Each year at least 2 million Americans are infected with bacteria that cannot be treated with antibiotics, and at least
Category: Genes
Bacterial factories could manufacture high-performance proteins for space missions
Nature has evolved protein-based substances with mechanical properties that rival even the best synthetic materials. For example, pound for pound,
Malaria: It’s all about the mosquito
Mosquitoes transmit malaria, but not every malaria-infected mosquito is the same. An international team led by Elena Levashina from the
Discovery to help wheat cope with salty soils
Scientists from The University of Western Australia have discovered two enzymes that explain the sensitivity of wheat plants to salty
Algal library lends insights into genes for photosynthesis
Now a team led by Princeton University researchers has constructed a public “library” to help researchers to find out what each
Mutations in noncoding genes could play big role in regulating cancer, study finds
RNA transcribed from genes that seem not to code for anything may play an important role in regulating cancer, a
Team finds key to common cancer pathway in discovery that could unlock new therapies
Scientists have long known that the protein p53, when mutated, is a critical factor in the onset of many different
New insights into underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease
The International Genomic Alzheimer’s Project (IGAP), which is a collaboration of four consortia, including the Genetic and Environmental Risk for
Data science tool that reveals molecular causes of disease shows power in infant cancer analysis
Princeton University researchers are gaining new insights into the causes and characteristics of diseases by harnessing machine learning to analyze
Study Sheds More Light on Genes’ ‘On/Off’ Switches
It takes just 2 percent of the human genome to code for all of the proteins that make cellular functions