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Enhancer
An Enhancer is a small section of DNA that can be used to bind protein together in order to increase the probability that the transcription of a specific gene will develop. There are hundreds of thousands of Enhancers that can be found in Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells within the human genome. Enhancers are cis-regulatory elements, which regulate the transcription of nearby genes and are an essential part of genetic regulatory networks.
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AUG 02, 2017
Microbiology
Go-go-gadget phage-enhanced nanoparticles! Researchers at Rice University and the University of Science and Technology o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Have you explored the great outdoors recently? Hopefully you just nodded, and hopefully you enjoyed your time being one
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Even though sharks are often revered as large, scary fish with massive teeth made for eating beach-goers and ocean swimm
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 23, 2017
Plants & Animals
The most important tools fish possess for ocean navigation are its fins. These appendages help a fish maintain stability
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 20, 2017
Neuroscience
There is a common theory that suggests different regions of the brain are responsible for different abilities. Those who
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 19, 2017
Immunology
Forest Bathing: How a Quick, Leisurely Visit to the Forest Can Reduce Stress and Boost the Immune System A Japanese conc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 18, 2017
Immunology
Zebrafish have something incredible to offer us: their ability to regenerate tissue. Past studies have also explored the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 17, 2017
Cardiology
A decade after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2017
Cardiology
How can you calculate your risk of dying or being hospitalized for cardiovascular complications in the year follo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Three-quarters of all breast cancer tumors are driven by the hormone estrogen. These tumors are frequently treated with
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 10, 2017
Cardiology
A new treatment option for cancer, a Plk1 inhibitor called volasertib, is especially promising for leukemia patients. Un
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 09, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Glyphosate, a component of Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, is expected to be added to the list of cancer-causing che
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 03, 2017
Cardiology
Two small proteins, elastin and collagen, make up a dynamic duo that promote a sturdy foundation of tensile strength and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 01, 2017
Videos
As a society, we often believe that higher cost equals higher quality. But when it comes to the gas you pump into your c
...
JUN 29, 2017
Cancer
Most cancers kill by invading distant parts of the body where treatment is more difficult to reach. But cancer’s a
...
JUN 28, 2017
Cancer
Brain imaging via MRIs may soon be enhanced with simple sugar instead of conventional metal complexes. A new study found
...
JUN 26, 2017
Neuroscience
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a neurobiological condition where a person is driven to do things in a very sp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
It’s common knowledge that cold climate can be detrimental to plants, but what isn’t so commonly known are t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 24, 2017
Cancer
Our immune system has an extraordinary capacity to fight pathogens and protect the body. Indeed, some immune cells can f
...
JUN 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
On June 7, four workers were accidentally exposed to a large amount of nuclear fuel material at the Oarai Research and D
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 22, 2017
Microbiology
Tooth decay doesn’t just affect adults, it also affects toddlers - a condition called early-childhood caries. Rese
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
We always seem to focus on why dinosaurs became extinct; let’s take a moment to consider how they came to be the d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Antibodies are supposed to protect us from infection, right? Right, and this is true under most circumstances. Sometimes
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 15, 2017
Cardiology
There’s new method on the table for repairing blood vessels damaged by ischemia, especially the smallest and most
...
Written By:
Kara Marker