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Novel artificial genomic DNA can replicate and evolve outside the cell

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Professor Norikazu Ichihashi and his colleagues at the University of Tokyo have successfully induced gene expression from a DNA, characteristic of all life, and evolution through continuous replication extracellularly using cell-free materials alone, such as nucleic acids and proteins for the first time.

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Anti-convulsant drug can modify DNA conformation and interact with chromosome proteins

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Brazilian research group shows that valproic acid (VPA), used to treat epilepsy since the 1960s, modulates gene expression in tumor gene models and acts on DNA conformation and the histones in chromatin Results of recent studies involving valproic acid, used for decades as an anti-convulsant drug, show that it can interact with the conformation of (..)

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Key early steps in gene expression captured in real time by CSU researchers

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Capturing how RNA polymerase enzymes kick off transcription On scales too small for our eyes to see, the business of life happens through the making of proteins, which impart to our cells both structure and function.

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“Nuclear speckle” structures inside cells enhance gene activity, may help block cancers

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Study shows that tumor-suppressor protein p53 brings speckles and DNA together to boost gene expression PHILADELPHIA – A team led by scientists at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has illuminated the functions of mysterious structures in cells called “nuclear speckles,” showing that they can work in (..)

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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The Burnaby, BC-based company developed the oral DNA-based vaccine using its proprietary bacTRL Gene Therapy Platform, which uses genetically modified bifidobacteria as carriers of genetic vaccine elements on a DNA plasmid. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance. “We

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World Glaucoma Week 2024: New Advances in Glaucoma Care

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Firstly, investigations into the lipidome in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma aim to understand how lipid metabolism influences the development or progression of this specific type of glaucoma, characterized by abnormal protein deposits in the eye.

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bluebird seeks gene therapy trial restart after cancer scare

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The US biotech said the suspected serious adverse reaction reported in the phase 1/2 study of LentiGlobin gene therapy for sickle cell disease was unlikely to be related to the virus vector used in the therapy, used to deliver the genetic material to the body. Shares in bluebird ticked up following the announcement.