Some sequences in the genome cause genes to be switched on or off. Until now, each of these gene switches, or so-called ...

Genes make up the blueprints and outline the process of building every living organism. To ensure that the right genes are ...

US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their research ...

Using silencer-seq, the Stark lab identified 800+ silencers and the transcription factor Saft in fruit flies, enhancing our ...

Scientists have uncovered surprising ways transcription factors, the genetic switches for genes, regulate plant development. Their findings reveal how subtle changes in a lipid-binding region called ...

A research team has recently constructed a global polymorphism genetic map of variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs), termed ...

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) posted a November 30, 2024, update to its report entitled “Gene-Edited Plants: Regulation and Issues ...

A new tool called SigRM helps researchers study RNA modifications in individual cells, improving our understanding of how ...

A study by IRB Barcelona unveils how the lack of a fraction of the CPEB4 protein causes a decrease in the expression of genes ...

Researchers have uncovered a molecular mechanism linking alterations in the neuronal protein CPEB4 to idiopathic autism, ...

Our comprehensive database provides a crucial resource for understanding gene regulation and will serve as a critical tool for the scientific community for years to come," says Professor Hannes ...

Some sequences in the genome cause genes to be switched on or off. Until now, each of these gene switches, or so-called enhancers, was thought to have its own place on the DNA. Different enhancers ...