Using an innovative computational approach to analyze vast brain cell gene expression datasets, researchers at MIT and Sorbonne Université have ...
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Scientists discover new rules about “runaway” transcriptionScientists discover new rules about “runaway” transcription
On the evolutionary tree, humans diverged from yeast roughly 1 billion years ago. By comparison, two seemingly similar species of ...
Putting a finger on the switch of a chronic parasite infectionPutting a finger on the switch of a chronic parasite infection
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a parasite that chronically infects up to a quarter of the world’s population, causing toxoplasmosis, ...
A new way to regulate gene expressionA new way to regulate gene expression
Sometimes, unexpected research results are simply due to experimental error. Other times, it’s the opposite — the scientists have uncovered ...
Using recent gene flow to define microbe populationsUsing recent gene flow to define microbe populations
Identifying species among plants and animals has been a full-time occupation for some biologists, but the task is even more ...
Speeding up drug discovery for brain diseasesSpeeding up drug discovery for brain diseases
A research team led by Whitehead Institute scientists has identified 30 distinct chemical compounds — 20 of which are drugs ...
Genetic study takes research on sex differences to new heightsGenetic study takes research on sex differences to new heights
Throughout the animal kingdom, males and females frequently exhibit sexual dimorphism: differences in characteristic traits that often make it easy ...
New gene-editing system precisely inserts large DNA sequences into cellular DNANew gene-editing system precisely inserts large DNA sequences into cellular DNA
The following press release was issued yesterday by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. A team led by researchers ...