RNA-based nanodrug treats ovarian cancer in mice
An 80 percent ovarian cancer survival rate in mice has been achieved using an RNA-based drug to silence the expression of a protein crucial to cancer cell division...
Gene expression is the process of converting the information contained in a gene into the gene product. The DNA of the gene is first transcribed into RNA, which is then either translated into a protein or remains as an RNA molecule. The expression level of a particular gene can be turned ’up’ or ‘down’ in different cells at different times, as required.
by Jake Knox
An 80 percent ovarian cancer survival rate in mice has been achieved using an RNA-based drug to silence the expression of a protein crucial to cancer cell division...
Lab-made model embryos triggered pregnancy responses when placed in the uteruses of female monkeys...
by Emma Lamb
A long-running project has provided diagnoses for over 5000 children with rare developmental conditions and has identified 60 new genetic disorders...
by Joel Mendes
Research into the effects of testosterone on breast tissue in transgender men may have implications for understanding and treating breast cancer...
Eating around 12 percent less appears to slow the acquisition of epigenetic markers associated with ageing in humans, according to new research...
by Dr James Moore and 1 others
A new deep-learning technology can design artificial proteins, called zinc fingers, to bind with any stretch of DNA in the human genome and modify gene expression...
Sertoli cells, which are crucial to sperm formation, have been recreated in the lab using pluripotent stem cells, to help study the earliest stages of sex determination...
A 'cell atlas' map of gene expression in endometriosis has been created to help improve understanding and treatment of the condition...
Using artificial intelligence (AI), scientists have designed synthetic DNA to control gene expression and thus control the cells' production of protein...
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