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Gene Discovery Aids the Development of Plants to Fight Climate Change
Hidden underground networks of plant roots snake through the earth foraging for nutrients and water, similar to a worm searching for food. Yet, the genetic and molecular mechanisms that govern which parts of the soil roots explore remain largely unknown. Now, researchers have discovered a gene that determines whether roots grow deep or shallow in the soil.
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Lifestyle Changes Can Offset Genetic Dementia Risk
New research suggests that changes to lifestyle may be able to hugely offset genetic risk of developing dementia.
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RESCUE Fills a Critical Gap in the CRISPR Toolbox
Scientists have made use of a deactivated Cas13 to guide NA Editing for Specific C to U Exchange (RESCUE) to targeted cytosine bases on RNA transcripts, and used a novel, evolved, programmable enzyme to convert unwanted cytosine into uridine -- thereby directing a change in the RNA instructions.
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Alternate Cell Growth Pathway May Lead to Better Metastatic Cancer Treatments
A team has found that the gene "mEAK-7" may play a significant role in cancer metastasis, at least in lung cancers.
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Cancer-linked Genes Silenced by Ancient Epigenetic Changes
An epigenetic change that deactivates some genes linked to cancer late in human development has been conserved for more than 400 million years, new research suggests.
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A New Drug Target for Multiple Tumor Types
A research team has identified an enzyme involved in remodeling the plasma membrane of multiple types of cancer cell, that is critical to both survival of tumors and uncontrolled growth.
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Metabolic Enzyme Tied to Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers have published research connecting an enzyme associated with detoxification to obesity and fatty liver disease, especially in males.
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Wakanda Forever! Dazzling New “Vibranium” Fairy Wrasse is Discovered in the Deep Ocean
Africa has new purple-clad warriors more than 200 feet beneath the ocean’s surface. Deep-diving scientists spotted dazzling fairy wrasses—previously unknown to science—in the dimly lit mesophotic coral reefs of eastern Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania.
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ID1 Protein: A Potential Target in Glioblastoma
A new study suggests the protein ID1 is critical to tumor initiation and growth and also impacts glioblastoma's response to chemotherapy. Researchers are hopeful that new strategies could emerge from these findings that could help slow the growth and re-occurrence of this brain cancer.
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Creating a Human Liver Cell Atlas
Despite the immense importance of the liver for human health, the diversity of individual liver cell types and the associated molecular and cellular processes in both healthy and diseased tissue have not yet been fully investigated, until now.
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