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Study reveals mechanisms promoting overall glioma tumor growth

Researchers from Northwestern Medicine unearthed the epigenetic processes involved in the regulation of multiple oncogenes in glioma cells.

31 Aug 2021

Study shows how microbial communities adapt to threats of soil acidification

A team of researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology recently demonstrated ways by which microbial communities adapt to the risks of soil acidification.

24 Aug 2021

New CRISPR-based technique for rapid screening of hundreds of genes in a single experiment

Zebrafish- small, fast-growing creatures who share many of the same genes as humans- are instrumental to many biologists, who find them uniquely well suited for studying a wide range of questions, from how organisms develop to how the nervous system drives behavior.

From The University of Utah 20 Aug 2021

Study pinpoints genes responsible for kidney function

Recently scientists pinpointed 182 genes likely responsible for kidney function—most of which can be targeted with existing drugs.

18 Aug 2021

New technique can map out nearly all of the regulatory switches across a maize genome

Getting a full understanding of how genes are regulated is a major goal of scientists worldwide. Now, a Florida State University professor and his research partners have developed a technique that can map out nearly all of the likely regulatory switches across a genome.

16 Aug 2021

Scientists take step to engineer crops with higher yields by improving photosynthesis

In order to feed a projected 9 billion people by 2050, farmers need to grow 50% more food on a limited amount of arable land. As a result, plant scientists are in a race against time to engineer crops with higher yields by improving photosynthesis.

16 Aug 2021

Scientists develop new tool to identify neuronal proteins in animal models

Scientists, for the first time, developed a successful method for pinpointing proteins within different kinds of neurons in the brain of a living animal.

16 Aug 2021

Study shows plants reuse secondary metabolites in primary metabolism

Plant researchers identified that plants are capable of reusing specialized metabolic products and break them down to recover nutrients.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers identify key enzyme for producing a major industrial chemical in plants

Scientists studying the biochemistry of plant cell walls have identified an enzyme that could turn woody poplar trees into a source for producing a major industrial chemical.

6 Aug 2021

Researchers create new drug database to facilitate repurposing of drugs

Scientists developed a new open-access database with information on drug candidates and the process of metabolization of the drugs by the body.

5 Aug 2021

Yeast study reveals a protein involved in gross chromosomal rearrangements

Gross chromosomal rearrangements--where portions of the genome become moved, deleted, or inverted--can lead to cell death and diseases such as cancer in complex multicellular organisms.

23 Jul 2021

New insights on an enzyme complex involved in plaque production

A research team led by Wim Annaert (VIB-KU Leuven) uncovered the early assembly of gamma-secretase, a protein complex linked to numerous cellular processes including the development of Alzheimer's disease.

23 Jul 2021

Enzymatic PET recycling has sizeable energy and carbon-saving benefits

Researchers in the BOTTLE Consortium, including from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the University of Portsmouth, have identified using enzymes as a more sustainable approach for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a common plastic in single-use beverage bottles, clothing, and food packaging that are becoming increasingly relevant in addressing the environmental challenge of plastic pollution.

21 Jul 2021

Enzyme News and Research

Study reveals mechanisms promoting overall glioma tumor growth

Study shows how microbial communities adapt to threats of soil acidification

New CRISPR-based technique for rapid screening of hundreds of genes in a single experiment

Study pinpoints genes responsible for kidney function

New technique can map out nearly all of the regulatory switches across a maize genome

Scientists take step to engineer crops with higher yields by improving photosynthesis

Scientists develop new tool to identify neuronal proteins in animal models

Study shows plants reuse secondary metabolites in primary metabolism

Researchers identify key enzyme for producing a major industrial chemical in plants

Researchers create new drug database to facilitate repurposing of drugs

Yeast study reveals a protein involved in gross chromosomal rearrangements

New insights on an enzyme complex involved in plaque production

Enzymatic PET recycling has sizeable energy and carbon-saving benefits

Gene therapy may be safe and effective in treating AADC deficiency

Novel gene therapy offers hope to children with genetic, neurodegenerative diseases

Children with rare genetic disorder experience dramatic improvements in a gene therapy trial

Researchers identify gene responsible for vicine-convicine content in faba beans

Engineered enzyme facilitates more effective plastic degradation

Study reveals how fine-tuning the immune system can improve vaccines, reduce disease severity

Study identifies the gene responsible for toxic vicine and convicine production in faba beans

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