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Scientists discover master regulator of motor neuron firing
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When the Human Genome Project was complete, DNA bowed out of the limelight and gave way to RNA as a major player in genetic regulation. Now, findings at Rockefeller University mirror this ...
First treatment for muscular dystrophy in sight: Scientists successfully harness exon-skipping
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Genetic researchers at Children's National Medical Center and the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry in Tokyo published the results of the first successful application of "multiple exon-skipping" to curb the devastating ...
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Getting more from whole-transcript microarrays
May 21, 2009 |
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The widely-used Affymetrix Whole-Transcript Gene 1.0 ST (sense target) microarray platform, normally used to assay gene expression, can also be utilized to interrogate exon-specific splicing. Research published today in the ...
In vivo visualization of alternative splicing
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Jan 28, 2008 |
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The February 1 cover of G&D features an unprecedented use of fluorescent proteins to visualize developmentally regulated alternative mRNA splicing in a living organism.
Study finds value in 'junk' DNA
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Oct 17, 2008 |
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For about 15 years, scientists have known that certain "junk" DNA -- repetitive DNA segments previously thought to have no function -- could evolve into exons, which are the building blocks for protein-coding genes in higher ...
Researchers identify drug candidate for treating spinal muscular atrophy
Nov 04, 2009 |
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A chemical cousin of the common antibiotic tetracycline might be useful in treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a currently incurable disease that is the leading genetic cause of death in infants. This is the finding of ...
Human proteins evolving slowly thanks to multitasking genes
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Feb 06, 2007 |
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Many human proteins are not as good as they might be because the gene sequences that code for them have a double role which slows down the rate at which they evolve, according to new research published in PLoS Biology.
Scientists identify genetic cause for a type of childhood epilepsy
May 29, 2008 |
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Imagine “blanking out” of consciousness up to 200 times daily while you’re learning in a classroom, playing baseball, taking ballet lessons or riding a bike. This is a common occurrence in the life of a child with childhood ...
Living view in animals shows how cells decide to make proteins
Nov 30, 2006 |
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Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have visualized in a living animal how cells use a critical biological process to dice and splice genetic material to create unique and varied proteins.
Link uncovered between variation in humans with extreme body mass and abnormal splicing
Dec 20, 2007 |
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Today researchers report new insights into how genetic variation may create phenotypic differences between individuals. This study, which investigates the influence of mutations associated with obesity on the mechanism of ...
Researchers discover critical detail of cellular defense against genetic mistakes
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Apr 17, 2008 |
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Researchers are closing in on a completed diagram of how human cells protect themselves against constant genetic mistakes that contribute to most diseases, according to a study to be published in the April 18 edition of the ...
New method provides panoramic view of protein-RNA interactions in living cells
Nov 02, 2008 |
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DNA, it has turned out, isn't all it was cracked up to be. In recent years we learned that the molecule of life, the discovery of the 20th century, did not -- could not -- by itself explain the huge differences in complexity ...
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