Items tagged with genes

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The Human Genome in 3-D Saturday, October 10th, 2009 - 14:18:55 - Anuradha Menon Unfurled, the human genome would contain approximately six feet of DNA. Amazingly, all of that length is packed into a cell nucleus about three... read more

Staving Off Ecological Disaster In Lungs Saturday, August 8th, 2009 - 10:29:26 - Anuradha Menon Viewing the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis as troubled ecosystems that need to be managed may lead to new ways of treating bacterial... read more

Genes Key to Staph Disease Severity Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 - 17:42:33 - Ehud Rattner Scientists studying Staphylococcus bacteria, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), have discovered a potent staph toxin responsible for... read more

Mice Made From Induced Stem Cells Friday, July 24th, 2009 - 18:33:18 - Anuradha Menon Two teams of Chinese researchers have created live mice from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, answering a lingering question about the... read more

New Actions of Neurochemicals Found Friday, July 3rd, 2009 - 12:53:59 - Anuradha Menon Although the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has only 302 neurons in its entire nervous system, studies of this simple animal have... read more

Different Genes Cause Loss of Body Parts Friday, June 5th, 2009 - 16:51:12 - Anuradha Menon New research shows that when two species of stickleback fish evolved and lost their pelvises and body armor, the changes were caused by different... read more

Molecule of Life Emerges from Slime Thursday, May 14th, 2009 - 14:17:32 - Anuradha Menon Creating life in the primordial soup may have been easier than we thought. Two essential elements of RNA have finally been made from scratch, under... read more

DNA Twisted into Boxes Friday, May 8th, 2009 - 16:25:54 - Sarah Gingichashvili A multidisciplinary team of researchers has created tiny DNA strongboxes measuring just 30 nanometres on each side. The boxes, which can be unlocked... read more

Genetic Switch Key to New Antibiotics Class Saturday, April 18th, 2009 - 14:03:59 - Anuradha Menon Researchers have determined the structure of a key genetic mechanism at work in bacteria, including some that are deadly to humans, in an important... read more

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