Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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microRNA (miRNA)
MicroRNAs are small, non-coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression by suppressing the RNA pathway that translates genes into protein. They act like 'master switches', having the ability to control the activity of multiple genes.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
First evidence that gene therapy can slow Huntington's disease
A microRNA treatment is the first therapy to show evidence of slowing Huntington's disease progression....
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Nobel Prizes awarded for microRNA discovery and AI breakthroughs
Nobel Prizes have been awarded to scientists for microRNA discovery, protein structure, and artificial neural network research...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
MicroRNA promotes hair growth in mice
Hair growth has been stimulated in young and old mice using microRNA, with the potential for future trials in humans to treat baldness...
Genetic therapy fixes damaged hearts in pigs
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that a genetic therapy can regenerate heart tissue after heart attack injury in a large mammal...
Traces of early-life trauma in men passed on in sperm
Human sperm possess a 'memory' of early life trauma that can be transmitted to offspring through changes in microRNA levels, a new study has shown for the first time...
Genome editing could slow the growth of pancreatic cancer
Researchers have slowed the growth of pancreatic cancer by harnessing genome editing to remove key molecules implicated in its spread...
Exercise benefits may be inherited through epigenetics
Regular exercise of body and mind can benefit future offspring's brain function, a study in mice has found...
Stress in mice alters sperm and affects offspring brain development
A father's stress levels can affect the brain development of his offspring, new research has found...