How Selfish Genes Succeed: Critical Insights Uncovered About Dangerous DNA
Research on selfish genes provides new insight into meiotic drive systems. New findings from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research uncover critical insights about how…
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Discovery of 119-Million-Year-Old “Selfish” Genes Casts Doubt on Established Evolution Beliefs
The finding could alter our understanding of how parasitic DNA affects genome evolution. Meiotic drivers, a kind of selfish gene, are indeed selfish. They are…
Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Decoding Regulatory Instructions in DNA
Opening the black box to uncover the rules of the genome’s regulatory code. Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with colleagues…
Scientists Use CRISPR to Target Gene Messages Involved in Early Development
CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that has enabled researchers to study the function of different genes in model organisms. Scientists at the Stowers Institute for…
Surprisingly, Historically Misunderstood Amyloid Is Necessary for Long-Term Memory Formation
For the first time, scientists from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and collaborators have described the structure of an endogenously sourced, functioning neuronal amyloid…
Scientists Identify New Way to Expand Stem Cells for Transplants
Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and collaborators have identified a way to expand blood-forming, adult stem cells from human umbilical cord blood…
Neuroscientists Discover that Drosophila Orb2 Plays Role in Long-Term Memory
While studying fruit flies, neuroscientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered a major clue in how synapses stay strong and keep long-term memories…
