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Stem Cell Scientists Reveal Key Differences in Male and Female Kidneys
Researchers have completed a detailed deconstruction of the kidney, revealing information about gender differences and more in the organ.
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Gene-OFF Switch Expands Synthetic Biology Toolbox
Researchers have developed programmable repressor elements, expanding the synthetic biology toolbox and enabling more sophisticated and accurate diagnostic, environmental, and biofabrication approaches.
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Sleeping Beauty Awakens to a Makeover and a Job in Genome Engineering
In a new study, scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, the Universitätsklinikum Würzburg and the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut have designed a novel variant of the Sleeping Beauty transposase, enabling its direct use for genome modifications.
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Harvesting Genetics to Improve Watermelon Quality
An international team of researchers has taken a comprehensive look at the genomes of all seven species of watermelon, creating a resource that could help plant breeders increase the domestic fruit's quality and ability to thrive during an era of climate change.
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Open-source Database Enhances Genomics Research Collaboration
Researchers have launched a new open-source database, aiming to make it easier to share datasets that reveal the function of genomic variants in health and disease.
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Geographic and Genetic Information Helps Track Elephant Poachers
A new tool uses an interactive database of geographic and genetic information to help authorities quickly identify where the confiscated tusks of African elephants were originally poached.
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Developing New Delivery Tools for Gene Editing
Scientists led by University of Iowa researcher Paul McCray, Jr., MD, are using simple peptides to deliver gene-editing tools into notoriously hard-to-access lung and airway cells with the goal of creating new treatments for people with diseases like cystic fibrosis, COPD, and asthma.
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Status of Proteins Housing DNA Controls How Cells Maintain Their Identity
A new study suggests that the inheritance of changes to proteins that package DNA maintains the identity of cells as they multiply.
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Tracing One Billion Years of Plant Life
A new study published in Nature traces the genetic histories of the last billion years of plant life on Earth. Yes, that's billion with a "b."
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Hazelnut's Got it Cracked!
Researchers have completed an examination of, and have released, a new cross-bred hazelnut cultivar known as ‘PollyO’, and it's becoming a hit in the US.
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