Science news articles about 'protective gene'

... like biochemical switches that shut off genes, thus playing a fundamental role in plant ... class of small RNAs, which act to stabilize and protect genes on the chromosomes. In that prior work, Meyers ...

... mice bolsters the notion that a version of a gene earlier shown to protect lean people against ... carry the so-called Ala12 version of the gene that serves as a master controller of fat differentiation ...

... circuit in the cells set at first to fully repress the protective gene. You then tune ... differences are large in cell cultures treated with the gene circuit that lacks negative feedback, with some cells ...

... a continued source of infection for cows and ticks. We are working on a vaccine to target tick-protective genes, so when ticks feed on immunized cattle, the vaccine antibodies interfere directly with ...

... , it's been proposed that people with Down syndrome may be getting an extra dose of one or more cancer-protective genes. The late cancer researcher Judah Folkman, MD, founder of the Vascular Biology ...

... 4-pox—a vaccine comprised of 4 protective genes from a close genetic relative of cowpox ... team found that the identified antigens offered superior protection in a cowpox challenge compared with the 4-pox ...

... appear to directly damage the liver cells. "Orientals are known to carry the 'alcoholism protecting' genes," added Kato. "However, if individuals carrying the polymorphic alleles keep drinking, ...