Master copper regulator discovery may offer Alzheimer’s clues microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New therapeutic opportunities often emerge from research on simple organisms. For instance, the 2020 Nobel Prize […]
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Smart supramolecular assemblies | ScienceDaily
If you’ve ever opened a box from a furniture store and wished the pieces inside could somehow spontaneously merge to
Silencing in action: How cells ‘repress’ genomic remnants of ancient viruses microbiologystudy
For any organism to survive and thrive, its cells must strictly control which genes are active when and where. New
Cancer risk in Lynch syndrome can be assessed from circulating microRNA, researcher finds microbiologystudy
Circulating microRNAs. Credit: The associations of circulating microRNAs and lifestyle habits with cancer risk in Lynch syndrome. https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/96739 In his
Nanotechnology: DNA origami with cargo function microbiologystudy
LMU chemists present two studies that open up new possibilities for biotechnological applications. In the world of nanotechnology, the development
Breast and ovarian cancer newly linked to thousands of gene variants microbiologystudy
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.08.039 Scientists have pinpointed thousands of genetic changes in a gene that may increase
Changes in chromosomes of cancer cells may increase their sensitivity to anti-cancer drugs microbiologystudy
Characterization of matched aneuploid and pseudo-diploid clones. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52176-x Two complementary studies from the Faculty of
How at-home DNA testing kits let people skirt donor anonymity laws—and why they do it microbiologystudy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The accessibility of at-home DNA testing means that practically anyone can send away for a kit
Mitochondria can sneak DNA into the nuclei of brain cells microbiologystudy
Scientists have found DNA in the nucleus of brain cells, where it shouldn’t be. Bits of genes that typically reside