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Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene expression

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Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have developed a highly efficient method to address a major challenge in biology–identifying the genetic ‘switches’ that regulate gene expression. Credit: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St.

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Gender and age differences found in gene expression related to circadian clock

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A trio of bioengineering scientists at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne has found age and gender differences in gene expression related to the circadian clock.

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Gene expression delivery tool ‘slides’ instructions into cells

Drug Discovery World

Researchers say they have successfully used a cell’s natural process for making proteins to ‘slide’ genetic instructions into a cell and produce critical proteins missing from those cells. . Two methods currently used to deliver protein-making packages into cells, ‘mini promoters’ and serotype-mediated gene expression, vary widely.

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New 3D maps reveal inner workings of immune cell gene expression

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LJI scientists track down control elements that govern gene expression from a distance Credit: Alex Fung LA JOLLA–The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how our small genetic differences can have a tremendous effect on how our bodies respond to disease. an instructor at La Jolla Institute for […].

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Scientists show how gene expression controls synaptic plasticity in the aging human brain

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Scientific evidence shows how the cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is caused by the buildup of amyloid beta proteins, which promote synaptic malfunction.

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Turning science into business: Amplifying mRNA by targeting regRNAs

Drug Discovery World

DDW’s Diana Spencer speaks to Josh Mandel-Brehm , CEO of Massachusetts-based biotech CAMP4, to understand the role regulatory RNAs play in gene expression and how the founders overcame the challenge of launching a business based on brand new science. DS: How easy was it to transfer theoretical research into a viable business?

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Hackensack Meridian CDI scientists find one-two punch for preclinical cancer models

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By changing gene expression first, some immunotherapies may work better, models show Credit: (courtesy of Hackensack Meridian Health) September 29, 2020 – Nutley, NJ – A one-two punch of changing gene expression, then deploying immune checkpoint inhibitors, shows promise in battling one of the most treatment-resistant types of cancer in (..)