|
|
|
Location: UT Southwestern Medical Center, United States
Tiny strands of genetic material called RNA – a chemical cousin of DNA – are
emerging as major players in gene regulation, the process inside cells that
drives all biology and that scientists seek to control in order to fight
disease....
|
Location: Stanford University, United States
All the crucial proteins in our bodies must fold into complex shapes to do
their jobs. These snarled molecules grip other molecules to move them around, to
speed up important chemical reactions or to grab onto our genes, turning them
"on"...
|
|
|
Location: Purdue University, and University of Texas at Austin, United States
The crystal structure of a molecule from a primitive fungus has served as a
time machine to show researchers more about the evolution of life from the
simple to the complex.
By studying the three-dimensional version of the fungus...
|
Location: Hutchison Hall 306, Rochester, NY 146273, United States
Some insects and roundworms pick up DNA from bacteria living within their
cells, new research shows.
The DNA transfer occurs in the animals' egg cells, so the genetic
modification passes between generations. The mechanism therefore...
|
Location: 77 massachusetts avenue ,cambridge, ma 02139-4307, United States
MIT researchers have developed a new way to study the function of microRNA, tiny strands of genetic material that help regulate at least 25 percent
of a cell's genes. The new technique could shed light on microRNA's hypothesized role in tumor...
|
Location: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics,Pfotenhauerstr. 108,01307 Dresden,, Germany
Nearly a decade ago, now-Nobel laureates Craig Mello and Andrew Fire
discovered that they could insert short RNA molecules into worms and shut down
specific genes. Today, scientists routinely use this powerful method, termed RNA...
|
|
|
