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Deep Genomics: In the Case of DNA, the Package Can Be as Important as Its Contents, New Work With Fruit Flies Reveals
January 13, 2011 — The modENCODE project is a massive ongoing effort to map all the elements in model organisms that affect whether genes are silenced or expressed. The research is part of the burgeoning new field of ... > full story -
You Are What Your Father Ate, Too: Paternal Diet Affects Lipid Metabolizing Genes in Offspring, Research Suggests
December 23, 2010 — We aren't just what we eat; we are what our parents ate, too. That's an emerging idea that is bolstered by a new study showing that mice sired by fathers fed on a low-protein diet show distinct and ... > full story -
Breakthrough in Melanoma Research: Protein Suppresses Progression of Melanoma
December 22, 2010 — In a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for patients with malignant melanoma, researchers have discovered that a particular protein suppresses the progression of melanoma through ... > full story -
Learning to Read the Genome: Most Detailed Annotation of Fruit-Fly Genome Points Way to Understanding All Organisms' Genomes
December 22, 2010 — Scientists have recently made major advances in understanding the complex relationships between the Drosophila genome, as recorded by DNA and RNA base pairs, and the patterns and physical ... > full story -
Gene Alteration Identified That Predisposes to Syndrome With High Risk of Cancer
December 21, 2010 — Researchers have identified a new genetic alteration that predisposes individuals to Cowden syndrome, a rare disorder that is characterized by high risks of breast, thyroid and other cancers, ... > full story -
Tools Used to Decipher 'Histone Code' May Be Faulty
December 16, 2010 — Recent research has found a number of issues with histone antibodies, the main tools used to decipher this code, suggesting they may need more rigorous ... > full story -
Multitude of Genetic Regions Key to Embryonic Stem Cell Development Identified
December 15, 2010 — More than 2,000 genetic regions involved in early human development have now been identified. The regions, called enhancers, are responsible for triggering the expression of distant genes when ... > full story -
Ovarian Cancer Advances When Genes Are Silenced
December 13, 2010 — Researchers have found evidence of epigenetics at work on a genome-wide scale in cases of ovarian cancer. One major biological signaling pathway in particular was found to contain many genes ... > full story -
Personalized Molecular Therapy Shows Promising Results for People With Advanced Lung Cancer
December 9, 2010 — A new study shows that a combination of epigenetic therapy and molecular targeted therapy has promising results at combating advanced lung cancer according to new ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Disease Inherited Through Maternal Line, Study Finds
November 15, 2010 — A family history of Alzheimer's disease significantly increases the risk for developing this disorder, but a new study suggests that which of your parents has the disease is very ... > full story
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