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Transcription is the first step in gene expression in which genetic information is copied from a DNA to an RNA format. Transcription is controlled by proteins known as transcription factors that regulate the expression of genes.
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AUG 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are taking a new look at how the cell regulates gene expression.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2019
Cardiology
Following a heart attack, tissues within the heart are often damaged. Once damaged, the heart is incapable of regenerati
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
New study finds the chromatin structures (heterochromatin and euchromatin) may not be determinate of whether genes in a
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd
JUL 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In many mammals, there are clear differences between the sexes. Average heights get higher in men relative to women, for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. Researchers have examined how fat stored in different parts of the body can have different impa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A common algebra problem given to middle and high school students goes something like this; "if a piece of paper ha
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAY 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The ribosome has long been known as the protein factory the cell, but now researchers have revealed that it plays a role
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2019
Cancer
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer. Although the standard
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The relationship between the genome of an organism and its physical characteristics can be challenging to understand. Ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2019
Cancer
Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) is one of the worst cancer diagnoses a child can receive. While it is uncommon (or perhap
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 15, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to engineer novel organelles to give cells new functions.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Yeast carry a mutation hotspots, and can adapt within a host to spread to adapt to new environments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2019
Cancer
The primary goals of metastatic breast cancer treatment are to ensure that the patient has the longest survival pos
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
APR 01, 2019
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
Scientists uncover new "viral oncogenes" that allow HPV to turn healthy cells into cancer cells, while evading the immun
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd
MAR 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discover what controls the circadian clock in plants.
Written By:
Carly Boyd
MAR 04, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MYC is a proto-oncogene, meaning it can contribute to the development of cancer when it carries mutations.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obesity is now considered an epidemic by WHO; they estimate that 2.8 million people die every year because they are over
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Estimates vary but there are around 20,000 proteins that encode for protein in the human genome. So what's the rest for?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Individuals diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) face few treatment options. DMD is a progressive muscle wea
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 12, 2019
Cancer
Cancer is on everybody's mind these days. Many pharmaceutical companies are devoted solely to finding new cancer tre
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 05, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
For an organism to function properly, genes have to be turned on or off in the right places at the right times.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch