News tagged with gene expression patterns
Insect gene expression responds to diet
May 07, 2009 |
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Cabbage looper caterpillars (Trichoplusia ni) are able to alter the expression of genes associated with metabolism, homeostasis and immunity in response to feeding on plants carrying bacteria. Research published in BioMed ...
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New technique allows simultaneous tracking of gene expression and movement
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Dec 16, 2008 |
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Flies expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) in their retina cells or other tissues can be tracked by specially modified video cameras, creating a real time computer record of movement and gene expression. The new technique, ...
Gene subnetworks predict cancer spread
Dec 15, 2008 |
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The metastasis or spread of breast cancer to other tissues in the body can be predicted more accurately by examining subnetworks of gene expression patterns in a patient's tumor, than by conventional gene expression microarrays, ...
Conserved gene expression reveals our 'inner fish'
Apr 16, 2009 |
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A study of gene expression in chickens, frogs, pufferfish, mice and people has revealed surprising similarities in several key tissues. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Biology have shown that e ...
Gene-environment interaction in yeast gene expression
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Apr 14, 2008 |
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The nature vs. nurture debate is familiar to most people, and modern conclusions usually predict a balance between the two. A new paper published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology shows that there is a simi ...
Gene signature for cancer stem cells may provide drug targets
Aug 03, 2009 |
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A subset of tumor cells that remain after a woman with breast cancer undergoes treatment with either anti-cancer or anti-hormone therapy shows a "gene signature" that could be used to define targets for developing new drugs ...
Biomarkers for inflammatory disease
Dec 06, 2007 |
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Gene-expression profiles might be used to identify prognostic biomarkers for Kawasaki disease, and help to unravel the underlying biology of the illness, research published this week in the online open access journal Genome Bi ...
What's driving specific patterns of gene expression among cell types?
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Providing another tool to help to understand gene regulation on a global scale, a nationwide research team has identified and mapped 55,000 enhancers, short regions of DNA that act to enhance or boost the ...
Finding clues for nerve cell repair
Jun 03, 2008 |
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A new study at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University identifies a key mechanism for the normal development of motor nerve cells (motor neurons) - cells that control muscles. This finding is crucial to understanding ...
Honey-bee aggression study suggests nurture alters nature
Aug 17, 2009 |
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A new study reveals that changes in gene expression in the brain of the honey bee in response to an immediate threat have much in common with more long-term and even evolutionary differences in honey-bee aggression. ...
Data-driven computational method created
May 29, 2007 |
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A U.S. statistician has created a data-driven computational approach that's revealing secrets about the inner Earth, as well as gene expression.
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