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NSF backs bioinformatics approach to understanding plant RNA modifications

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Led by Boyce Thompson Institute’s Andrew Nelson, four partners will identify RNA modifications and develop resources that may lead to hardier crops Credit: Photo credit: Anna Nelson Dittrich ITHACA, NY, August 4, 2020 — RNA perform a variety of functions in cells, helping with everything from regulating genes to building proteins.

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Genetic profiling of Lyme disease could bring new therapeutic targetsĀ 

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Researchers have identified 35 genes associated with long-term Lyme disease that could potentially be used as biomarkers to diagnose patients with the condition. . The study is the first to use transcriptomics as a blood test to measure RNA levels in patients with long-term Lyme disease. . Distinctive inflammatory signature .

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U-M RNA scientists identify many genes involved in neuron development

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Credit: Nigel Michki Neurons result from a highly complex and unique series of cell divisions. For example, in fruit flies, the process starts with stem cells that divide into mother cells (progenitor cells), that then divide into precursor cells that eventually become neurons.

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Sensyne, Oxford University deploy AI to find asthma targets

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The three-year project ā€“ led by respiratory medicine expert Dr Timothy Hinks from the Oxford University Respiratory Medicine Unit ā€“ will use whole-genome sequencing of around 500 patients with severe asthma, comparing their gene sequences with control subjects who don’t have asthma. Dr Timothy Hinks.

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Key early steps in gene expression captured in real time by CSU researchers

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Capturing how RNA polymerase enzymes kick off transcription On scales too small for our eyes to see, the business of life happens through the making of proteins, which impart to our cells both structure and function.

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Researchers hone in on the best software for detecting microRNAs in plants

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Almost twenty years ago, the process of RNA silencing was discovered in plants, whereby small fragments of RNA inactivate a portion of a gene during protein synthesis.

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Breaking COVID-19ā€™s ā€˜clutchā€™ to stop its spread

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Researchers engineer RNA-targeting compounds that disable the pandemic coronavirus’ replication engine Credit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, FL – Sept.