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Pac-Man like CRISPR enzymes discovered
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 9 May 2017
New CRISPR enzymes have been found that could be used as sensitive detectors for infectious viruses.
Leap forward made in synthetic biology
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 3 Apr 2017
An international team of more than 200 researchers have made significant progress in building an or…
First ‘off-switches’ discovered for CRISPR/Cas9 technique
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 15 Dec 2016
Researchers have discovered three naturally occurring proteins that can modulate the gene editing s…
Genetic discovery offers potential autoimmune treatments
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 9 Nov 2016
Researchers have raised the possibility of new autoimmune disease treatments with fewer side effect…
Short telomere length in newborns linked to mother’s weight
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 18 Oct 2016
Belgian researchers have found that a high BMI in mothers before pregnancy is associated with short…
Cloned sheep show no ill health as they age
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 27 Jul 2016
New research has shown four clones derived from the cell line of Dolly the sheep have reached the a…
Call for epigenetic drug targets for respiratory ailments
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 29 Jun 2016
An initiative has been launched to find new epigenetic drug targets for respiratory diseases.
Longer living mice thanks to manipulated telomeres
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 15 Jun 2016
Scientists have created mice with longer telomeres than their counterparts, resulting in fewer sign…
Unexpected side effects of deadly gene
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 24 Mar 2016
Gene carriers of a rare respiratory disease were found to have increased lung function, by scientis…
Evolutionary ancestral gene found
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 22 Mar 2016
A common ancestral gene thought to have kick-started evolution has been identified by Canadian scie…
Protein found to affect HA efficacy
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 1 Dec 2015
Hyaluronic acid (HA), used to treat osteoarthritis, could be modified to become even more useful fo…
Genetic differences in microbes and wine variation linked
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 25 Nov 2015
The distinctive variations in taste and odour between wines from different regions are linked to ti…
The mysteries of DNA origami unfolded
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 14 Oct 2015
Scientists have found that the assembly of DNA into nanostructures follows distinct pathways rather…
One night of sleep loss alters clock gene expression
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 21 Aug 2015
Gene expression that control biological clocks in cells throughout the body is altered after losing…
Training the next generation of archaeogeneticists
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 9 Apr 2015
A new research centre will be used to train the next generation of specialists in the field of arch…
Separating the plant genome
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 12 Nov 2014
A new approach to separating plant nuclear DNA from organellar DNA could speed up DNA sequencing an…
Single mutation disrupts morphology of sexual organs
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 11 Nov 2014
A single mutation in a gene coding for a protein deeply involved in developmental and homeostatic p…
Genetic mutation prevents weight gain on high-sugar diet
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 28 Oct 2014
A team of researchers from the University of Southern California have found a way to suppress the o…
Floppy proteins linked to ALS
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 21 Oct 2014
A loss of protein stability has been linked to muscle-destroying disease amyotrophic lateral sclero…
Six faces of Streptococcus
qmjwtjwqdb.d qmjwtjwqdb.d | Added: 10 Oct 2014
Like the faces of a die, Streptococcus pneumonia has six unique states it can switch to making it a…
