News articles tagged with 'DNA'
New device can extract human DNA very fast
— 6 May 2013 18:56 | TechnologyEngineers have created a device that can extract human DNA in a simpler and more efficient way than conventional methods. They designed microscopic probes that dip into a fluid sample…
Surprise role of nuclear structure protein in development
— 25 Nov 2011 09:00 | BiologyScientists have long held theories about the importance of proteins called B-type lamins in the process of embryonic stem cells replicating and differentiating into different varieties…
New butterfly species identified in Yucatan peninsula
— 24 Nov 2011 18:58 | BiologyAbout 160,000 species of butterflies and moths are already known, but scientists believe that a similar number still remain undiscovered. Identification and characterisation of these…
Scientists uncover new DNA role in modifying gene function
— 10 Apr 2011 17:45 | BiologyFor years, scientists have thought of DNA as a passive blueprint capable only of producing specific proteins through RNA transcription. Now, research led by scientists from the Florida…
Researchers link common variant of p53 tumour suppressor gene to increased inflammatory responses
— 6 Apr 2011 17:07 | HealthNew findings by Fox Chase Cancer Centre researchers link a common variant of the powerful anticancer gene p53 to increased inflammatory responses following DNA damage. The results may…
DNA of 50 breast cancer patients decoded
— 3 Apr 2011 12:14 | HealthIn one of the largest cancer genomics investigations reported to date, scientists have sequenced the whole genomes of tumours from 50 breast cancer patients and compared them to the…
DNA of 50 breast cancer patients decoded
— 3 Apr 2011 12:02 | HealthIn the single largest cancer genomics investigation reported to date, scientists have sequenced the whole genomes of tumours from 50 breast cancer patients and compared them to the…
'SKIP'-ing splicing forces tumour cells to undergo programmed cell death
— 2 Apr 2011 11:49 | HealthWhen cells find themselves in a tight spot, the cell cycle regulator p21 halts the cell cycle, buying cells time to repair the damage, or if all else fails, to initiate programmed cell…
Gag order: how DNA silencing can promote cancer
— 2 Apr 2011 11:40 | HealthCells control which genes they express by multiple mechanisms, one of which is the direct modification of DNA with small molecules. Methylation of genes effectively silences them, and…
Genetic defect suggests high blood pressure may come from mom
— 1 Apr 2011 16:09 | HealthA specific genetic defect in one Chinese family shows that high blood pressure was inherited from the female parent, researchers report in Circulation Research: Journal of the American…