Fish Study Shows Important Genome Interactions in Animal Cells
In a new study, researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science examined how the interaction of two genomes in animal cells — the…
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Scientists Hack A Human Cell And Reprogram It like A Computer
Cells are basically tiny computers: They send and receive inputs and output accordingly. If you chug a Frappuccino, your blood sugar spikes, and your pancreatic cells get the message. Output:…
Scientists Assemble Zika Virus Mosquito Genome From Scratch
A team spanning Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, Texas Children’s Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has developed a new way to sequence genomes, which can…
The Genes and Neural Circuits Behind Autism’s Impaired Sociability
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have gained new insight into the genetic and neuronal circuit mechanisms that may contribute to impaired sociability in some forms of Autism…
Biochemists Develop New Way To Control Cell Biology With Light
Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a new method of controlling biology at the cellular level using light. The tool—called a photocleavable protein—breaks into two pieces when exposed…
Scientists Discover 83 Genetic Mutations That Help Determine Your Height
Ever wonder how much of your height you inherited from your parents? A large-scale genetic study published recently in the journal Nature is helping shed some light on the factors that…