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Insights into controlling gene expression
A study has given insight into gene expression and could enable scientists to determine how certain RNAP inhibitors work within the body...
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GFAP gene mutation creates tangles in brain cells – cause of neurological disease
A recent study in the U.S. has identified how a mutation in the GFAP gene, which encodes for the GFAP protein, causes the tangles in brain cells associated with Alexander disease and may also impact other neurological diseases.
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Clearest image of Ebola virus protein gained by researchers
Researchers collaborated to identify the clearest image of the Ebola virus protein ever obtained using a cryo-electron microscope...
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Bacterial outer membranes may be key to new antibiotics
The outer membrane surrounding the cell wall of bacteria may be a key target for approaches to a new form of antibacterial drugs...
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Researchers uncover new target to stop cancer growth
Researchers have discovered that a protein called Munc13-4 helps cancer cells secrete large numbers of exosomes that stimulate tumour progression...
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Tracking changes in circulating tumour cells shows promise for cancer screening
Researchers in the United States have developed improved methods for capturing circulating tumour cells (CTCs) on clinical samples, with a view to assessing treatment for cancer patients and screening for the disease.
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Cell transplant that responds to designer drugs treats Parkinson’s disease
28 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Su-Chun Zhang created two related cell types. When the cells detect the designer drug, one type ramps up production of dopamine; the other chokes it off...
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Nutlin-3 reverses damage from the mutation that causes fragile X
27 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Fragile x mice models treated with Nutlin-3 regained the ability to remember what they had seen, and smelled, in their first visit to a test chamber...