2024 Press Releases
- 2023 Press Releases
- 2022 Press Releases
- Cell fate determination: making sense out of nonsense
- Recently Discovered Protein Turbocharges Gene Expression
- LMS researchers identify unexpected nucleolar mechanism for gene regulation in early embryo development
- Penn Medicine Discovery Could Lead to Fewer Side Effects from a Diabetes Treatment
- A case of mistaken identity: Researchers unmask cellular source of Barrett’s esophagus
- Meiosis and crossing over: pairing and separating
- 2021 Press Releases
- New view of a transcriptional regulator driving melanoma proliferation
- When microRNAs Clash With Their Targets
- Scientists Pinpoint Protein’s Role in Critical Gene Expression
- Diabetes, obesity and … the primary cilia?
- Featuring discoveries in breast cancer, multiple myeloma, cholangiocarcinoma, molecular imaging, gynecologic cancers and pancreatic cancer
- Unraveling the Mysterious Role of Centriolar Protein CEP120 in Joubert Syndrome, a Congenital Cerebellar Disorder
- Researchers Identify Core Genetic Networks Driving Human Embryonic Stem Cell Behavior
- UT Southwestern diabetes researchers show gene editing can turn storage fat cells into energy-burning fat cells
- New findings on the field of perinatal brain injury
- New insights on mechanism that could help treat muscle-related diseases
- PETISCO - a multi-tool for piRNA processing
- Researchers pinpoint how PARP inhibitors combat BRCA1 and BRCA2 tumor cells
- Pancreatic beta-cell boost in mice paves way for future diabetes treatments
- Three-layered control of mRNA tails
- Scientists provide new insight on how to stop transcription of cancer cells
- Ludwig Cancer Research study reveals even transient chromosomal mistakes can initiate cancer
- Discovery of circadian rhythm gene in mice could lead to breakthroughs in understanding those in humans
- New Class of Compounds Found to Block Coronavirus Reproduction
- Natural temperature fluctuations promote COOLAIR regulation of FLC
- How plants leave behind their parents’genomic baggage
- A New Potential Therapeutic Target for Metastatic Esophageal Cancer
- Researchers Engineer Much-Needed Mouse Model of a Rare Vascular Sarcoma
- Dueling Ants Vying to Become Replacement Queen
- Discovery Illuminates How Thyroid Hormone Dims Metabolism
- Understanding cellular clock synchronization
- XPO7 crucial to establish senescence and block tumour progression
- Essential Mechanisms for Proper Skin Development Identified
- Silencing by Crosstalk
- In Dueling Ants Vying to Become Replacement Queen, Behavioral and Molecular Cues Quickly Determine Who Will Win
- Proteins unspool DNA so cells can take on unique properties
- Scientists uncover new path toward treating a rare but deadly neurologic condition
- 2020 Press Releases
- Embryo’s self-destructing cells protect its future offspring
- Research Published in Genes and Development from Craig Thompson Lab
- Common diabetes drug reverses inflammation in the liver
- Kang finds keys to control the ‘driver of cancer’s aggressiveness’
- How Loss of Single Gene Fuels Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
- Mutation leading to biological changes may play role in cancer
- New insights into drug resistance in small cell lung cancer
- Breakthrough discovery finds specific protein linked to intellectual disability and depression
- Gene defect influences tumor development in childhood brain tumors
- Novel regulators of myelin repair and regeneration discovered
- Novel approach reduces SCA1 symptoms in animal model
- New study shows cancer-causing ‘Frankengene’ mutation could be target for new drugs
- Researchers Identify Mechanisms That Make Skin a Protective Barrier
- Freeze! A regulatory protein puts messenger RNA in waiting position
- HELLS and PRDM9 form a pioneer complex to open chromatin at meiotic recombination hotspots
- Vernalization study defines additional phase in universal epigenetic mechanism
- Mutation’s role in blood cancers revealed by ideal team-up
- 2019 Press Releases
- Research reveals how muscles talk to the brain to regulate feeding behavior
- A life-or-death decision
- From Plants, UVA Extracts a Better Way to Determine What Our Genes Do
- University of Florida Health researchers gain new insight into muscular dystrophy gene
- An Experimental Anti-Cancer Drug Has an Unexpected Method of Attacking Cancer
- New research shows how cells control splicing, the process of removing extra pieces of RNA
- Bayreuth biochemists reveal insights into extraordinary regenerative ability
- New insights into the healing capacity of the heart
- MD Anderson study confirms protein as potential cause of most common type of pancreatic cancer
- UTSW researchers identify new pathway that controls fat formation
- Toronto researcher’s discovery sheds new light on the repair of chromosomes
- A key ‘kill switch’ in a gene-regulating protein group
- Gene Coding Error Found in Rare, Inherited Form of Lung-Scarring Disorder Linked to Short Telomeres
- The choreography of ribosomal DNA: its mobility allows its repair
- This combination targeted therapy may offer hope to infants diagnosed with a deadly type of leukemia
- Unlocking the secrets of an important regulator of human development
- MI-2β IS CRITICAL FOR PRODUCING B CELLS
- Cell biologists identify first events in stem cells becoming specialized cells needed for organ development
- Keeping the neighbours quiet: A lesson from C. elegans in using what you have to hand
- Researchers Identify Genetic Switch that Controls Conversion of Bad to Good Fat
- Prince Charming's kiss unlocking brain's regenerative potential?
- DNA damage: towards a better understanding of the repair process
- Removal of Gene Completely Prevents Development of Aggressive Pancreatic Cancer in Mice
- New role for a driver of metastatic cancers
- Scientists capture a ‘snapshot’ of bacterial stress-response regulator’s ‘recycling truck'
- Oscillation in muscle tissue
- Researchers Uncover Negative Regulator of RNA Exosome Complex
- Oncogenic risk arising from the loss of repeat silencing
- Max Planck researchers reveal how the DNA is made accessible for gene transcription
- Kick-starting the genome in early development
- Targeting an ‘Energy Crisis’ in the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Discovery explains breast cancer cells’ ability to adapt, survive
- 2018 Press Releases
- Pediatric Leukemia ‘Super Drug’ could be developed in coming years
- Four proteins with ancestral functions combine in a complex that is essential for production of piRNAs
- Making sense of chromosomal chaos
- Rare disorder insight may aid therapy search
- Newfound Mechanism May Yield Ways to Counter Mistaken Immune Attack on Body
- Mutant Protein Tackles DNA Guardian to Promote Cancer Development
- Mutation Associated With ALS Causes Sugar-Starved Cells To Overproduce Lipids, Study Shows
- Inflammation can lead to circadian sleep disorders
- Large cells for tiny leaves
- Sequencing 20,000 Heart Cells Yields Insights into Cardiac Disease
- A protein prevents plants from premature flowering
- Analysis of Sea Squirt Embryo Reveals Key Molecules in Dopaminergic Neuron Differentiation
- Tweaking cells’ gatekeepers could lead to new way to fight cancer
- Study of Rare Cancer Yields Therapeutic Clues to Combat Drug Resistance
- Mass. General team finds how NF-2 gene mutations make cells hyper-responsive to growth factor signaling
- Groundwork for playing with the architecture of plants
- Research for the Ages (Of Cells)
- UTSW scientists identify new mechanisms underlying pediatric kidney cancer
- Progress toward improved Wilson’s disease drug
- Researchers discover new type of lung cancer
- Researchers peer inside cells to spy on cancer's on-off switch
- New light shed on how bone marrow niches keep stem cells thriving
- Blocking two enzymes could make cancer cells mortal
- Biologists Find Mechanisms that Control Where Transcription Factors Bind
- Scientists Find Missing Factor in Gene Activation
- Tracing DNA Deletions May Lead to New Cancer Therapies
- Study sheds light on why brain cancers become aggressive
- A potential setback in the personalised medicine of cancer
- Gene rhythm: how the circadian clock regulates 3D chromatin structure
- Intruder Alert: Cell Surveillance System Distinguishes Virus from Self
- A meiotic XPF–ERCC1-like complex recognizes joint molecule recombination intermediates to promote crossover formation
- Brain-gut communication in worms demonstrates how organs can work together to regulate lifespan
- Use of single particle cryo-EM for drug discovery
- Understanding a Fly’s Body Temperature May Help People Sleep Better
- Variant of the p53 Gene Increased Tumor Cell Metabolism
- Research offers new insight into workings of building blocks of life
- Highly Mutated Protein in Skin Cancer Plays Central Role in Skin Cell Renewal
- A Brain Chemical Blamed for Mental Decline in Old Age Could Hold Key to Its Reversal
- New tool tracks down distant regulators of gene expression, upends expectations
- Multipurpose enhancers and promoters in embryonic development
- Study reveals endocrine-producing microenvironment in embryonic pancreas
- Physiological protein blocks direct the Mre11–Rad50–Xrs2 and Sae2 nuclease complex to initiate DNA end resection
- 2017 Press Releases
- G-quadruplex regulates breast cancer-associated gene
- Multifunctional protein contributes to blood cell development
- Getting straight to the heart of the matter in stem cells
- Clock gene may hold answers to human brain evolution
- Women and Lung Cancer
- Brain tumour’s 'addiction' to common amino acid could be its weakness
- RNA stem-loop is crucial for the survival of male flies
- Scientists Identify Key Regulator of Male Fertility
- Targeting a Binding Protein in Mutated p53 Could Yield New Cancer Treatment Strategies
- Breast cancer study reveals dynamics of estrogen function
- Faulty cell signaling derails cerebral cortex development
- OMRF researchers identify gene mutation present in pair of diseases
- Embryos tune into the right channel
- Molecular Map Shows How to Disable Dangerous Bioweapon
- Why we did not evolve to live forever: Unveiling the mystery of why we age
- An Institute study finds a whole new role for one of the most famous proteins in cancer research
- Details in plant breeding barrier revealed
- New insights about wild-type p53 restoration across mutant landscapes and genotype specific sensitivity to Statins in Lung Cancers
- Two genes help older brain gain new cells
- A new role for an old actor could predict prostate cancer recurrence
- Disrupted prenatal RNA processing and myogenesis in congenital myotonic dystrophy
- Neuroblast differentiation during development and in neuroblastoma requires KIF1Bβ mediated transport of TRKA
- Searching for a crystal-clear picture of a molecular complex linked to cancer, other diseases
- Protein Network Signals Found to Drive Myeloid Leukemias
- UNC scientists show how DNA is accessed and used during the journey to maturation in fruit flies
- How mutations in a single gene alter the course of a deadly brain cancer
- How do human cells repair a broken zipper of DNA?
- Brain cancer study reveals therapy clues
- Uncovering the Genetic Mechanisms Driving Embryonic Development
- Scientists find skin cells at the root of balding, gray hair
- INTERFERing: the immune responses helping cancer cells resist treatment
- New Insights on Triggering Muscle Formation
- Plant's parent genes cooperate in shaping their child
- Massive Chromosome Fusions? Neurons Don’t Care
- STORM reveals the secrets of telomeres
- Key tool in DNA repair kit found
- Cellular jetlag seems to favor the development of diabetes
- Single tumor-initiating cells evade immune clearance by recruiting type II macrophages
- Unlocking crop diversity by manipulating plant sex
- Making the Stand-Ins Stand Out In Cancer
- Defective cell division process in the eye
- Study challenges potential pancreatic cancer target
- UC San Diego Biologists Unlock Code Regulating Most Human Genes
- Ludwig Study Reveals Why Cancer Cells Spread Within the Body
- UAlbany Researchers Discover New Form of Protein Regulation
- Small RNAs interact with newly synthesized transcripts to silence chromatin
- Kyoto University uncovers a genetic key to self-renewal of reproductive cells
- 2016 Press Releases
- Enzyme that regulates DNA repair may offer new precision treatments for breast and ovarian cancer
- What happens in the cell nucleus after fertilization
- Researchers find chemical tag that locks chromosomes together during meiosis
- Structural basis for snRNA recognition by the double WD40-repeat domain of Gemin5
- Coupled enhancer and coding sequence evolution of a homeobox gene shaped leaf diversit
- Nucleoporin-mediated regulation of cell identity genes
- Loss of Uhrf1 in neural stem cells leads to activation of retroviral elements and delayed neurodegeneration
- Neuron-type specific miRNA represses two broadly expressed genes to modulate an avoidance behavior in C. elegans
- Polarized regulatory landscape and Wnt responsiveness underlie Hox activation in embryos
- Temperature regulates splicing efficiency of the cold-inducible RNA-binding protein gene Cirbp
- Unbiased identification of signal-activated transcription factors by Barcoded Synthetic TAndem Repeat Promoter screening (BC-STAR-PROM)
- Direct interrogation of the role of H3K9 in metazoan heterochromatin function
- A senescence secretory switch mediated by PI3K/AKT/mTOR activation controls chemoprotective endothelial secretory responses
- Autophagy Provides Metabolic Substrates to Maintain Energy Charge and Nucleotide Pools in Ras-Driven Lung Cancer Cells
- Penn study sheds light on biology of leading cause of liver failure.
- Mass. General study links developmental and lipid handling pathways in C. elegans.
- Modeling invasive lobular breast carcinoma by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated somatic genome editing of the mammary gland.
- The adrenal capsule is a signalling centre controlling cell renewal and zonation through Rspo3.
- Researchers at ULB develop new techniques to assess the fate of stem cells in vivo.
