Genetics & Molecular Biology

Vitamin D Plus Interleukin-32 Protein Helps Kill Active TB

A study has identified a protein that appears to play a key role in protecting people infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis — the bacterium that causes tuberculosis — from developing the active form of the disease. The protein, interleukin-32, was disc ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 21 2014 - 7:30pm

A Genetic Recipe For Limb Regeneration

A team of researchers  is a step closer to solving the mystery of how lizards regenerate their tails. They have found the genetic "recipe", which involves genetic ingredients in just the right mixture and amounts. The scientists used molecular a ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 21 2014 - 12:13pm

Type 1 And 2 Diabetes Caused By Same Amylin Hormone Mechanism

A new study has found that both type-1 diabetes and type-2 diabetes are the result of the same mechanism- the formation of toxic clumps of a hormone called amylin. The results, based on 20 years' work in New Zealand, suggest that type-1 and type-2 di ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2014 - 6:12pm

The Genomic Love Triangle Of Canola

The recently published genome of Brassica napus — commonly known as canola — paves the way for improved versions of the plant, which is used widely in farming and industry.  ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 21 2014 - 4:54pm

Nasal Septum Cells: From Nose To Knee, Engineered Cartilage Regenerates Joints

Human articular cartilage defects can be treated with nasal septum cells because they are able to adapt to the environment of the knee joint and can thus repair articular cartilage defects.  The nasal cartilage cells' ability to self-renew and adapt ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2014 - 9:25am

Chemical Signals: Sexual Attraction, Pheromones And Being Ready At The Right Time

The exchange of chemical signals between organisms is considered the oldest form of communication. Acting as messenger molecules, pheromones regulate social interactions between conspecifics, for example, the sexual attraction between males and females. F ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 29 2014 - 9:49pm

Sugar Substance Methylglyoxal Damages Good HDL Cholesterol- Study

A new study finds that 'good' cholesterol is damaged by a sugar-derived substance, methylglyoxal (MG), was found to damage the 'good' cholesterol High Density Lipoprotein- HDL- which removes excess levels of bad cholesterol from the bo ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 1 2014 - 9:00am

E. Coli Strain Responsible For Food Poisoning Gets Its Genome Sequenced

A strain of E. coli that is a common cause of outbreaks of food poisoning in the United States has had its genome sequenced. E. coli strain EDL933 was first isolated in the 1980s but gained national attention in 1993 when it was linked to an outbreak of f ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2014 - 8:47am

Making Diseased Cells Synthesize Their Own Drug

In a new study, scientists have adapted a chemical approach to turn diseased cells into unique manufacturing sites for molecules that can treat a form of muscular dystrophy. In general, small, low molecular weight compounds can pass the blood-brain barrier ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 3 2014 - 8:00am

LncRNA FAL1- The Dragon Cancer Oncogene Found In Junk DNA

In order to understand the genesis and treatment of cancer scientists are searching for links between genetic alterations and those diseases.  Historically, most of those studies have focused on the portion of the human genome that encodes protein – about ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 7 2014 - 2:19pm