Powerful tool can map gene regulation at single-nucleotide resolution

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

More than a structural bystander: Vinculin's unexpected role in cellular mechanical memory

A team of researchers at the University of Liverpool, working in collaboration with the Mechanobiology Institute at the ...

Scientists create embryos for infertile couples using only SKIN cells... as fertility in US plummets

In a groundbreaking step, researchers used cellular reprogramming to turn human skin cells into fertilizable eggs, paving the way for a future alternative for individuals who cannot conceive.
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All About Nucleic Acid Foods and Functions

Discover the importance of nucleic acids for your health. Learn what foods are good sources of nucleic acids and how to ...
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One molecule could usher revolutionary medicines for cancer, diabetes and genetic disease — but the US is turning its back on it

RNA has a similar structure to its cousin DNA, although it's composed of only one strand ... pulmonary arterial hypertension ...
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Professor Steven Henikoff receives 55th Rosenstiel Award for research on genome organization and gene expression

The 55th Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research has been awarded to professor Steven ...
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A revolutionary DNA search engine is speeding up genetic discovery

ETH Zurich scientists have created “MetaGraph,” a revolutionary DNA search engine that functions like Google for genetic data. By compressing global genomic datasets by a factor of 300, it allows ...