In a study in Nature, researchers at Karolinska Institutet present a new method for analysing how instructions in the genome control
Category: Genes
Unmuting large silent genes lets bacteria produce new molecules, potential drug candidates
By enticing away the repressors dampening unexpressed, silent genes in Streptomyces bacteria, researchers at the University of Illinois have unlocked several large
Aggregative and clonal metazoans
Single celled organisms can change their behaviors in response to social signals. They can respond to changing environments and can differentiate
How liver responds to food
Minutes after eating, as nutrients rush into the bloodstream the body makes massive shifts in how it breaks down and
Identical twins share similar genes
An international group of researchers has discovered a new phenomenon that occurs in identical twins: independent of their identical genes,
Egg cells can remain fresh with epigenetics
Keeping egg cells in stasis during childhood is a key part of female fertility. A team led by Dr Gavin
How weather increases the risk of cancer
Living in a cold climate could make people more likely to get cancer, people are at greater risk in colder
Education reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
The theory that education protects against Alzheimer’s disease has been given further weight by new research. Alzheimer’s disease is the
Aspiring improves effectiveness of cancer treatment
Adding aspirin to some existing cancer drugs could increase their effectiveness against a group of tumours resistant to treatment, scientists
Managing antibiotics can not reverse the resistance
Researchers have discovered that reducing the use of antibiotics will not be enough to reverse the growing prevalence of antibiotic
