Why King Cobra and other snakes don’t have legs
Snakes are one of the most dangerous yet fascinating reptiles. With their stunning patterns, slithering noises and poisonous ...
Breakthrough gene therapy alleviates Dravet syndrome symptoms in mice without side effects
In a groundbreaking advancement for families grappling with the challenges of Dravet syndrome, a rare and life-altering form ...
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Gene Therapy Tested in Mice Offers New Hope for People with Dravet Syndrome
By replacing the defective gene associated with Dravet syndrome in mice, scientists successfully alleviated symptoms without side effects.
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Novel enhancers linked to Parkinson’s and schizophrenia
An international collaboration of researchers led by Masahito Yoshihara at Chiba University (Japan) has identified novel transcriptional enhancers that regulate gene expression in neuronal development ...
Scientifically Speaking: How fish gill genes helped create your ears
Researchers used powerful technology to analyse thousands of individual cells at once, considering which genes are active.
East Asian human gene that allows adult humans to digest sugars in milk likely came from Neanderthals
A small team of computational and evolutionary biologists from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan ...
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Genome organization by SATB1 binding to base-unpairing regions (BURs) provides a scaffold for SATB1-regulated gene expression
Mammalian genomes are organized by multi-level folding, yet how this organization contributes to cell type-specific transcription remain unclear. We uncovered that the nuclear protein SATB1 ...
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Widex Unveils the WIDEX ALLUREtm Platform Featuring Crystal Clear Speech and the World's First Cloud-Based Fitting Software
Underscoring its commitment to helping hearing aid wearers experience natural sound in any environment, Widex, a part of WS Audiology, today announced Widex Alluretm, the company's newest platform, ...
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Ezh2 Delays Activation of Differentiation Genes During Normal Cerebellar Granule Neuron Development and in Medulloblastoma
Using an unbiased approach, this important study discovered a role of Ezh2 in the differentiation of granule neuron precursors, the cell of origin for Shh group of medulloblastoma. Furthermore, the ...
How fish gill genes helped create your ears
Researchers used powerful tech to analyse thousands of individual cells at once, considering which genes are active and how DNA is organised within each cell.