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Genome-wide screens uncover KDM2B as a modifier of protein binding to heparan sulfate

6 hours ago | ACS Division of Biological Chemistry | 2 articles

Nature Chemical Biology, Published online: 12 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41589-021-00776-9 A CRISPR-Cas9 screen combined with heparan sulfate -binding reagents identifies genes...
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MSIFinder: a python package for detecting MSI status using random forest classifier

9 hours ago | BMC Bioinformatics

Microsatellite instability is a common genomic alteration in colorectal cancer, endometrial carcinoma, and other solid tumors. MSI is characterized by a high degree of...
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Sr. Scientist/Principal Scientist, Functional Genomics - Turning Point Therapeutics - San Diego, CA

10 hours ago | San Diego Biotechnology | 4 articles

This candidate will design and implement genomic library screens and develop relevant isogenic models for phenotypic screens to validate new targets and to...From Turning Point...
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Sr. Scientist/Principal Scientist, Functional Genomics - TP Therapeutics - San Diego, CA

16 hours ago | San Diego Biotechnology | 10 articles

This candidate will design and implement genomic library screens and develop relevant isogenic models for phenotypic screens to validate new targets and to...From TP...
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Comparative regulomics supports pervasive selection on gene dosage following whole genome duplication

19 hours ago | Genome Biology

Whole genome duplication events have played a major role in eukaryotic genome evolution, but the consequence of these extreme events in adaptive genome evolution is still not...
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Identification of the PP2C gene family in paper mulberry and its roles in the regulation mechanism of the response to cold stress

1 day ago | Springer | 2 articles

Abstract Objectives To study the possible roles of type-2C protein phosphatases which have been confirmed to play roles in the response to diverse abiotic stresses in paper...
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Clinical and molecular heterogeneity of pineal parenchymal tumors: a consensus study

1 day ago | Springer

Abstract Recent genomic studies have shed light on the biology and inter-tumoral heterogeneity underlying pineal parenchymal tumors, in particular pineoblastomas and pineal...
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Scaling up genome editing in tiny worms

1 day ago | Phys

Understanding the effects of specific mutations in gene regulatory regions-the sections of DNA and RNA that turn genes on and off-is important to unraveling how the genome...
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Technique allows mapping of epigenetic information in single cells at scale

1 day ago | ScienceDaily

Histones are tiny proteins that bind to DNA and hold information that can help turn on or off individual genes. Researchers have developed a technique that makes it possible to...
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For tomato genes, one plus one doesn't always make two

1 day ago | ScienceDaily

Millions of small genetic variations make it hard to predict how a particular targeted mutation will affect desirable crop traits. Scientists have now deciphered the...
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World Biotechnology Congress 2019

Hilaris Conferences is going to host its premier World Biotechnology Congress 2019 during October 01-02, 2019, Valencia, Spain. Biotechnology 2019 Congress aim to create a... Read more ...

World Biotechnology Congress 2019

Hilaris Conferences is going to host its premier World Biotechnology Congress 2019 during October 01-02, 2019, Valencia, Spain. Biotechnology 2019 Congress aim to create a... Read more ...

2nd International Conference on Tissue Science and Regenerative Medicine

This conference is designed for experts in academia and industries working in the tissue science and regenerative field, this conference will examine cutting-edge research in... Read more ...

New approaches to AI, cell biology may have uncovered a novel drug target...

New approaches to AI, cell biology may have uncovered a novel drug target for COVID-19: Humans themselves chale Tue, 04/13/2021 - 17:11 Read more ...

Breakthrough with Quantum Materials Pushes Biologically Inspired Learning...

UC San Diego physicists have created new artificial devices that mimic basic learning functions carried out by neurons in the human brain. They demonstrated how quantum... Read more ...

Scientists program microalgae's 'oil factory' to produce various oils

By combining the 'chassis' of an oil-producing microalgae with genes from a Cuphea plant, scientists from the Single-Cell Center, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess... Read more ...

Alicia Garza, Black Futures Lab Principal, Black Lives Matter Co-Founder, to...

Author, political strategist and organizer Alicia Garza will serve as keynote speaker at UC San Diego's Commencement 2021 ceremonies, which will be held June 12-13. A UC San... Read more ...

Programming proteins to turn cells into molecular computers

A new method of breaking and fixing proteins could speed the development of sophisticated computer-like circuits in cells that will pave the way to new biotechnology and... Read more ...

Better understanding of fundamental cell behavior can improve drug development

Pioneering research from Vanderbilt scientists shows that cells respond differently to acute stress than to gradual stress. The findings establish an entirely new way to look... Read more ...

New method of artificially creating genetic switches for yeast

A group of researchers from Kobe University and Chiba University has successfully developed a flexible and simple method of artificially producing genetic switches for yeast, a... Read more ...

Bacteria breaking down mountains: Bioleaching to extract ores with less...

How do you break down kilometers of rock to get the metals within? You go small. Bacteria-level small. Read more ...

From Smoky Skies to a Green Horizon: Scientists Convert Fire-Risk Wood into...

Reliance on petroleum fuels and raging wildfires: Two separate, large-scale challenges that could be addressed by one scientific breakthrough. Teams from Lawrence Berkeley... Read more ...

The right to vote is fundamental - a letter from biotechnology industry leaders

We oppose all attempts to introduce laws that reduce the rights of US citizens to vote or that restrict them from exercising that right. The right to vote is fundamental to... Read more ...