. In a study presented in the April 25 issue of the journal Cell, researchers ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 1, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Proteins, the workhorses of the body, can have more than one function, but they often need to be very specific in their action or they create cellular havoc, possibly leading to disease.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 29, 2013
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RNA molecules, made from DNA, are best known for their role in protein production. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), however, are short (~22) nucleotide RNA sequences found in plants and animals that do not encode proteins but act in gene ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 25, 2013
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