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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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MAR 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a mechanism used by a unicellular organism that turns so-called junk DNA into meaningful gen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
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Juvenile Batten disease is a progressive disease that causes neurological dysfunction, resulting in seizures, changes in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2017Cancer
Scientists on the quest to offer more hope for glioblastoma patients may have found a way to stop the growth of the dead ...JAN 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The blueprint for our bodies is contained in our genes, but scientists have long wondered how our environment can in tur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Health & Medicine
The immune response to viruses includes a group of signaling proteins that act like a home security system in the body, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – January 19, 2017 – A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has deve ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
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Premenstrual Mood Disorder Gene Network DiscoveredWritten By: Jennifer EllisDEC 29, 2016Cancer
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Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered what they call a ‘master switch’ that causes women ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 26, 2016Immunology
A recent study from the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) in Japan led to the discovery of a new group of mono ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 20, 2016Cardiology
The hypoxia response has been found to be vital for the proper formation of the heart ventricles during gestation, addin ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 20, 2016Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 19, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
There are vast swaths of genomic regions that don't code for protein, once nicknamed and thought of as junk DNA and RNA. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Combat Obesity by Turning White Fat into Brown FatWritten By: Jennifer Ellis
MAR 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a mechanism used by a unicellular organism that turns so-called junk DNA into meaningful gen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While there is a lot of skepticism surrounding genetically modified foods, they have helped solve serious problems in ag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neanderthals died off 40,000 years ago, but not before passing on some of their genes to humans, who have in turn carrie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2017
Immunology
Six years ago, researchers from Kobe University discovered a new condition caused by an autoimmune reaction against PIT-
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2017
Microbiology
Spoiler alert, you’re infected with Epstein-Barr virus. Well, you’re probably infected - nearly 98% of peopl
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 15, 2017
Cardiology
The heart’s four chambers, made up of left and right atria and ventricles, work together in an amazingly intricate
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work has demonstrated that bone injuries can be repaired using a sheet of a carbon compound that has photocatalytic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Juvenile Batten disease is a progressive disease that causes neurological dysfunction, resulting in seizures, changes in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2017
Cancer
Scientists on the quest to offer more hope for glioblastoma patients may have found a way to stop the growth of the dead
...
JAN 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The blueprint for our bodies is contained in our genes, but scientists have long wondered how our environment can in tur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
The immune response to viruses includes a group of signaling proteins that act like a home security system in the body,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – January 19, 2017 – A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has deve
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are always striving to know more about the physiology of exercise, especially as health conditions related to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2017
Microbiology
Viruses invade cells and hijack the internal machinery to use it for their own gain. Scientists at the University of Cal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2017
Cancer
A large portion of melanoma cases prove fatal because the disease has already progressed beyond treatment options. Howev
...
JAN 04, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Premenstrual Mood Disorder Gene Network Discovered
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 29, 2016
Cancer
JUPITER, FL – December 29, 2016 – A new study led by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Resea
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 29, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered what they call a ‘master switch’ that causes women
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 26, 2016
Immunology
A recent study from the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) in Japan led to the discovery of a new group of mono
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2016
Cardiology
The hypoxia response has been found to be vital for the proper formation of the heart ventricles during gestation, addin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2016
Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 19, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are vast swaths of genomic regions that don't code for protein, once nicknamed and thought of as junk DNA and RNA.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Combat Obesity by Turning White Fat into Brown Fat
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis