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Epigenomics of Stem Cells That Mimic Early Human Development Charted
May 9, 2013 — Scientists have long known that control mechanisms known collectively as “epigenetics” play a critical role in human development, but they did not know precisely how alterations in this ... > full story -
Mapping the Embryonic Epigenome: How Genes Are Turned on and Off During Early Human Development
May 9, 2013 — A large, multi-institutional research team has published a sweeping analysis of how genes are turned on and off to direct early human ... > full story -
Research Reveals Cancer-Suppressing Protein 'Multitasks'
May 9, 2013 — The understanding of how a powerful protein called p53 protects against cancer development has been upended by a new ... > full story -
Studies Generate Comprehensive List of Genes Required by Innate System to Defend Sex Cells
May 9, 2013 — Investigators have published studies revealing many previously unknown components of an innate system that defends sex cells -- the carriers of inheritance across generations -- from the ravages of ... > full story -
Dad's Genome More Ready at Fertilization Than Mom's Is -- But Hers Catches Up
May 9, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that while the genes provided by the father arrive at fertilization pre-programmed to the state needed by the embryo, the genes provided by the mother are in a different ... > full story -
Genes Define the Interaction of Social Amoeba and Bacteria
May 9, 2013 — Researchers have used the model of the social amoeba -- Dictyostelium discoideum -- to identify the genetic controls on how the amoeba differentiate the different bacteria and respond to achieve ... > full story -
Your Immune System: On Surveillance in the War Against Cancer
May 9, 2013 — New research looks at gene expression profiling in breast ... > full story -
Scientists Find Key to Gene-Silencing Activity
May 8, 2013 — Scientists have found how to boost or inhibit a gene-silencing mechanism that normally serves as a major controller of cells’ activities. The discovery could lead to a powerful new class of ... > full story -
Game-Changing Discovery of Gene Mutation That Causes Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Port-Wine Stain Birthmarks Offers New Hope
May 8, 2013 — Researchers have discovered the cause -- a genetic mutation that occurs before birth -- of Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and port-wine stain birthmarks. SWS is a rare disorder affecting approximately ... > full story -
Two Genes That Combine to Cause Rare Syndrome Identified
May 8, 2013 — Mutations in genes that regulate cellular metabolism found in families with ataxia, dementia and reproductive ... > full story
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