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Transcription Factors: In molecular biology, a transcription factor is a protein that controls the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA, by binding to a specific DNA sequence.
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JUN 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
For many individuals with asthma, a tiny particle almost invisible can trigger an asthmatic attack if it enters the airw ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 29, 2018Cancer
A new treatment developed by collaborators, called metarrestin, blocks metastatic cancer cells' ability to make proteins ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 14, 2018Cancer
Computational Oncology is an emerging field of science and medicine aimed at using mathematical and computer modeling sy ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 20, 2018Immunology
Memory T cells: where do they come from and how is their production controlled? Researchers from the Scripps Research In ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 16, 2018Immunology
The repercussions of an infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may not end with mononucleosis, “mono” or &l ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 01, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at Michigan State University in East Lansing are finding new ways to treat cancer. For one, they are inter ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is an ancient disease, signs of it were examined in Egyptian mummies. It is caused by the bacterium and pat ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 20, 2018Cancer
Cancer induced reduction in antiviral immune responseWritten By:MAR 16, 2018Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat, often goes unnoticed until the affected person has a stroke. Scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 14, 2018Cardiology
A dangerous yet inevitable part of heart disease is the replacement of healthy heart muscle cells with scar tissue. In a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells hold a tremendous amount of research promise. Now researchers have found a very easy way to create them.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2018Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 11, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time, scientists have made a connection between specific biomarkers and gastric cancer outcomes. Alcohol c ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have made progress in the fight against glioblastoma.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that obesity affects the health of hematopoietic stem cells, which make blood.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2017Immunology
Why are women more likely to have an autoimmune disease? It may literally be in their genes. A new study suggests that w ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA contains thousands of genes, and it is critical that the correct genes are expressed in the right places at the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are making strides in synthetic biology, and are not starting to learn how to add functionality to genomes, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2017Cardiology
A heart attack wounds the heart similar to the way a deep cut wounds the skin: it leaves a scar. However, a scar on the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 15, 2017Cardiology
Inflammation in the liver and boosted cholesterol levels in the blood vessels create the perfect storm for vascular dise ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 08, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy that’s intended to kill cancer could, in some disturbing twists of fate, help cancer metastasize. Ala ...JUL 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2017Microbiology
Just call them archaea (ar-kee-uh) - archaebacteria are no more. Archaea used to be classified as bacteria, but these pr ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
DNA is dynamic inside of cells, and though it can seem to be a tangled thicket, it acts to propel important molecules li ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
For many individuals with asthma, a tiny particle almost invisible can trigger an asthmatic attack if it enters the airw
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
A new treatment developed by collaborators, called metarrestin, blocks metastatic cancer cells' ability to make proteins
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 14, 2018
Cancer
Computational Oncology is an emerging field of science and medicine aimed at using mathematical and computer modeling sy
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 20, 2018
Immunology
Memory T cells: where do they come from and how is their production controlled? Researchers from the Scripps Research In
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 16, 2018
Immunology
The repercussions of an infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may not end with mononucleosis, “mono” or &l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 01, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at Michigan State University in East Lansing are finding new ways to treat cancer. For one, they are inter
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is an ancient disease, signs of it were examined in Egyptian mummies. It is caused by the bacterium and pat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 20, 2018
Cancer
Cancer induced reduction in antiviral immune response
Written By:
MAR 16, 2018
Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat, often goes unnoticed until the affected person has a stroke. Scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 14, 2018
Cardiology
A dangerous yet inevitable part of heart disease is the replacement of healthy heart muscle cells with scar tissue. In a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells hold a tremendous amount of research promise. Now researchers have found a very easy way to create them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2018
Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 11, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time, scientists have made a connection between specific biomarkers and gastric cancer outcomes. Alcohol c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have made progress in the fight against glioblastoma.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that obesity affects the health of hematopoietic stem cells, which make blood.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2017
Immunology
Why are women more likely to have an autoimmune disease? It may literally be in their genes. A new study suggests that w
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA contains thousands of genes, and it is critical that the correct genes are expressed in the right places at the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are making strides in synthetic biology, and are not starting to learn how to add functionality to genomes,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2017
Cardiology
A heart attack wounds the heart similar to the way a deep cut wounds the skin: it leaves a scar. However, a scar on the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 15, 2017
Cardiology
Inflammation in the liver and boosted cholesterol levels in the blood vessels create the perfect storm for vascular dise
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 08, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy that’s intended to kill cancer could, in some disturbing twists of fate, help cancer metastasize. Ala
...
JUL 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2017
Microbiology
Just call them archaea (ar-kee-uh) - archaebacteria are no more. Archaea used to be classified as bacteria, but these pr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
DNA is dynamic inside of cells, and though it can seem to be a tangled thicket, it acts to propel important molecules li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch