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Synthetic gene circuit allows precise dosing of gene expression
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Researchers have crafted a gene circuit that permits precise tuning of a gene's expression in a cell, an advance that should allow for more accurate analysis of the gene's role in normal and abnormal cellular function.
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Insight into HIV's 'on-off' switch shows promise for therapy, understanding cellular decisions
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 16, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered how a genetic circuit in HIV controls whether the virus turns on or stays dormant, and have succeeded ...
Novel living system recreates predator-prey interaction
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Apr 14, 2008 |
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The hunter-versus-hunted phenomenon exemplified by a pack of lionesses chasing down a lonely gazelle has been recreated in a Petri dish with lowly bacteria.
Gene linked to anxious behavior in mice
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To measure anxiety in a mouse and suggest it’s similar to anxiety in a person may seem like a stretch, but the metrics sound uncannily familiar. Paralyzed by fear, afraid to leave the house or socialize with ...
Gene triggers obsessive compulsive disorder-like syndrome in mice
Aug 22, 2007 |
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Using genetic engineering, researchers have created an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - like set of behaviors in mice and reversed them with antidepressants and genetic targeting of a key brain circuit. ...
Innovative model connects circuit theory to wildlife corridors
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Dec 20, 2007 |
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Scientists at Northern Arizona University and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis have developed a model that uses circuit theory to predict gene flow across landscapes. Their approach could give managers ...
Evolution of virulence regulation in Staphylococcus aureus
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Oct 09, 2008 |
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Scientists have gained insight into the complex mechanisms that control bacterial pathogenesis and, as a result, have developed new theories about how independent mechanisms may have become intertwined during evolution. The ...
A novel explanation for a floral genetic mystery
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Jan 16, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of Jena, Germany have put forth a novel explanation of the evolutionary driving force behind a genetic switching circuit that regulates flower development and survival. The hypothesis, based around ...
Biologists find gene network that gave rise to first tooth
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Feb 10, 2009 |
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A paper in this week's PLoS Biology reports that a common gene regulatory circuit controls the development of all dentitions, from the first teeth in the throats of jawless fishes that lived half a billion years ago, to the ...
Study Reveals How Multiple Viruses Can Determine Bacterial Cell Fate
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Sep 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study suggests that bacteria-infecting viruses – called phages – can make collective decisions about whether to kill host cells immediately after infection or enter a latent state to ...
Scientists identify new gene responsible for puberty disorders
Oct 27, 2008 |
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A new gene responsible for some puberty disorders has been identified by Medical College of Georgia researchers.
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