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DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA).

New genetic techniques expand microbial research

A team of international scientists has developed a suite of more than 200 new genetic techniques for using marine microbes to investigate a host of questions in biology.

7 Apr 2020

Study shows promise for treating different types of cancer

This story looks into the potential to treat various types of cancers using cells and the process of apoptosis.

7 Apr 2020

Virginia Tech researchers discover genes for metabolic cycles in 'giant viruses'

In satellite photos of the Earth, clouds of bright green bloom across the surface of lakes and oceans as algae populations explode in nutrient-rich water. From the air, the algae appear to be the primary players in the ecological drama unfolding below.

6 Apr 2020

Study designs artificial proteins that function as molecular logic gates

Researchers are currently using the same fundamental tools that enable the working of computers to manipulate life at the molecular level.

6 Apr 2020

Force can activate genes without intermediates, enzymes, or signaling molecules

A new study reports that cells tend to increase gene expression as a response to physical forces alone. According to the team, the initial step in the production of proteins—gene activation—begins within 1 ms once a cell gets stretched, which is hundreds of times faster than chemical signals can travel.

2 Apr 2020

Study reveals Neanderthals and modern humans share intricate genetic history

In the recent past, researchers have gathered evidence that Neanderthals and modern humans share a complicated past.

2 Apr 2020

Genetic self-activation maintains plant stem cells

Scientists at CAS have revealed how genetic self-activation is involved in maintaining plant stem cells, supporting branching allowing plants to proliferate.

2 Apr 2020

A New Mechanism Triggering Cell Death And Inflammation: A Left Turn That Kills

Z-form nucleic acids are double-stranded DNA and RNA molecules with a left-handed double helix structure, as opposed to the right-handed double helix.

2 Apr 2020

Epigenetic controls of T cells can help treat Type 1 diabetes

At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, researchers have generated a database that detects gene-regulatory mechanisms in immune cells that promote Type 1 diabetes.

31 Mar 2020

Study unveils genetic variants that play key role in psychiatric, neurological conditions

The cerebral cortex is important for memory, thinking, attention, and information processing. It is an outer, folded, and comparatively thin “gray matter” layer of the brain.

27 Mar 2020

Researchers engineer skin cells into brain cells for effective regenerative therapies

Precise activation of selfish genetic elements called LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposons is essential to develop functional brain cells in a lab dish.

27 Mar 2020

Simulations reveal effects of spatial organization within cells on genetic processes

Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created the first-ever computational model of a human cell and simulated its behavior for 15 minutes.

26 Mar 2020

Study reveals key mechanism behind DNA repair processes

According to a study recently published in the eLife journal, researchers have demonstrated a crucial mechanism involved in the repair processes of DNA double-strand breaks.

25 Mar 2020

eDNA tool can help assess biodiversity of species

Next-generation DNA sequencing has been used by Curtin University scientists to get a deeper understanding of different species of animals, insects, and plants existing in the Perth and Pilbara parts of Western Australia.

25 Mar 2020

Primitive bacterial parasites were first to use CRISPR to combat against one another

Humans are not the first to leverage the benefits of CRISPR. Pioneering research at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) has enabled redefining what CRISPR is.

25 Mar 2020

Study develops high-resolution maps of microbial communities on the human tongue

Scientists in the United States have used a newly developed fluorescent imaging technique to create high-resolution maps of microbial communities on the human tongue.

25 Mar 2020

Farming gave us salmonella, ancient DNA suggests

Ancient DNA has suggested that farming gave the human population salmonella. This article investigates.

25 Mar 2020

Large mutations may explain diverse outcomes from autism genes

Scientists have recently discovered large mutations that may explain diverse outcomes from autism genes and this story investigates further.

25 Mar 2020

Researchers discover the RNA editing process in squids

Researchers have recently discovered that squid can vastly edit their own genetic instructions, inside the nucleus of their neurons and also inside the axon.

24 Mar 2020

Detecting and classifying disease using the microbiome

Big data exhibits a huge potential for understanding human behavior and health. The challenge is to find ways to efficiently exploit the information it offers.

24 Mar 2020

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New genetic techniques expand microbial research

Study shows promise for treating different types of cancer

Virginia Tech researchers discover genes for metabolic cycles in 'giant viruses'

Study designs artificial proteins that function as molecular logic gates

Force can activate genes without intermediates, enzymes, or signaling molecules

Study reveals Neanderthals and modern humans share intricate genetic history

Genetic self-activation maintains plant stem cells

A New Mechanism Triggering Cell Death And Inflammation: A Left Turn That Kills

Epigenetic controls of T cells can help treat Type 1 diabetes

Study unveils genetic variants that play key role in psychiatric, neurological conditions

Researchers engineer skin cells into brain cells for effective regenerative therapies

Simulations reveal effects of spatial organization within cells on genetic processes

Study reveals key mechanism behind DNA repair processes

eDNA tool can help assess biodiversity of species

Primitive bacterial parasites were first to use CRISPR to combat against one another

Study develops high-resolution maps of microbial communities on the human tongue

Farming gave us salmonella, ancient DNA suggests

Large mutations may explain diverse outcomes from autism genes

Researchers discover the RNA editing process in squids

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