Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer therapy by harnessing the body's immune system to target ...
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Hidden DNA weak spot near gene start mutates rapidly

These sequences are extremely prone to mutations and rank among the most functionally important regions in the entire human ...
Triglia discusses her research at the intersection of genetics, epigenetics, single-cell genomics and computational biology.
Humans have it. So does Drosophila. But not yeast. That "it" is a small pause at the start of gene activity—a brief molecular halt that may have helped life evolve from simple cells to complex animals ...
A newly revealed molecular tug-of-war may have implications for better understanding how a multitude of diseases and ...
A newly discovered promoter element "start" points to a shared regulatory syntax for controlling transcription initiation in ...
These three distinguished researchers bring their expertise in synthetic biology, materials science, and genome research to contribute to the Institute’s mission of societal impact ...
Angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) inhibits lipoprotein and endothelial lipases. ANGPTL3 loss-of-function genetic variants are associated with decreased levels of low-density lipoprotein ...
A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world's first gene-edited babies. His work was reviled as reckless and unethical because, ...
Anjana Susarla does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
For three decades, America ran a radical experiment: What if the government only lightly regulated the most powerful communication medium ever invented? In the foundational Supreme Court cases of the ...
The U.S. Capitol at dawn during a "vote-a-rama" on July 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Capitol at dawn during a "vote-a-rama" on July 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. Al Drago/Getty Images Senators ...