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Gene expression study reveals human brain cell types becoming more specialized, not just more numerous
Instead, the information is relayed to cellular machinery by a molecule called messenger RNA. Researchers measure gene ...
Scientists trained AI to predict gene activity, a potentially powerful tool
Researchers hope the AI tool will aid in the development of cell-specific gene therapies to treat diseases such as cancer.
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From genes to genius: What makes the human brain unique?
While humans and chimpanzees share many genes, alterations in gene activity may account for distinctive features of the human ...
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State-of-the-Art AI Predicts Gene Activity in Human Cells
An AI foundation model capable of predicting gene activity across many different human cell types may expedite research for ...
Gene-expression study reveals 2-in-1 root armor protects plants from environmental stressors, fights climate change
Plants may burrow into the ground and stretch toward the sun, but they're ultimately stuck where they sprout—at the mercy of ...
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Gene Regulation & Expression
It also includes searching for mutated genes that confer a unique vulnerability to cancer cells and studying gene expression patterns that are associated with mutation status across all tumor types. A ...
Nuclear speckles identified as key hubs for gene expression regulation
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, have discovered that nuclear speckles, a membraneless organelle within ...
What we eat affects our health—and can alter how our genes function
Fiber is well known to be an important part of a healthy diet, yet less than 10% of Americans eat the minimum recommended ...
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Short-chain fatty acids propionate and butyrate directly modify chromatin to regulate gene expression
Short-chain fatty acids influence gene regulation and chromatin accessibility, highlighting their role in colorectal cancer ...
A new era in genetic engineering: Researchers present single tool with multiple gene editing functions
Influential inventions often combine existing tools in new ways. The iPhone, for instance, amalgamated the telephone, web ...
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Gene expression in the human brain: cell types become more specialized, not just more numerous
Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...