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This Tiny Genetic Glitch Is Crippling Some of the Deadliest Cancers

Dubbed the ‘guardian of the genome’, the p53 protein responds to DNA damage by stalling cell division, initiating DNA repair or triggering cell death. This well-known pathway is frequently mutated or ...
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Researchers gain better understanding of how nerve cells can be protected against ALS

By analyzing millions of messenger RNA molecules (mRNA) during the course of ALS, researchers at Stockholm University, in ...

Surprising gene activity shields certain nerve cells from ALS damage

By analyzing millions of messenger RNA molecules (mRNA) during the course of ALS, researchers at Stockholm University, in ...

We Thought DNA Ran Our Lives until We Discovered RNA Is in Charge

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

Scientists unravel long-standing mystery of ENOD40, a gene in legume nodulation research that marks nodule identity

A gene identified more than 30 years ago has now revealed its role as a natural microRNA (miRNA) sponge to fine-tune the ...
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Missing Microexons Disrupt Synapse-Related Proteins in Pediatric Glioma

A new study, led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), identified tiny pieces of messenger RNA that ...