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Researchers perform 3-D genome surgery on female’s silent X chromosome

September 6, 2016 Barr body, DXZ4, Genetics, structural biology, superloops, X chromosome

Females have two X chromosomes in each of their cells. Fully unfolded, each copy is two inches long. One of these two X chromosomes is

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Study identifies a new rare genetic syndrome associated with severe infections and lung disease in infants

September 2, 2016 genetic syndrome; lung disease, Genetics, infants, lungs, NSMCE3

An international team of researchers has identified a new rare genetic condition – a chromosome breakage syndrome associated with severe infections and lung disease in

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Image of the Month: Art meets science to show tomogram of neuron-like cell and model of bacterial virus

August 31, 2016 electron cryomicroscopy, imaging, nanomachines, viral structure, virus

Dr. Wah Chiu heads the lab of Electron Cryomicroscopy of Biological Nanomachines at Baylor College of Medicine. In Chiu’s lab, science not only resolves microscopic structures

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Chromosome remodeler SETD2 also remodels the cytoskeleton in kidney cancer cells

August 30, 2016 Cancer, chromosome remodeler, cytoskeleton remodeler, epigenetics, kidney cancer, methyl tags, Research, SETD2

Kidney cancer begins when certain genes mutate and, as a result, alter how key molecules work. One of these key molecules is SETD2, which is

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A new experimental system sheds light on how memory loss may occur

August 26, 2016 Alzheimer's Disease, entorhinal cortex, hippocampus, ivermectin, Memory, Neuroscience

Two interconnected brain areas – the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex – help us to know where we are and to remember it later. It

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Mouse model shows that Notch activation can drive metastatic prostate cancer

August 23, 2016 Metastasis, metastatic prostate cancer, mouse model, Notch signaling pathway, Prostate Cancer, Pten gene, Research

Nearly 200 thousand men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Most of the deaths associated with prostate cancer occur in advanced stages of the

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Through the looking glass, fluorescent signals reveal the workings of a fly’s brain

August 19, 2016 ASAP, calcium indicator, electrodes, fluorescent voltage indicator, Neuroscience, two-photom microscopy

[listen to audio] Bain activity is fast. Millisecond fast. When a person, a mouse or a fly sees an object, neurons in their brains display

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Study shows many people use non-prescription antibiotics

August 16, 2016 A Matter of Health, antibiotics, bacterial infections, non-prescription antibiotics, resistance to antibiotics, viral infection

“You may be putting your health at risk unnecessarily by using non-prescription antibiotics,” said Dr. Larissa Grigoryan, an assistant professor of family and community medicine

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Gene TMEM230 suggests a novel mechanism for Parkinson’s disease

August 12, 2016 Neuroscience, Parkinson's Disease, synaptic vesicle, TMEM230; dopamine; vesicle trafficking

In the United States, Parkinson’s disease – the second most common neurodegenerative disorder without effective treatment – affects about 1 percent of the population older

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Targeting B-cell malignancies with κ-specific T cells can lead to complete clinical responses

August 9, 2016 antibody light chains, B-cell lymphoma, Cancer, chimeric antigen receptor, Immunology, Immunotherapy, T lymphocytes

Treating cancer with the patient’s own immune cells has been successful. In particular, treating B cell malignancies with the patients’ own immune T cells modified