Live-cell labeling sheds light on how our DNA is packed and behaves in cells
A team led by Professor Kazuhiro Maeshima of the National Institute of Genetics (ROIS) and SOKENDAI in Japan has developed a ...
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A Ghanaian scientist’s quest to create a genetic map of cancer in Africa
Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so ...
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Brain Mapping Tool Reveals How Learning Rewires Synaptic Links
Researchers have developed DELTA, a powerful new imaging method that maps brain-wide synaptic changes during learning.
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Tracing evolution’s blueprint: Minimal genome life and the engineering of synthetic endosymbiosis
Roksana Riddle and Christopher H. Contag from Michigan State University discuss the concept of endosymbiosis, how it has ...
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Delicate balancing act determines how many genome gateways form in cells
As warehouses go, nuclei are more like libraries than bank vaults. Too many cellular components need access to the genome to lock it down like Fort Knox. Instead, large groupings of more than 1,000 ...
A delicate balancing act determines how many genome gateways form in cells
The nuclei in our cells are miniature warehouses safeguarding the genetic blueprint for the body's biologic machinery. As ...
Horses, donkeys and zebras have adaptations that break normal genomic rules
A genetic mutation in horses that would typically halt protein production has become a molecular asset. Researchers at Johns ...
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Human bodies have 'head-to-toe' microbiomes that are unique like fingerprints
Trillions of bacteria occupy human bodies, from head to toe, inside and out, forming a microbiome that is as personal as a ...