Learning the intricacies of your own genetic profile is a double-edged sword.
Learning the intricacies of your own genetic profile is a double-edged sword.
Present in every tissue of the body, ubiquitin appears to be involved in a dizzying array of functions, from cell cycle and division to organelle and ribosome biogenesis, as well as the response to viral infection. The protein plays at least two role
Senior Investigator, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Age 40
Wales creates a database of DNA barcodes for all of its native flowering plants, hoping to guide conservation and drug development efforts.
New research finds that older men have children and grandchildren with longer telomeres, possibly pointing to health benefits of delayed reproduction.
Researchers find a slew of new fungal species inhabiting the human gut, and suggest a link to an inflammatory bowel disease.
Researchers in Vienna are starting a Phase I trial on the first ever vaccine with a potential to treat the neurodegenerative disease.
How plants pass defenses to offspring through a complex molecular network
Why naked mole-rats and experimental gene therapies remind me of groundbreaking artists.
Gene therapies typically involve the introduction of genetic material into target cells to replace or supplement an existing, usually dysfunctional, gene. Techniques for delivering the corrective payload vary widely. Many gene therapies utilize modif