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MicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of discovering these tiny molecules that turn genes on and off

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was well understood that proteins could mediate changes in gene expression as cells differentiate, divide. We were not looking ...
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MicroRNA is the Nobel-winning master regulator of the genome – researchers are learning to treat disease by harnessing how it controls genes

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RNA is more than just a transitional state between DNA and protein. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images ...

A common vitamin could be key to treating fatty liver disease and it may reveal why some “healthy” livers still fail silently

Could a common vitamin help treat fatty liver disease? See how new research links niacin to a hidden control switch in liver ...
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Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to MicroRNA Researchers

This year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is honoring two US researchers with the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of a fundamental principle of how gene activity is regulated. Victor ...
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mRNAs can turn the tables on their microRNA regulators, study finds

MicroRNAs are short RNA sequences that maintain a tight control on which genes are expressed and when. They do this by regulating which messenger RNA (mRNA) transcripts—the single-stranded templates ...
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Researchers develop first method to study microRNA activity in single cells

MicroRNAs are small molecules that regulate gene activity by binding to and destroying RNAs produced by the genes. More than 60% of all human genes are estimated to be regulated by microRNAs; ...
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MicroRNA amplification and detection technologies: opportunities and challenges for point of care diagnostics

The volume of point of care (POC) testing continues to grow steadily due to the increased availability of easy-to-use devices, thus making it possible to deliver less costly care closer to the patient ...
Nature

Silencing of microRNA-708 promotes cell growth and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by activating the SPHK2/AKT/β-catenin pathway in glioma

Aberrant microRNA-708 (miR-708) expression is frequently reported in cancer studies; however, its role in glioma has not been examined in detail. We investigated miR-708 function in glioma and ...
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Compact gene circuit uses microRNA to fine-tune therapy for rare diseases

Many diseases are caused by a missing or defective copy of a single gene. For decades, scientists have been working on gene therapy treatments that could cure such diseases by delivering a new copy of ...
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MicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of discovering these tiny molecules that turn genes on and off

The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine goes to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, tiny biological molecules that tell the cells in your body what kind of cell to be ...
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MicroRNA is the master regulator of the genome − researchers are learning how to treat disease by harnessing the way it controls genes

The Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, and life less than a billion years after that. Although life as we know it is dependent on four major macromolecules – DNA, RNA, proteins and lipids – only one ...