CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Only about 1 percent of the human genome contains gene regions that code for proteins, raising the question of what the rest of the DNA is doing. Scientists have now begun to discover ...
Cells have two different programs to safeguard them from developing cancer. One of them is senescence. It puts cancer cells into a permanent sleep. Now researchers have discovered that an enzyme known ...
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (July 19, 2013) – Researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified infection-fighting and inflammation-suppressing functions for a gene associated with human autoimmune ...
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded the University of Chicago $4.4 million over five years to study genes of unknown function in bacteria that cause plague ...
Mouse knockout technology is a powerful method that lends clarification on gene function in vivo and is used to identify gene products that may provide therapeutic value. This technology provides ...
The search for new molecules and biological targets for antidepressant drug discovery remains a challenge for contemporary psychiatry. Such work is needed to understand the fundamental molecular ...