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Gene Expression is the process by which a gene gets turned on in a cell to make RNA and proteins. Gene expression may be measured by looking at the RNA, or the protein made from the RNA, or what the protein does in a cell.

Researchers discover new approach to reform plant breeding and genetics

The research was conducted at the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH FOOD) with professor emeritus Lars Munck as coordinator and builds on earlier work since 1963 at Svaloef Plant Breeding Institute and the Carlsberg Laboratory.

28 Apr 2021

New, altered form of prolactin receptor found to drive breast cancer

Prolactin is a hormone that has long been thought to play an important role in breast development and growth, as well as milk production during pregnancy.

27 Apr 2021

New algorithm maps gene expression patterns into specific locations

Cell-type databases are increasing in size and complexity as researchers accumulate a great deal of gene-sequencing data.

21 Apr 2021

Study: Interaction between distant parts of RNA can regulate gene expression

Russian researchers have now investigated the role of double-stranded fragments of the maturing RNA and demonstrated that the interaction between faraway parts of the RNA can control gene expression.

20 Apr 2021

New CRISPR technology allows scientists to switch off any gene in human cells

Scientists have figured out how to modify CRISPR's basic architecture to extend its reach beyond the genome and into what's known as the epigenome -- proteins and small molecules that latch onto DNA and control when and where genes are switched on or off.

19 Apr 2021

Study shows how stem cells make specific types of cells

With the help of a novel single-cell technique, researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) have revealed a new way to interpret the programming behind stem cells and how these cells make specific types of cells.

From Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) 16 Apr 2021

Growing chimeric embryos could offer new insights into developmental biology, evolution

Scientists from China and the United States have been able to grow chimeric embryos for a considerable period of time—of up to 20 days—by injecting human stem cells into primate embryos.

16 Apr 2021

Study reveals RNA regulatory mechanisms within transcription-translation couplings

To gain a better understanding of how bacterial RNA gives rise to proteins scientists are now focusing on the special way this process takes place in bacteria.

15 Apr 2021

Study reveals DNA supercoiling is involved in regulating gene expression

The (when stretched) two-meter-long DNA molecule in each human cell is continuously being unpacked and packed again to enable the expression of genetic information.

15 Apr 2021

Study shows how nitrate presence controls nodule formation in legumes

Legumes, or plants belonging to the bean family, form nodules on their roots to absorb nitrogen.

12 Apr 2021

Obesity reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissues

A university has recently completed a study that suggests that the machinery responsible for handling the energy in fat tissues is performing poorly in obesity.

12 Apr 2021

A new way to predict positive outcomes of immunotherapy in patients with bladder cancer

Researchers have detected and validated groups of genes linked to immunotherapy resistance in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer of the bladder.

12 Apr 2021

New method can improve the drug testing process

When developing a new drug, the first question is, “does it work?” and the second question is, “is it harmful?”

9 Apr 2021

Discovery of heat-sensing gene could help crops to cope better with climate change

By 2050 global warming could reduce crop yields by one-third. UC Riverside researchers have identified a gene that could put the genie back in the bottle.

7 Apr 2021

Tumor-inhibiting protein p53 boosts gene expression by bringing together nuclear speckles and DNA

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania headed a group of researchers to unravel the functions of the so-called “nuclear speckles”.

6 Apr 2021

Researchers use single-cell RNA sequencing to study the development of leaves

How do we become a complex, integrated multicellular organism from a single cell? While developmental biologists have long researched this fundamental question, Stanford University biologist and HHMI investigator Dominique Bergmann's recent work on the plant Arabidopsis thaliana has uncovered surprising answers.

6 Apr 2021

New mechanism of transcriptional regulators influences tumor development

The Wistar Institute scientists have discovered a novel mechanism of transcriptional regulation of cellular senescence that promotes the release of inflammatory molecules that, in turn, affect tumor growth by changing the surrounding microenvironment.

2 Apr 2021

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Researchers discover new approach to reform plant breeding and genetics

New, altered form of prolactin receptor found to drive breast cancer

New algorithm maps gene expression patterns into specific locations

Study: Interaction between distant parts of RNA can regulate gene expression

New CRISPR technology allows scientists to switch off any gene in human cells

Study shows how stem cells make specific types of cells

Growing chimeric embryos could offer new insights into developmental biology, evolution

Study reveals RNA regulatory mechanisms within transcription-translation couplings

Study reveals DNA supercoiling is involved in regulating gene expression

Study shows how nitrate presence controls nodule formation in legumes

Obesity reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissues

A new way to predict positive outcomes of immunotherapy in patients with bladder cancer

New method can improve the drug testing process

Discovery of heat-sensing gene could help crops to cope better with climate change

Tumor-inhibiting protein p53 boosts gene expression by bringing together nuclear speckles and DNA

Researchers use single-cell RNA sequencing to study the development of leaves

New mechanism of transcriptional regulators influences tumor development

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Six novel CRISPR-Cas12a variants expand genome engineering in plants

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