Genes make up the blueprints and outline the process of building every living organism.To ensure that the right genes are ...

Some sequences in the genome cause genes to be switched on or off. Until now, each of these gene switches, or so-called enhancers, was thought to have its own place on the DNA. Different enhancers are ...

Gene regulation refers to the mechanisms that act to induce or repress the expression of a gene. These include structural and chemical changes to the genetic material, binding of proteins to ...

Until now, each of these gene switches, or so-called enhancers, was thought to have its own place on the DNA. Different ...

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with a US-based professor about the government’s proposed ...

“An attempted economic analysis commissioned by Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) on the economic cost of changing the ...

Professor Carsten Carlberg has published a comprehensive new textbook, "Gene Regulation and Epigenetics: How Science Works," which presents the current understanding of gene regulation and ...

Gene regulation in immune cells refers to the mechanisms used by immune cells to increase or decrease the production of specific gene products. PAX5 controls the gene regulatory circuit that leads ...

Some sequences in the genome cause genes to be switched on or off. Until now, each of these gene switches, or so-called enhancers, was thought to have ...

The findings from the University of Bonn and LMU Munich challenge previous assumptions. Certain sequences in the genome ...

For millions of people who adore cats but are plagued by allergies, the dream of snuggling a furry friend without sneezing ...