News tagged with target genes
UCSF creates fast, affordable tool for finding gene 'on-off' switches
May 19, 2009 |
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UCSF scientists have created a method of quickly identifying large numbers of the genetic material known as short hairpin RNA — also called shRNA - that turns genes on and off.
Researchers discover how tumor suppressor inhibits cell growth
Aug 07, 2008 |
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Genes that inhibit the spontaneous development of cancer are called tumor suppressor genes. One of the major tumor suppressors is p53, a protein that acts in the cell nucleus to control the expression of other genes whose ...
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Drunken fruit flies help scientists find potential drug target for alcoholism
Nov 03, 2009 |
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A group of drunken fruit flies have helped researchers from North Carolina State and Boston universities identify entire networks of genes—also present in humans—that play a key role in alcohol drinking behavior. This discovery, ...
The skeleton: Size matters
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Vertebrates have in common a skeleton made of segments, the vertebrae. During development of the embryo, each segment is added in a time dependent manner, from the head-end to the tail-end: the first segments to be added ...
Discovery in worms points to more targeted cancer treatment
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Researchers at Queen's University have found a link between two genes involved in cancer formation in humans, by examining the genes in worms. The groundbreaking discovery provides a foundation for how tumor-forming ...
Research points to potential chink in cancer's armor
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of York have identified and successfully silenced a gene that appears essential to cancer cell survival.
Genes behind increasingly common form of cancer identified
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified two genes believed to play a role in the development of endometrial cancer. These results may eventually lead to better diagnosis and treatment of this ...
Junk DNA may prove invaluable in quest for gene therapies
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified how a protein enables sections of so-called junk DNA to be cut and pasted within genetic code - a finding which could speed development of gene therapies.
Genes that drive you to drink (but don't make you an alcoholic)
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Your genetic make up may predispose you to drink more but may not increase your genetic risk for alcoholism (alcohol dependence). Research published in the open access journal, BMC Biology, pinpoints genetic pathways and ge ...
Two genes cooperate to cause aggressive leukemia
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Two genes, each one of which is known to cause cancer on its own, together can lead to aggressive leukaemia. This is the conclusion from new research carried out on gene-modified mice at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University ...
Gene linked with human kidney aging
Oct 16, 2009 |
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A gene has been associated with human kidney aging, according to researchers from Stanford University, the National Institute on Aging, the MedStar Research Institute, and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. In work ...
Why antidepressants don't work for so many
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 23, 2009 |
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More than half the people who take antidepressants for depression never get relief. Why? Because the cause of depression has been oversimplified and drugs designed to treat it aim at the wrong target, according to new research ...
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