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Genes That Help Harmful Bacteria Thwart Treatment
Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick found the two genes in some strains of S. aureus bacteria. The genes protect the germs from copper, which is increasingly used in the global fight against severe infections.
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CRISPR and Infertility: Mutation Disrupts Embryo Implantation
Researchers have designed a CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing screen to study the genes involved in the pre- and post-implantation stages of embryonic development.
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RNA Encourages Protein Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Disease
New research reveals RNAs, which are crucial for cells to produce proteins, are also involved in protein aggregation, where proteins do not fold properly and 'clump' together into aggregates.
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Exosome-hacking Boosts Leishmania Infections
The LVR1 virus infects ancient eukaryotes called Leishmania, causing debilitating lesions and ulcers. This study has revealed that viral RNA is exposed to host cells via exosomes, tiny cell-derived vesicles that reside in most bodily fluids.
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Genetics Dictate Butterfly’s Choice in Mating Partners
A researchers observed the courtship rituals and sequenced the DNA from nearly 300 butterflies to find out how much of the genome was responsible for their mating behaviour.
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Happy Feet: When and Why Did Penguins Evolve?
New University of Otago research has improved our understanding of when and why penguins evolved, and has identified two recently extinct penguins from New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands.
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Lipid Deposition in Rotator Cuff Injuries
Why are fat deposits more likely to occur after tears of the shoulder’s rotator cuff, compared with other types of muscle injuries?
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Lights, Camera, Genetics!
By focusing on the widely used research tool zebrafish, researchers have shed light on how three clock genes function in responding to light.
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Notorious Male Y Chromosome is Not a “Genetic Wasteland”
Researchers have found a way to sequence a large portion of the Y chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster--the most that the Y chromosome has been assembled in fruit flies.
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Nicotine Affects Gene Expression in Newborns
A research team is reporting that a possible cure for addiction may be found by following the pathways of significantly altered dopamine neurons in newborns who were chronically exposed to nicotine in utero.
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