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Reporter genes
Reporter genes are an integral component of molecular biology used to study biological pathways and processes. Reporter genes are attached to a known sequence of another gene of interest in an organism, such as a bacteria, cell, or plant. Attachment of a reporter gene allows visualization or quantification of a gene of interest. Common reporter systems used on molecular biology include luciferase and green fluorescent protein (GFP).
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SEP 28, 2015Neuroscience
Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) scientists analyzing spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) have discovered “surprising ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 27, 2015Neuroscience
Nearly two million Americans, aged 12 or older, either abused or were dependent on opioids in 2013, according to the Cen ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
To protect people from infectious disease, clinicians can target pathogens and parasites with medicines such as antibiot ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 22, 2015Neuroscience
Stem cells can create tissue models that reflect human physiology. These stem cell-derived models can be used in researc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 22, 2015Cancer
Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have discovered the role played by a gene that suppresses th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A modular system of proteins can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a specific response, such a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 21, 2015Microbiology
Researchers studying the symbiotic relationship between methane-oxidizing archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria have mad ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 21, 2015Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a critical role played by an enzyme in cancer and autoimmun ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 21, 2015Neuroscience
Is there a connection between the brain’s stress response and a protein related to Alzheimer’s disease? Rese ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 20, 2015Cancer
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer helps many men to live longer. The therapy can reduce or block the production of and ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 19, 2015Neuroscience
The abnormal behavior of two genes (BDNF and DTNBP1) is related to the underlying cause of schizophrenia, providing a ne ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 18, 2015Cancer
Women successfully treated for breast cancer know that it could return. New research published in the journal Clinical E ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 18, 2015Cancer
Cells can adapt to overcome cancer drugs designed to interfere with their genetic controls, according to a study by Canc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 17, 2015Neuroscience
Contrary to previous thinking, Alzheimer’s disease consists of three distinct subtypes, according to a UCLA study. ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 16, 2015Cancer
University of Manchester scientists have identified a gene, FOXC1, that, if turned on, can cause more aggressive cancer ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 13, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 11, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In a case still baffling to physicians, last summer, a 74-year-old woman from San Francisco’s Chinatown was admitt ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
An international team of scientists led by Sweden's Karolinska Institutet (http://ki.se/en/startpage?) has mapped fo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 10, 2015Cancer
A drug-like molecule could prove valuable in cancer research with the potential of developing a new pharmaceutical. ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 08, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’ ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 06, 2015Neuroscience
What causes severe early infant epilepsy? Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Swed ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 03, 2015Cancer
A genetic test can predict whether some women’s breast cancer will recur, and that could influence how chemotherap ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 30, 2015Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins researchers think that a common gene mutation triggers the brain damage associated with both amyotrophic l ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 29, 2015Cancer
Viruses can be involved in the development of serious diseases. A case in point is liver cancer, which often develops in ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
SEP 28, 2015
Neuroscience
Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) scientists analyzing spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) have discovered “surprising
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Nearly two million Americans, aged 12 or older, either abused or were dependent on opioids in 2013, according to the Cen
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 25, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
To protect people from infectious disease, clinicians can target pathogens and parasites with medicines such as antibiot
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Stem cells can create tissue models that reflect human physiology. These stem cell-derived models can be used in researc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 22, 2015
Cancer
Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have discovered the role played by a gene that suppresses th
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A modular system of proteins can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a specific response, such a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 21, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers studying the symbiotic relationship between methane-oxidizing archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria have mad
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 21, 2015
Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a critical role played by an enzyme in cancer and autoimmun
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 21, 2015
Neuroscience
Is there a connection between the brain’s stress response and a protein related to Alzheimer’s disease? Rese
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 20, 2015
Cancer
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer helps many men to live longer. The therapy can reduce or block the production of and
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 19, 2015
Neuroscience
The abnormal behavior of two genes (BDNF and DTNBP1) is related to the underlying cause of schizophrenia, providing a ne
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 18, 2015
Cancer
Women successfully treated for breast cancer know that it could return. New research published in the journal Clinical E
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 18, 2015
Cancer
Cells can adapt to overcome cancer drugs designed to interfere with their genetic controls, according to a study by Canc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 17, 2015
Neuroscience
Contrary to previous thinking, Alzheimer’s disease consists of three distinct subtypes, according to a UCLA study.
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 16, 2015
Cancer
University of Manchester scientists have identified a gene, FOXC1, that, if turned on, can cause more aggressive cancer
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 13, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 11, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In a case still baffling to physicians, last summer, a 74-year-old woman from San Francisco’s Chinatown was admitt
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
An international team of scientists led by Sweden's Karolinska Institutet (http://ki.se/en/startpage?) has mapped fo
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 10, 2015
Cancer
A drug-like molecule could prove valuable in cancer research with the potential of developing a new pharmaceutical.
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 08, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 06, 2015
Neuroscience
What causes severe early infant epilepsy? Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Swed
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 03, 2015
Cancer
A genetic test can predict whether some women’s breast cancer will recur, and that could influence how chemotherap
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins researchers think that a common gene mutation triggers the brain damage associated with both amyotrophic l
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 29, 2015
Cancer
Viruses can be involved in the development of serious diseases. A case in point is liver cancer, which often develops in
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider