How a rare genetic variant protects some people from developing blood cancers

Blood cancer is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Like most ...
BioTechniques

What can non-coding DNA tell us about Alzheimer’s disease?

Researchers are investigating the role of non-coding DNA, or junk DNA, in regulating astrocytes, brain cells involved in ...
SciTech Daily

Scientists Find Alzheimer’s Clues Hidden in DNA Once Dismissed As “Junk”

Most of our DNA doesn’t code for genes but instead acts as switches that control how genes are used. Researchers have now mapped hundreds of these switches in astrocytes and found many that regulate ...
Science Daily

The 98% mystery: Scientists just cracked the code on “junk DNA” linked to Alzheimer’s

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease. By experimentally testing nearly 1,000 DNA switches in human ...
Interesting Engineering

Scientists identify a non-coding gene that directly controls how big cells grow

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Phys.org

Scientists identify first non-coding gene that controls cell size

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too large or too small are linked to many diseases. Until now, the genetic basis ...