News tagged with genetic switch
To regenerate muscle, cellular garbage men must become builders
Sep 22, 2009 |
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For scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Monterotondo, Italy, what seemed like a disappointing result turned out to be an important discovery. Their findings, published online this week ...
Study provides insight into evolution of first flowers
May 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Charles Darwin described the sudden origin of flowering plants about 130 million years ago as an abominable mystery, one that scientists have yet to solve.
Stem cell breakthrough: Monitoring the on switch that turns stem cells into muscle
Mar 30, 2009 |
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In a genetic engineering breakthrough that could help everyone from bed-ridden patients to elite athletes, a team of American researchers—including 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario R. Capecchi—have created a "switch" that allows ...
Mutated gene in zebrafish sheds light on blindness in humans
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Among zebrafish, the eyes have it. Inside them is a mosaic of light-sensitive cells whose structure and functions are nearly identical to those of humans. There, biologists at The Florida State University ...
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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 ...
Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor
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Jan 30, 2008 |
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New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour ...
Taking the conversation inside: Enhancing signals in cell interior
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Scientists used to think most of the exchange of information between cells was conducted at the surface, where cell receptors receive signals from other cells.
Discovery may result in new test to determine predisposition to cancer
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an assay that may be used to help identify new genes that can predict a predisposition to cancer.
Throwing the micro switch: MicroRNA may link smoking risk gene to neurobiology of addiction
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2009 |
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During the past several years, significant progress has been made in identifying susceptibility genes for nicotine dependence through genetic linkage and association analyses. Although a large number of genes have been associated ...
Manes, trains and antlers explained
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Aug 21, 2008 |
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For Charles Darwin, the problem of the peacock's tail, in light of his theory of natural selection, was vexing in the extreme.
Alcohol tolerance 'switch' found
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a genetic "switch" in fruit flies that plays an important role in making flies more tolerant to alcohol.
Researchers discover new way to attack some forms of leukemia
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Each year, some 29,000 adults and 2,000 children are diagnosed with leukemia, a form of cancer that is caused by the abnormal production of white blood cells in the bone marrow. Current treatments rely primarily on killing ...
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 ...
Pediatric researchers find possible 'master switch' gene in juvenile arthritis
Jul 01, 2008 |
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Researchers have found that a gene region known to play a role in some varieties of adult rheumatoid arthritis is also present in all types of childhood arthritis. The researchers say the responsible gene may be a "master ...
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