Mechanisms uncovered that turn oral stem cells cancerous
The molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into oral cancer at the earliest stages of the disease have been identified...
The molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into oral cancer at the earliest stages of the disease have been identified...
Gene therapy, Casgevy, has been recommended for use on the NHS in England for some people living with a severe form of sickle cell disease...
Remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, are involved in regulating the start of gene expression during mammalian embryonic development, a study suggests...
Circular DNA existing outside chromosomes can drive cancer growth and is a potential drug target, according to three papers published this week in Nature...
A sequence of noncoding DNA has been shown to regulate a gene crucial for embryonic limb and heart development in mice...
Award-winning and prolific science writer, Dr Philip Ball, offers a wide perspective in his latest book 'How Life Works'...
by Olivia Goff
'Spatial grammar' within our DNA code has been uncovered, which could change our understanding of how genes are activated...
Fifteen studies comprehensively mapping the genes responsible for regulation of activity and development of the brain have been published...
by Jake Knox
Although sperm cells do contain some mitochondria, scientists have found that these mitochondria do not contain intact mitochondrial DNA...
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