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Gene code

When the NXF1 gene functions properly (left), RNA molecules (orange dots) of a particular single-exon gene are exported from the nucleus (purple) into the cytoplasm; when the NXF1 is silenced (right), the RNAs are largely stuck within the nucleus
28.07.2020

Cells use two separate routes to export RNA out of the nucleus

E. Coli
27.03.2019

Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely 

comparing rice only to normal diet
01.09.2015

The reproduction rates of the bacteria in one's gut may be a good indicator of health or disease

   

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Gene expression of schizophrenia-related genes. 1,028 genes with very similar expression profiles are shown, one to a row, and 480 samples are arrayed in the columns. Red-to-blue shows the strength of the gene's expression level, red being stronger
16.03.2015

New research reveals a cluster of genetic “typos” that may increase the risk of schizophrenia

Algorithm-generated comparisons among the genomes of cells from 450 tissue samples: The analysis revealed a striking similarity (red colors, upper right rectangle) in tRNA signatures among cancerous cells and healthy dividing cells, as well as a degree of similarity among the non-dividing cells (red colors, lower left rectangle), whereas no such similarity (blue) was found when dividing cells were compared with non-dividing ones
23.11.2014

Synonyms in the gene code spell differences in cell division

(l-r) Eyal Karzbrun, Alexandra Tayar and Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv
27.10.2014

"Cells on a chip" are beginning to recreate biological processes

(l-r) Eyal Karzbrun, Alexandra Tayar and Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv
18.08.2014

Cell-like compartments produce proteins and communicate with one another, similar to natural biological systems
 

Genes that affect only half the population will have double the mutation rate
28.07.2014

Weizmann Institute researchers explain why genetic fertility problems can persist in a population

 

Yeast tRNA. Blue and gray are the anticodon end, purple translates to amino acid. Image: Yikrazuul via Wikimedia Commons
03.04.2014

Translators in the cell help out when a teammate is in trouble

Chromosomes Show Off their Shapes
25.11.2013

A new view of our chromosomes reveals a complex picture
 

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