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CRISPR Study Identifies Two Genes That Regulate Social Dominance
Scientists have discovered that two paralogous androgen receptor genes control social status in African cichlid fish. The finding may have applications to other species.
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Study Reveals How a Key Protein Protects Blood Stem Cells
Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery of a key protein that supports the production of healthy blood cells throughout life by regulating the body’s inflammatory response.
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Gene That Controls Food Cravings and Desire to Exercise in Mice Identified
National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a gene in mice that controls the craving for fatty and sugary foods and the desire to exercise.
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Proteomics Study Profiles Protein Changes in Response to Anticancer Drugs
Researchers have generated a resource to aid in predicting drug sensitivity, to understand therapeutic resistance mechanisms, and identify optimal combination treatment strategies.
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Secret Behind Protective Bacterial Shield Revealed
A research team has discovered a mechanism that disease-causing bacteria use to anchor their protective outer membranes. These findings may be used to develop a strategy that can interrupt this process.
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New Understanding of Circadian Rhythms Could Improve Crops
The biological clock of a popular food crop controls close to three-quarters of its genes, according to research from Dartmouth College.
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Scientists Reveal Identity of the Last Unknown Protein of Autophagy
Scientists have discovered that Atg9, one of the proteins that function to mediate autophagy, has phospholipid-translocation activity between the two layers of the lipid bilayer, which results in membrane expansion.
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“Developmental Atlas” of Gene Expression in Neurons Is Created
New York University researchers have created a “developmental atlas” of gene expression in neurons, using gene sequencing and machine learning to categorize more than 250,000 neurons in the brains of fruit flies.
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Star-Shaped Protein Once Thought "Undruggable" Is Target of Alzheimer's Study
A new study suggests that it is possible to design drugs that can target a type of shape-shifting protein involved in Alzheimer's disease, which was previously thought to be undruggable.
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Which Genes Are Critical to Human Heart Development?
The advent of genome science has given researchers an unprecedented ability to understand the root causes of a host of conditions. Scientists in the UConn School of Medicine have used this technology to identify a suite of genes and regulatory elements critical to normal heart development.
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