Uncovering a new genetic code in archaea opens doors for bioengineering applications

The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

Genetic events that can trigger leukemia in patients with a rare disorder deciphered

Two parallel and complementary studies conducted by the IDIBELL team led by Dr. Alessandra Giorgetti have succeeded in ...

Epigenetic changes regulate gene expression, but what regulates epigenetics?

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...
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Leveraging a Genetic Proxy to Investigate the Effects of Lifelong Cardiac Sodium Channel Blockade

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmias pose a major public health burden, but prevention remains ...

DNA shape and rigidity regulate key players of gene expression

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown that DNA inflexibility, or rigidity, inside the nucleosome regulates the positioning of INO80. This highlights that the ...